Egypt
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Visa on arrival, 30 days
The allowance is per visit: it starts again on your next entry.
Entry and stay only. What this covers
Your stay
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Official wording
Applicants planning on getting emergency visa at the airport must do/have the following: … Passports holder’s who are on list of countries requiring pre-approval cannot acquire visa upon arrival … Bangladeshi nationals require a visa prior entry.
Aevamo’s reading
Law 89/1960 on the Entry and Residence of Foreigners, as amended by Law 88/2005, Article 2 creates the obligation: no one may enter Egypt without a passport endorsed (visa'd) by the Ministry of Interior or an Egyptian mission, and Article 5 delegates to the Minister of Interior the power to exempt named nationalities. It is the instrument that creates the obligation; the ministry and consular pages administer and describe it.
The embassy's visa-on-arrival section states that the airport emergency visa is available to applicants, with the only exclusions being holders on the pre-approval list and Bangladeshi nationals; every issuer in this row is on neither list, so each may obtain a visa on arrival without advance authorisation. The London consulate's page separately names the principal visa-on-arrival nationalities.
Source details
How the documents behind this regime are dated
The e-visa portal FAQ is the live Ministry of Interior page (footer '2026 - Ministry of Interior - Arab Republic of Egypt'). The London consulate page states 'Updated 4 August 2024'. The Washington embassy page carries no update date. Law 89/1960 is the consolidated text as amended by Law 88/2005.
What this answer covers Limits & assumptions
Work and residence rights are separate from this check. This is the entry rule and the length of stay the instrument grants. It is not a decision about you: the officer at the border decides admission, and we do not evaluate the purpose of your trip, your passport's remaining validity, an onward ticket, funds, insurance or health requirements.
Informational planning, not legal or immigration advice. The source is linked so you can check our reading.