Visa Cost

[Chris]

Just had the latest UK Government travel advice for Egypt.

One paragraph states:

"on arrival in Egypt – approved airports have kiosks before you reach the immigration counters where you can buy a visa for 30 US dollars (cash only – Egyptian officials prefer dollars, but you may be able to pay in British pounds or euros). Visas on arrival are valid for up to 30 days."

Another paragraph states:

"You do not need to buy a visa from an agent. Agents often charge more than the required 25 US dollars. If an agent harasses you, report the incident to the tourist police in the airport terminal."

This is confusing!!

[HEPZIBAH]

I seem to think I have read recently that the visa cost has gone up. Looks like the UK Gov have updated one part but not the other bit.
(Maybe other things on their mind. LOL!)

[John Landon]

Now more 2 dollars a day per person for a 2 week stay.
4 dollars for 1 week.

I remember when the visa lasted for 3 months.

[crewmeal]

Agents have always charged more to the innocent tourists who don’t know any better. Not to mention the phone scams outside the arrivals hall offering ridiculous charges for local SIM cards.

[Teddyboy]

For the first time, we got change from the Visa man in GBP; two two pound coins change from £50 in notes!

[Chris]

Just been confirmed to me by Travco that the Visa on arrival rose to $30 from 1 March

[crewmeal]

I wonder if they’re giving free visas for direct flights to Luxor like they did last year. Raising visa costs won’t help tourism especially at a time like this.

[John Landon]

I wonder if they’re giving free visas for direct flights to Luxor like they did last year. Raising visa costs won’t help tourism especially at a time like this.

If I recall correctly, when the tourist season ends in about May, over the last couple of years, visits to Luxor did not require a visa from May to about October.

Someone I know winters out in Luxor and slips in just before that offer ends, and stays until March. He's over 65, but as far as I know hasn't paid a visa fee for the last couple of years.

We paid 25 dollars each in December.

Turkey dropped the visa fee to entice people back post Covid, and they have not yet re introduced it. It certainly helped thier tourist numbers, post covid, the areas we visited saw a massive upturn in tourist numbers, which was immidiatly obvious.