Passport & Visa Info
The following details relate to holders of adult normal passports (requirements for children may be different), if any other type of passport or travel document is held, entry requirements should be checked with the relevant embassy or consulate.
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Restrictions: Entry & transit exceeding 24 hours is refused to holders of passports issued in Taiwan.
Passports
Required, but NOT by the following:
1) Holders of a United States re-entry permit provided country of birth is Egypt
2) Holders of Laissez-Passer issued to Palestinians by Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates & Yemen.
Passport Validity: Passports must be valid 6 months beyond intended length of stay.
Visas
The following DO NOT require a visa:
1) Nationals of Egypt.
2) Nationals of Bahrain, Djibouti, Guinea, Jordan (if holding a passport valid for 5 years) Libya, Malta, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates & Yemen.
3) Holders of a re-entry permit.
4) Palestinians holding a residence card provided that their stay outside Egypt did not exceed 6 months.
Air Transit
Required by all except those as noted above and:
1) Persons continuing their journey to a third country within 24 hours without leaving the airport, provided holding confirmed tickets.
2) Nationals of Afghanistan, Iran, Lebanon, Philippines & holders of Palestinian documents may transit Cairo Airport, provided not leaving the airport transit lounge & continuing by the same or first connecting aircraft.
3) Holders of South African passports must obtain a stamp in their passport from the consulate prior to travel to allow them to transit.
Re-entry Permits
Required by all alien residents to be obtained prior to departure.
Special Notes
1) Nationals of the following countries must register at the Office of Foreigners & Nationality within 7 days of arrival (normally handled by hotels on visitor's behalf): Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Chad, Cong Dem Rep, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Liberia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tajikistan, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkmenistan, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Yemen & holders of Palestinian documents.
2) Nationals of Bangladesh, Congo Dem Rep, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Somalia, Sri Lanka & Tanzania must hold onward/return tickets.
U.S. Embassy or Consulate in Egypt
5 Tawfik Diab Street
Garden City, Cairo
Cairo
Tel: (20) 2-2797-2301.
Office Hour: 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Sunday through Thursday except for official holidays
Website: www.cairo.usembassy.gov
Egypt Embassy or Consulate in U.S.
Washington DC Office
925 Fifteenth Street N.W.
Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20005
Voice: 1-800-874-5100
Local: 202-638-3800
Fax: 202-638-4674
Email: support@traveldocs.com
New York Office
641 Lexington Avenue
Suite 1435
New York, NY 10022
Voice: 1- 877-874-5104
Local: 212-223-1735
Fax: 212-634-6361
Email: ny@traveldocs.com
San Francisco Office
3 Embarcadero Center
Lobby Level, Suite 2
San Francisco, CA 94111
Voice: 1-888-874-5100
Local: 415-399-1515
Fax: 415-399-1001
Email: sfo@traveldocs.com
UK Embassy or Consulate in Egypt
British Embassy
7 Ahmed Ragheb Street
Garden City, Cairo
Egypt
Fax:
(002) (02) 2791 6130 Trade & Investment
(002) (02) 2791 6131 Political
(002) (02) 2791 6132 Press
(002) (02) 2791 6133 Consular
(002) (02) 2791 6134 Visa
(002) (02) 2791 6135 Management
(002) (02) 2791 6056 Defence
Email: information.cairo@fco.gov.uk
Email: economic.cairo@fco.gov.uk
Email: consular.cairo@fco.gov.uk
Email: commercial.cairo@fco.gov.uk
Email: dldefencestaff.CAIRX@fco.gov.uk
Email: visa.cairo@fco.gov.uk
Office hours: Sun-Wed: 0500-1230(GMT), Thurs: 0500-1100
Local Time: Sun-Wed: 0800-1530, Thurs: 0800-1400
Website: http://ukinegypt.fco.gov.uk/en/
Egypt Embassy or Consulate in UK
26 South Street
London W1K 1DWA
Consulate General:
2 Lowndes Street
London SW1X 9ET
Defence Office:
24 South Street
London W1K 1DN
Commercial Office:
23 South Street
London W1K 2XD
Press and Information Office:
299 Oxford Street
London W1C 2DZ
Cultural Office:
4 Chesterfield Gardens
London W1J 5BG
State Tourist Bureau:
170 Piccadilly
London W1J 9EJ
Medical Office:
47 Longridge Road
London SW5 9SD
Main switchboard: (020) 7499 3304/2401
Tel:
(020) 7499 3304/2401
(020) 7235 9719 Consulate General
(020) 7493 2649 Defence Office
(020) 7499 3002 Commercial Office
(020) 7409 2236 Press and Information Office
(020) 7491 7720 Cultural Office
(020) 7493 5283 State Tourist Bureau
(020) 7370 6944 Medical Office
Fax:
(020) 7491 1542
(020) 7235 5684 Consulate General
(020) 7495 3573 Defence Office
(020) 7493 8110 Commercial Office
(020) 7493 7456 Press and Information Office
(020) 7408 1335 Cultural Office
(020) 7408 0295 State Tourist Bureau
(020) 7370 3641 Medical Office
Email: eg.emb_london@mfa.gov.eg
Email: modegy2003@hotmail.com
Email: london@tamseel-ees.gov.eg
Email: info@egpressoffice.com
Email: egypt.culture@btconnect.com
Email: info.uk@egypt.travel
Email: samiehamer@egmedoffice.org
Office hours: 0930–1630 (Mon-Fri)
Egypt Embassy or Consulate Office in Austria
Agyptisches Fremdenverkehrsamt
Opernring 3/3
1010 Wien
Tel: +43 1 5876633
Fax: +43 1 5876634
Email: aegypten@chello.at
Egypt Embassy or Consulate Office in Belgium
Egyptian Tourist Authority
Avenue Louise, 179
1050 Bruxelles
Tel: +32 2 647 38 58
Fax: +32 2 647 15 44
Email: touregypt2@skynet.be
Egypt Embassy or Consulate Office in Canada
Egypt Tourist Authority for Canada
1253 McGill College Ave., Suite 250
Montreal QC H3B 2Y5
Tel: +1 514 861-4420
Fax: +1 514 861-8071
Email: eta@total.net
Web site: http://www.egypttourism.org
Egypt Embassy or Consulate Office in South Africa
Egyptian Tourist Authority
3298, Parklands
Johannesburg, South Africa
2121
Tel: +27 11 880 9602
Fax: +27 11 880 9604
Email: sphinxs@mweb.co.za
Website: http://www.egypt.co.za
Egypt Official Tourism Board Office
Website: http://www.egypt.travel/
Source:
Website: http://travel.state.gov/
Website: http://www.fco.gov.uk/
Website: http://www.egypt.travel/