What to do with a visa to Egypt on your own

1. Procedures for individual visa application for Egypt:

Visa Application Process1The visa applicant determines the purpose of the trip to Egypt and the travel plan. 2.

Consult the visa office of the Egyptian embassy or consulate in China for relevant visa information, and obtain a visa application form and a list of relevant documents. 3.Prepare the visa application documents.

4.Submit the visa application to the relevant embassy or consulate in the jurisdiction and pay the visa fee. 5.

Wait for the results of the audit or supplementary information. 6.After collecting the visa, you should carefully check whether the information on the visa is correct, especially whether the start and end time of the visa validity period and the number of days of stay are consistent with the application, whether the personal information on the visa such as the name is spelled correctly, and if you find any errors, you should contact the relevant embassy or consulate in time.

2. The common types of Egyptian visas in the market are:

Business visa. Visa on arrival.

The Egypt visa processing time is about 7-10 working days.

Holders of Hong Kong passports are visa-free to Egypt, what about the British, you say? It's okay to think about it this way, the British don't usually smuggle to Egypt, right? It's not going to fall, Egypt is going to be a local, and it's not going to come back, right?

Or that this is very unlikely, so it is naturally safe, and of course there is no need for a visa...So people with British passports don't need a visa to go to Egypt, and they can go through the customs.

Egypt is not visa-free, it is a visa on arrival. Chinese citizens with a valid U.S. visa or Schengen visa can unconditionally get a visa on arrival and pay $25 to buy a sticker at the Egyptian airport; If you do not have a U.S. visa or Schengen visa, you need to meet the following three conditions to get a visa on arrival: round-trip ticket itinerary; Four-star hotel orders; $2,000 cash per person.

Egypt is rich in tourism resources, with many places of interest, including pyramids, sphinxes, Luxor temples, Aswan Dam, etc., many of which are included in the "World Cultural Heritage List", which makes the world fascinated. In addition, there is the beautiful Nile River, the Suez Canal, the beautiful Mediterranean coast, the sunny and sandy Sinai Peninsula, and the wonderful underwater world of the Red Sea. The sun is shining all year round, and there is neither the annoying drizzle of Western Europe, nor the daunting tide bay countries of the bay, and the domestic and foreign transportation is very convenient.

All this has created unique favorable conditions for the development of tourism in Egypt.

1. Chinese citizens holding diplomatic passports and service passports can enter Egypt without a visa, and holders of other types of passports must apply for visas.

2. Chinese citizens holding passports valid for more than 6 months can apply for a visa on arrival to enter the country, but they need to complete it through the Egyptian inviting party or travel agency and file with the Egyptian Immigration Bureau before departure, so as to avoid obstruction of entry, and those who are approved can enter from Cairo, Alexandria, Horghada, Sharm el-Sheikh and Luxor. The stay is 30 days and a visa fee of $15 is required.

3. Chinese in Egypt can apply for residence permits for investment, work, study and other categories, and the residence period given each time is generally not more than one year, and the residence period of investors and intermarriage can be up to 5 years, except for special talents lacking in Egypt.

First of all, after determining the purpose and itinerary plan of going to Egypt, the applicant should prepare the materials, submit the materials to the embassy or consulate and pay the fee, and also need to prepare a round-trip air ticket, hotel order, cash 2,500 US dollars, visa fee 25 US dollars, and pay 25 US dollars at the immigration department after arriving at Cairo Airport to obtain a landing visa sticker, and the maximum stay period is 30 days.

Among them, the application materials required for the visa will vary slightly due to different conditions, and the main ones that need special preparation generally include:

1. Passport valid for at least 6 months;

2. 2 passports**;

3. Visa application form, filled in with English capitals and signed;

4. The original invitation letter, the content of which should include the name of the inviter, passport number, date of birth, purpose of visit, length of stay, and commitment to expenses during the trip to Liqing, etc.;

5. The original English letter (letter of guarantee) from the Chinese unit, including the name of the inviter, passport number, date of birth, purpose of visit, length of stay, expenses, etc., with the company's external official letter paper (with address, fax, email, **), signed by the person in charge and stamped with the official seal;

6. Proof of financial ability.

Egypt visa processing method: select the type, prepare the materials, choose the processing method, submit the materials, and wait for the visa to be issued.

1. Select a type

Egypt visa types include tourism, business, family visits, etc., the type of Egyptian visa handled by the applicant mainly depends on the applicant's purpose of entry, and the purpose of entry determines the applicant's visa type, and now if you want to enter Egypt, you can only apply for a business type visa.

2. Prepare materials

The Egyptian Embassy in China does not have strict requirements for applicants' materials, as long as the applicant can prepare the basic materials and clear, they can apply, and the Egyptian Embassy in China does not have strict consular restrictions, and applicants can submit materials directly at the Embassies in Beijing, Shanghai and other places.

3. Select the handling method

For Egypt, applicants can choose to apply for a sticker or apply on arrival, of course, due to the impact of the epidemic, applicants can only apply for a sticker Egypt visa in advance in China. Stove Rock.

4. Submit materials and wait for the issuance of the visa

Because the embassy does not have a strict consular division, so the applicant only needs to submit the materials from their nearest place, and there is no need to submit them at the designated embassy, generally speaking, after submitting the materials, the embassy's visa issuance time is about 10 working days, and the person handling the visa can prepare to travel after the visa is issued.

Visa requirements to apply

1. Chinese citizens holding diplomatic passports and official passports can enter Egypt without a visa, and holders of other types of passports must apply for visas.

2. Chinese citizens holding passports valid for more than 6 months can apply for a visa on arrival to enter the country, but they need to complete it through the Egyptian inviting party or travel agency and file with the Egyptian Immigration Bureau before departure to avoid being hindered in entry; Approved persons can enter from Cairo, Alexandria, Horghada, Sharm el-Sheikh and Luxor. The period of stay is 30 days.

3. Chinese in Egypt can apply for residence permits for investment, work, study, residence (only issued to those who marry Egyptians), and the period of residence granted each time is generally not more than one year, and the residence period of investors and intermarriages can be up to 5 years; Except for the shortage of special talents in Egypt, the work visa for foreigners must be issued at a ratio of 1:9 (9 Egyptians must be hired for one foreigner).

Reference: Encyclopedia - Arab Republic of Egypt Visa.