Useful Information about Egypt
Passport / Visa - General
Overview
Visitors from many countries
can obtain visas on arrival in
Cairo. Below is an overview of
general information. Should you
require more information, please
contact the Embassy / Consulate for
Egypt within your country, or
contact us.
| Country
|
Passport Required?
|
Visa Required?
|
Visa on Arrival?
|
| British
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Australian
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Canadian
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| USA
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Other EU
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| INDIA
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No |
PASSPORTS: Passport valid for
at least six months from date of
departure required by all.
VISAS: Required by all except
the following: (a) nationals of
Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya,
Oman, Saudi Arabia, the Syrian Arab
Republic and United Arab Emirates;
(b) those continuing their journey
to a third country within 24 hours,
provided holding confirmed tickets.
Note: (a) The amount of stay
permitted in Egypt in which visa
exemptions apply to such nationals
varies. It is advised to contact the
nearest Embassy/Consulate prior to
travel to confirm the details. (b)
Those in possession of a residence
permit to Egypt are not required to
obtain an Entry visa if they leave
Egypt and return within the validity
of their residence permit or within
six months, whichever period is
less.
Validity: Varies, but are
usually valid for six months from
the date of issue for stays of up to
three months. Visas cannot be
post-dated. Visas can be extended
(for over one month) one week before
the end of the permitted stay in
Egypt at Immigration.
Application to: Your Local
Egyptian Consulate (See Below)
Application requirements: (a)
Passport valid for at least six
months with at least one blank page.
(b) Application form, completed and
signed. (c) One recent passport-size
photo. (d) Postal applicants must
enclose a registered- or
recorded-delivery, self-addressed
envelope and pay by postal order
only. (e) Fee, payable by cash or
postal order. (f) Business letter
for Business visa.
Working days required: Same
day for personal applications; seven
days or more from day of receipt for
postal applications. Processing may
take longer (estimated six to eight
weeks) for the following nationals,
who require pre-approval from the
relevant authorities in Cairo:
Algeria, Bangladesh, China (PR),
Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq,
Lebanon, Morocco, Somalia, Sudan and
Tunisia.
Embassies & Consulates List
| Australia |
Egyptian Embassy 1
Darwin Avenue Yarralumla,
Canberra, ACT 2600 Tel: (62)
273-4437/8
Egyptian Consulate --
Melbourne 124 Exhibition
Street, 9th Floor Melbourne,
Victoria 3000 Tel: (3)
654-8869 / 8634
Egyptian Consulate -- Sydney
335 New South Head Road
Double Bay, Sydney NSW 2028
Tel: (2) 362-3482/8,
327-5538
|
| Canada |
Egyptian Embassy 454
Laurier Avenue East Ottawa,
Ontario KIN 6R3 Tel: (613)
234-4931 / 35/58
Egyptian Consulate --
Montreal 3754 Cote des
Neiges Montreal, Quebec H3H
7V6 (514) 937-7781/2
|
| France |
Egyptian Embassy 56,
Avenue d'Iena 75116 Paris
Tel: (1) 47 20 97 70 / 47 20
75 97
Egyptian Consulate -- Paris
58, Avenue Foch 75116 Paris
Tel: (1) 45 00 84 64 / 45 00
49 52 /45 00 69 23
Egyptian Consulate --
Marseilles 166, Avenue de
Hamburg 13008 Marseilles
Tel: 91 25 04 04
|
| Germany |
Egyptian Embassy
Konprinzen Str 2 Bad
Godesberg, Bonn Tel: (228)
364000/8/9
Egyptian Embassy -- Berlin
Branch Berliner Str 22
Pankow, Berlin 3 Tel: (30)
482-5095
Egyptian Consulate --
Frankfurt Eysseneck Str 52
6000 Frankfurt/Main I Tel:
(69) 590557/8
|
| Greece |
| Egyptian Embassy 3
Vassilissis Safies Street
Athens Tel: (1) 361-8612/3
|
| Ireland |
| Egyptian Embassy 12
Clyde Road Dublin 4 Tel: (1)
606566 / 718
|
| Israel |
Egyptian Embassy 54
Rehov Basel Tel Aviv Tel:
(3) 546-5151/2
Egyptian Consulate -- Eilat
68 Afraty Street Bna Betkha,
Eilat Tel: (7) 597-6115
|
| Japan |
| Egyptian Embassy I-5-4-
Aobadai Meguro-Ku, Tokyo 171
Tel: (3) 37 70 80 22
|
| Jordan |
Egyptian Embassy 3rd
Floor, Jebel Amman Zahran
Street Amman Tel: (6)
641375/6, 641705
Egyptian Consulate -- Aqaba
Al-Wahdat Al-Jarbiyya Al-Istiqlal
Street Aqaba
|
| Netherlands |
| Boweg I-2597 The Hague
Tel: (70) 354-2000 / 4535
|
| Saudi Arabia
|
| Egyptian Embassy P.O.
Box 1805 Riyadh 11741 Tel:
(1) 465-7413 / 8452
|
| Sudan |
Egyptian Embassy Sharia
Al-Jama'a Al-Mojram Khartoum
Tel: (11) 77646/7, 72836
Egyptian Consulate --
Khartoum Sharia Al-Jamhuriyya
Khartoum Tel: (11) 70291,
72190
Egyptian Consulate -- El-Obeid
Al-Midan Al-Kabeer Al-Obeid
Tel: (249) 4167
Egyptian Consulate -- Port
Sudan Sharia Kabbashi Eissa
Port Sudan Tel: (249) 2036,
5910
|
| Sweden |
| Egyptian Embassy
Strandvagen 35 Stockholm
Tel: (8) 660-3145, 662-9603
/ 9687
|
| UK |
Egyptian Embassy 26
South Street London W1Y 6DD
Tel: (171) 499-2401
Egyptian Consulate -- London
2 Lowndes Street London SW1
Tel: (171) 235-9777
|
| USA |
Embassy of the Arab
Republic of Egypt 3521
International CTM.W.
Washington DC, 20008 Tel:
(202) 895-5400 Fax: (202)
224-4319/5131
Ambassador's Residence 2301
Massachussettes St. NW
Washington DC, 20008
Egyptian Consulate -- New
York 1110 2nd Avenue New
York, New York 10022 Tel:
(212) 759-7120/1/2
Egyptian Consulate --
Chicago 30 South Michigan
Avenue Chicago, Illinois
60603
Egyptian Consulate --
Houston 2000 West Loop South
Houston, Texas 77027 Tel:
(713) 961-4915/6, 961-4407
Egyptian Consulate -- San
Francisco 3001 Pacific
Avenue San Francisco,
California 94115 Tel: (415)
346-9700/2 |
Currency
Modern Egyptian currency
(specifically paper money) ranges
from the 25 Piastres (quarter pound
note) up to a 1,000 pound note.
The smaller the note denomination,
the smaller its physical size.
Egyptian coins duplicate the value
of some of the Egyptian bills.
There are 25 Piastres and 50
Piastres coins, but because of this
duplication, many establishments in
Egypt rarely have coins. In fact,
the value of 25 Piastres is so small
that they are often difficult to
find in either coin or bill, and
businesses often round up the price
of merchandise to the nearest pound.
Egyptian money is both colorful, and
attractively designed
Temperature in Egypt
|
|
Jan. |
Feb. |
Mar. |
Apr. |
May |
June |
|
|
C F |
C F |
C F |
C F |
C F |
C F |
|
Alexandria |
14 57 |
14 57 |
16 61 |
19 66 |
21 70 |
24 75 |
|
Aswan |
16 61 |
17 64 |
22 72 |
26 79 |
30 86 |
33 91 |
|
Cairo |
14 57 |
15 58 |
18 64 |
21 70 |
25 77 |
27 81 |
|
Ed-Dakhla |
13 56 |
15 58 |
19 66 |
24 75 |
29 84 |
31 88 |
|
El Hurghada |
15 58 |
15 58 |
18 64 |
21 70 |
25 77 |
27 81 |
|
Ismailia |
14 57 |
15 58 |
17 63 |
22 72 |
25 77 |
28 82 |
|
Luxor |
14 57 |
16 61 |
20 68 |
25 77 |
30 86 |
32 90 |
|
Mrsa Matrh |
13 56 |
14 57 |
15 58 |
17 63 |
20 68 |
23 73 |
|
Port Said |
15 58 |
15 58 |
17 63 |
19 66 |
23 73 |
25 77 |
|
Siwa |
12 53 |
14 57 |
17 63 |
21 70 |
25 77 |
28 82 |
|
|
July |
Aug. |
Sept.
|
Oct. |
Nov. |
Dec. |
|
|
C F
|
C F
|
C F
|
C F
|
C F
|
C F
|
|
Alexandria |
26 79 |
27 81 |
25 77 |
23 73 |
22 72 |
16 61 |
|
Aswan |
33 91 |
33 91 |
31 88 |
28 82 |
22 72 |
18 64 |
|
Cairo |
28 82 |
28 82 |
26 79 |
24 75 |
18 64 |
16 61 |
|
Ed-Dakhla
|
31 88 |
31 88 |
19 66 |
24 75 |
29 84 |
31 88 |
|
El Hurghada
|
29 84 |
29 84 |
27 81 |
24 75 |
20 68 |
17 63 |
|
Ismailia
|
29 84 |
29 84 |
22 72 |
24 75 |
20 68 |
15 58 |
|
Luxor |
32 90 |
32 90 |
30 86 |
26 79 |
21 70 |
16 61 |
|
Mrsa Matrh
|
25 77 |
25 77 |
24 75 |
22 72 |
19 66 |
15 58 |
|
Port Said
|
27 81 |
28 82 |
27 81 |
25 77 |
21 70 |
17 63 |
|
Siwa |
29 84 |
29 84 |
27 81 |
23 73 |
18 64 |
14 57 |
|
