Egyptian Visa... help?

Question

Im trying to find out how I can get my girlfriend from south america a visa to visit egypt so we can go on holiday together. She has a 3 month student visa, and although the egyptian consulate claim that all non EU residents need 6 months remaining on their UK visa in order to get the egyptian visa, I find this hard to believe.... does that mean that all non EU residents living in their home countries who want to visit egypt need to get a UK visa first??? I cant believe that.

Plus, the consulate website doesnt even mention the fact that you can apply for your visa on arrival.

Iv tried emailing them but they are very unhelpful and just keep responding to my questions by telling me to visit their equally unhelpful website.

I just want to be sure that my gf wont have a problem buying the visa on arrival due to the length of her UK visa. Her passport is valid for many years... surely thats what counts?

Any advice????

Answer 1

You don't say what nationality your Girlfriend has but Non-Egyptian visitors arriving in Egypt are required to be in possession of a valid passport. Entry visas may be obtained from Egyptian Diplomatic and Consular Missions Abroad or It is, however, possible for most tourists and visitors to obtain an entry visa at any of the Major Ports of Entry.

I'm pretty sure she will have no problems entering Egypt I would make sure though her Visa is multiple entry into the UK as you don't want her to be denied entry into the UK upon her return

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