Egypt eVisa, answered

The Egypt eVisa is an electronic travel authorization issued by the Government of Egypt. It lets citizens of 76 eligible countries enter Egypt for tourism or short business trips. You apply online before traveling, the Egyptian government processes your application, and the approved eVisa is delivered to your email.

Citizens of 76 nationalities can apply. The list spans Europe (47 countries), Asia-Pacific (10), Latin America (9), Middle East and Gulf (6), North America (3), and Africa (1). Eligibility is based on passport nationality alone, no third-country residence permit is required.

Use the eligibility checker on our home page or visit our Eligible Countries page. Select your nationality from the dropdown and you will see whether the Egypt eVisa is available to you, along with pricing and processing options.

Use whichever passport is on the eligible list. Your eVisa will be tied to the specific passport number you submit, so book your flights and travel using the same passport throughout the trip.

Diplomatic and service passport holders should consult their Ministry of Foreign Affairs for special arrangements with Egypt. Most diplomatic travelers do not use the standard eVisa service; they coordinate through their embassy.

Yes. Every traveler entering Egypt needs their own eVisa, including newborns and infants. Each application is tied to its own passport number. You can submit applications for an entire family or tour group in one session.

Yes. Many of our customers apply for spouses, children, parents, or full tour groups in a single session. Each person needs their own passport scan and photo, but you only pay once at the end with a single transaction covering all travelers.

Yes. Mainland China is on the 76-country eligible list. Chinese passport holders can apply for the Egypt eVisa for tourism or short business trips through our service or the official portal.

Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR passport holders should check current Egyptian visa requirements with the Egyptian consulate, as their rules differ from mainland China. Taiwan passport holders typically require a regular Egyptian visa through the embassy, not the eVisa.

If your passport is not among the 76 eligible nationalities, the eVisa is not available to you. Most non-eligible travelers can still visit Egypt through a regular embassy visa or, for some, a visa-on-arrival. Contact our team with your nationality and we will point you to the correct channel.

A Single Entry eVisa lets you enter Egypt one time within the validity window. A Multiple Entry eVisa lets you enter Egypt unlimited times during a longer validity window, useful for travelers visiting Egypt more than once in a six-month period.

Single Entry: valid for 90 days from the date of issue. Multiple Entry: valid for 180 days from the date of issue. The validity window is the period during which you must enter Egypt. The stay duration is separate.

Up to 30 days per visit. On a Single Entry visa, that is 30 days total. On a Multiple Entry visa, each visit can be up to 30 days, with unlimited entries during the 180-day validity period.

Yes, but extensions are handled by Egyptian immigration in Egypt, not through our service. Visit a Mogamma immigration office in Cairo or other major cities before your 30 days expire. Most extensions add up to 60 days for a small fee. Overstaying without an extension carries fines.

Overstaying carries a fine, typically EGP 1,500 to 4,500 depending on the length of overstay, payable at the airport on departure. Repeat overstays can result in entry bans. Apply for an extension before your visa expires if you plan to stay longer.

There is no specified limit during the 180-day validity period, as long as no single visit exceeds 30 days. The visa is intended for genuine multi-visit travel; immigration officers may ask about your travel pattern if entries look unusual.

Validity window: the period during which the visa can be used to enter Egypt (90 days Single Entry, 180 days Multiple Entry). Stay duration: how long you can remain in Egypt after entering (up to 30 days per visit).

Under 5 minutes total. Step 1 (passport upload and auto-fill) takes about 2 minutes. Adding your photo, arrival date, and payment takes another 3 minutes. Total time from start to submit is typically 4 to 5 minutes.

Three things: a passport valid for at least 6 months beyond your planned arrival date, a digital photo (we reformat to Egypt's required 4 x 6 cm spec), and a hotel booking (we can add one for $5 if needed). No invitation letter, no bank statements, no in-person interview.

Yes. Your application is saved in your browser session as you fill it in. If you close the tab, you can return within 7 days using the email link we send after step 1. Beyond 7 days, the data is cleared for privacy reasons.

Minor edits to typo-level details may be possible before the application reaches the Egyptian portal. Contact us at inq@egvisas.com immediately with your order number. Once the application has been submitted to the Egyptian government, edits are no longer possible.

Upload a clear photo or scan of your passport biographic page. Our system reads the passport using OCR and auto-fills name, passport number, date of birth, expiry date, and nationality. You review for accuracy before submission. No manual retyping required.

Always review your application before final submission. If you notice an error after submitting, contact us right away. If the Egyptian government rejects an application due to your data entry error, the government fee is non-refundable; if the error is on our end, we refund the service fee.

No. There is no upper or lower age limit. Infants, children, adults, and seniors all use the same application. For minor children, the parent or legal guardian completes the application on their behalf using the child's passport.

Yes. Our application is fully mobile-optimized. Most customers complete the entire flow on a phone, including the passport upload step. iOS and Android both work; just point your camera at your passport when prompted.

Single Entry: from $54.99 USD Standard, $109.99 Priority, $149.99 Express. Multiple Entry: from $109.99 USD Standard, $164.99 Priority, $204.99 Express. All Egyptian government fees are included in our pricing. No hidden surcharges at checkout.

Egyptian government visa fee, document review by an experienced visa specialist, photo reformatting to the official 4 x 6 cm spec, error checking, application submission, status tracking, English-language support by email and WhatsApp, and a refund of our service fee if we make an error.

The $25 covers the government visa only. Our $54.99 covers the same government visa plus hand-review, photo reformatting, error checking, customer support, and a refund of our fee if we err. The official portal at https://visa2egypt.gov.eg is real and lower-cost; apply there directly if you prefer to do it yourself.

Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, UnionPay, Apple Pay, and Google Pay. All payments are processed through a PCI-DSS Level 1 certified gateway with 256-bit SSL encryption. We do not store full card numbers on our servers.

No. The price you see at checkout is the final amount you pay. Government fees, document review, photo reformatting, and customer support are all bundled. The only extra is an optional $5 hotel booking add-on if you do not yet have accommodation booked.

Yes. All 76 eligible nationalities pay the same egvisas.com price. The Egyptian government fee does not vary by nationality for the eVisa, so there is no markup for specific passports.

The Egyptian government charges a higher visa fee for Multiple Entry (180 days validity, unlimited entries) than for Single Entry (90 days validity, one entry). The price difference reflects the government fee, not a service markup.

Our pricing is in US dollars (USD). Your bank or card issuer will convert to your local currency at the time of payment, using their exchange rate. Some cards also charge a small foreign-transaction fee (typically 1 to 3 percent).

Standard (8 business days), $54.99 single entry. Priority (5 business days), $109.99. Express (3 business days), $149.99. The same level of document review applies to all tiers; the difference is queue position with the Egyptian government and how soon we file.

You will receive the approved eVisa as a PDF attached to an email the moment the Egyptian government issues it. We email you on submission, on government acknowledgment, and on final approval. Watch your inbox and spam folder.

Yes. Reply to your order confirmation email or message us on WhatsApp at +1 707-606-0634 with your order number. Our team responds Within 10 business minutes during operating hours.

Reasons outside our control include: Egyptian public holidays, name-match security checks (more common for certain regions), incomplete document quality requiring re-submission, or Egyptian portal downtime. Reasons within our control: documentation errors on our part (we refund the service fee in this case).

No. Visa approval is at the discretion of the Egyptian immigration authorities. We have a 98% approval rate across 15,000+ customers since 2021, but no service can guarantee approval. If we make a documentation error that causes rejection, we refund our service fee.

The government fee is non-refundable once submitted. We notify you immediately and explain the reason given (if one is provided). Common reasons: passport too close to expiry, prior immigration violations, security review. If we caused the rejection through a documentation error, we refund our service fee.

A free 15-day entry stamp issued at immigration for travelers arriving direct at Sharm El Sheikh, Taba, or Saint Catherine airports in South Sinai. It allows you to stay in South Sinai but does NOT allow travel to Cairo, Luxor, Hurghada, or anywhere outside South Sinai.

Not if you are staying in South Sinai for 15 days or less. The free Sinai-only stamp at immigration covers Sharm El Sheikh, Dahab, Saint Catherine, and Nuweiba. If you want to visit Cairo, the Pyramids, Luxor, Hurghada, or anywhere outside South Sinai, you need the full eVisa.

Yes. The free Sinai-only stamp applies only to South Sinai airports. Hurghada, Marsa Alam, and Cairo require a full eVisa or visa-on-arrival for all eligible nationalities.

eVisa: applied online before travel, processed by the Egyptian government, delivered by email, used by 76 eligible nationalities. Visa-on-arrival: issued at the airport immigration desk after you land, available to a much broader list of nationalities (180+), subject to queue and immigration staff availability.

Visa-on-arrival is available at Cairo, Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada, Luxor, and other major Egyptian airports for around $25 USD. It works but requires queuing at immigration after your flight, can take 30 to 90 minutes depending on the airport, and is subject to staff availability. Pre-buying the eVisa lets you skip the queue.

Your passport, a copy of your approved eVisa (printed or on your phone), and the address of your first hotel or accommodation. Egyptian immigration may also ask about your length of stay and onward travel plans.

We recommend printing a copy and also saving a digital copy on your phone. Egyptian immigration officers check the eVisa against your passport. Print is a useful backup in case your phone battery dies or you have no signal.

All international Egyptian airports: Cairo (CAI), Sharm El Sheikh (SSH), Hurghada (HRG), Luxor (LXR), Aswan (ASW), Marsa Alam (RMF), Alexandria (HBE), Taba (TCP), and Sphinx International (SPX). Land borders also accept the eVisa where international entry is permitted.

Yes. Egyptian immigration stamps your passport on both entry and exit. The eVisa itself is an electronic record tied to your passport number, but you also get the physical stamp.

Yes, on the arrival card and sometimes verbally to immigration. Memorize or have ready the name and address of your first hotel or accommodation. Hotel addresses can also be added during your eVisa application if you have a booking.

Single Entry: no. Once you exit Egypt, the visa is used up, even if days remain on your stay. Multiple Entry: yes, unlimited entries during the 180-day validity, with each stay up to 30 days.

Denial of entry is at the discretion of the Egyptian immigration officer, even with a valid eVisa. Common reasons: insufficient onward travel proof, suspicion of overstay intent, or recent visa issues. egvisas.com is not liable for entry denial; we provide visa assistance, not entry guarantees.

No. egvisas.com is a commercial visa assistance service operated by Travel Rox, Inc., a New York corporation. We are not affiliated with the Government of Egypt. The official Egyptian eVisa portal is https://visa2egypt.gov.eg. You may apply there directly without using our service.

Travelers choose us for hand-checked applications, photo reformatting to the official 4 x 6 cm spec, error catching before submission, multi-language customer support, and a refund of our service fee if we make a documentation error. Most of our customers come to us within a week of their flight when speed and certainty matter.

Email: inq@egvisas.com. WhatsApp: +1 707-606-0634. Phone: +1 415-800-4485. We reply Within 10 business minutes during operating hours, and within a few hours during nights and weekends.

English primarily, with support also available in Spanish, French, Russian, and Chinese for our customers from those regions. Tell us your preferred language when you reach out.

All data is encrypted in transit (TLS 1.2 or higher) and at rest. Payment processing is PCI-DSS Level 1 certified through Stripe. We do not store full card numbers. We share application data only with the Egyptian eVisa portal as required to process your visa. Full details in our Privacy Policy.

Since 2021. egvisas.com (operated by Travel Rox, Inc.) has processed more than 15,000+ Egypt eVisas for travelers from 70+ countries since launch.

Yes. Payments are processed through Stripe under PCI-DSS Level 1 certification with 256-bit SSL encryption end to end. We do not see or store full card numbers; only the last four digits are visible to our team for transaction lookups.

Full refund if you cancel before processing begins. Service-fee refund if you cancel after submission but before approval. Service-fee refund if we cause a documentation error that leads to rejection. Approved visas are non-refundable. Full details in our Refund Policy.

The Egyptian government fee is non-refundable once submitted. If the rejection is due to a documentation error on our part, we refund our service fee. If the rejection is due to your travel history, security review, or data you provided, we cannot refund the government portion.

Email inq@egvisas.com immediately with a screenshot or description. If the error caused a duplicate charge or a failed submission, we resolve it within 1 to 3 business days. We do not penalize customers for technical issues on our end.

Email us your order numbers and we will refund the duplicate within 3 business days. The refund goes back to the original payment method. Your bank may take an additional 2 to 10 business days to credit your account.

Card refunds: processed within 3 to 5 business days on our side, then 2 to 10 business days for your bank to credit your account. Apple Pay and Google Pay refunds typically arrive in 3 to 5 business days total. UnionPay refunds take 5 to 10 business days.