Requirements & Instructions
- Two 2″ x 2″, recent high definition personal passport photos on white background.
- Passport (valid for at least 6 months) and has an empty Visa page.
- Round-trip flight booking.
- Fees: Payments are in Cash or Cashier Check only (payable to the Consulate of Egypt) – Please be advised the Consulate does not accept personal Money Orders or checks – your application will be returned if the payment is neither Cash nor Cashier Check
- $2 Non-refundable Visa Application Fee (applicable on all visa applications & pre-approvals) Payment must be in form of cashier check, money orders or cash (coins will not be accepted)
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The Consulate is not responsible for the return of any document/s or passport/s by mail or any loss, delay or damage that may occur in the mailing of document/s or passport/s.
Visa Application:
- For Non-Americans: Please also provide, photocopy of green card or valid U.S. Visa and photocopy of round-trip ticket or itinerary, (please only provide photocopy of your valid stay in the United States if you are one of those countries requiring pre-approval prior to Consulate granting you a visa). Student Visa Holders must provide a Registration Letter from school/college.
- For Business Visa : a letter from the company indicating the detailed purpose of the trip and financial guarantee of the company.
- Official Passport Holder: Please provide TWO official note stating detailed purpose and dates of travel.Note: In cases Biometric data is required an appointment will be set for personal appearance.
- United Nations Laissez Passer Holder: Please provide TWO official note stating detailed purpose and dates of travel.
- Mailed Applications: Please provide a Self-Addressed Stamped certified envelope for the return of the passport, such as Express Mail or Certified Mail and the fees. We do not take responsibility for any loss that may occur in mailing passports.
- Mailing Address: Consulate General of the Arab Republic of Egypt in New York – 866 United Nations Plaza #586, New York, NY 10017, United States
- *MOST Applications are processed in 5 business days (plus mailing for mailed application).
- Charges for Visas starting May 1, 2014.
Nationality |
Tourist (Single) |
Tourist (Multiple) |
Single Entry (non-Tourist) |
Multiple Entries |
Transit(Single) |
Transit (Multiple) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | $25 | $60 | $60 | $85 | $55 | $85 |
| Russia | $25 | $60 | $60 | $85 | $55 | $85 |
| Sweden | $25 | $60 | $60 | $85 | $55 | $85 |
| Finland | $25 | $60 | $60 | $85 | $55 | $85 |
| Cyprus | $25 | $60 | $60 | $85 | $55 | $85 |
| Serbia | $25 | $60 | $60 | $85 | $55 | $85 |
| Denmark | $25 | $60 | $60 | $85 | $55 | $85 |
| Germany | $25 | $60 | $60 | $85 | $85 | $85 |
| United Kingdom | $100 | $155 | $100 | $155 | $55 | $85 |
| Canada | $85 | $120 | $85 | $120 | $55 | $85 |
| Other Nationalities | $25 | $60 | $60 | $85 | $55 | $85 |
| South Africa | GRATIS | GRATIS | GRATIS | GRATIS | GRATIS | GRATIS |
| Zimbabwe | ----- | ----- | $70 | $110 | ----- | ----- |
| Nigeria | ----- | ----- | $100 | $155 | $85 | $125 |
| Official Passport | ----- | ----- | Gratis | Gratis | ----- | ----- |
| Diplomatic Passport | ----- | ----- | Gratis | Gratis | ----- | ----- |
| UN Laissez Passer | ----- | ----- | Gratis | Gratis | ----- |
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| 5 Years Visa (All Nationalities) Multiple Entry | $700 |
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**Applicants who require pre-approval from Egypt prior to issuing their visas need to apply 4-8 weeks, before intended date of travel.
Please do not book your flights/hotels until you receive the approval
Please be advised that the approval/rejection decision is not up to the Consulate and might take more than 8 weeks to be received from the respective authorities in Egypt
Applicants will be notified as soon as a decision is received from Egypt
**Nationalities requiring pre-approval prior to the Consulate granting a visa are as follows:
Eritrea Ethiopia Burundi Rwanda Liberia Ghana Sierra Leone Mali Niger Chad Afghanistan Iraq Iran Indonesia Palestine Lebanon – (ages 16 to 50 years old) Morocco Mauritania Nigeria Tunis
Bosnia – ( of Egyptian Origin) Congo Somalia Algeria Cyprus Thailand Kosovo Libya – (men ages 18 to 45 years old) Pakistan Moldova – (Female ages 15 to 35 years old) Syria Turkey
