If the Sinai is your final destination, understandably the 14 day Sinai visa should be issued at SSH. However, if flying through CAI enroute to SSH, is an Egyptian entry visa required for the transit?

I assume if one had to get a visa in CAI, they would not need the Sinai tourism visa?

I always fly through CAI to get to SSH and just get a regular visa. It's quite cheap (USD 15 IIRC) and easy to get at the airport, so I don't see it as a big deal. You have to go landside to change terminals for the flight to SSH.

I've never managed to find a convenient flight direct to Sharm, so even though that's my destination every time I go to Egypt, I've never done the Sinai visa.

Moving to the Middle East forum as a better fit than the Africa forum.

SanDiego1K
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Thanks. Is the visa you get at the airport good for multiple entries, or just one?

Also, do you need to bring anything with you to get the visa at the airport, such as the 2x2" photo or a completed visa application?

I suppose it depends on your passport/nationality. For me (EU) it appears more to be a revenue-earning scheme: I hand over the cash at one of the currency changing desks before passport control, and get yet another page-filling stamp put in my passport. It takes no time at all.

I know I can get a 6-month, multiple entry visa from the Egyptian consulate, but I doubt this is possible on entry. It might damage the revenue flow ..

I was in Egypt last week. Here's Egypt's view (much like Chile's and Turkey's): No photo, no application, just "show me the money." Hand over $15 and you get a visa sticker that takes over the whole page. Your passport will be stamped on that visa sticker upon entrance and exit from the Egypt.

I am sure you will have a great stay.

David

Thanks so far. Here's what my itinerary looks like; maybe I'd only need the single entry:

1. Fly from Germany to Sharm, connecting in Cairo (I assume this is where I'd get the visa) on MS.
2. Fly from Sharm back to Cairo on MS and overnight at an airport hotel (I assume I don't need another visa as it is a domestic flight?)
3. Fly to Jordan on MS.
4. Fly from Jordan to Germany later in the month on MS, transiting through CAI (I assume no separate visa needed as no need to enter Egypt proper).

I'm looking at a fairly good deal on MS, and obviously don't want to fill my passport up with visas if not needed. The only thing is, with Sharm having a slightly different entry status than the rest of Egypt, it is a little confusing. However, paying $30 instead of $15 is really no big deal, either.

You will not get a Sinai visa if you already have the Egyptian visa. For steps 1 and 2 in your trip, you will have one visa--although it does take up a whole page, as others have noted. Jordan is another visa (a small sticker, but then the stamps in/out take up the rest of the page)--you pay for that one on arrival, too. Last time I did that it was JOD 10, about USD 14 now.

I'm not sure if you will have to get a visa for step 4, the transit through CAI on MS. You may well end up with one, because the terminal transfer situation seems to be very fluid over there--I have been through CAI 6-7 times since 2000, and it seems like I go through a different terminal every time. (The airport has been under construction for something like 8 years.)

Jordan is the start/end point for a RTW, although this trip I don't actually plan to spend time in Jordan. The only reason I might need a Jordanian visa is if Egyptair and RJ do not have a baggage interline agreement. If that is the case, I will need to get a visa, I assume, to claim and recheck my bag. I'm planning a little pad time in my itinerary for that purpose if need be.

Hopefully the flight back through Cairo is all via the same terminal and no need for another visa.

An Egypt visa trumps the Sinai visa. You don't need both. The Sinai visa was a way of facilitating tourism arrivals: it isn't valid for the rest of Egypt. The full Egyptian visa covers the whole county.

Not on entry per-se, but you can apply for (multiple) re-entry permit at the Ministry of Interior in CAI for ~60 EGP. Valid for 6 months. Saves money and passport real estate

I will be transiting through CAI for 18 hours and want to go downtown. I assume I qualify for the transit visa. For less than 24 hours, there is no charge, right? I find it hard to believe that the agents will let you waltz out of the airport even if you have proof of an onward flight. Has anyone done this before? Is there a charge?

where do you see that? I was only in CAI for less than 24 hours and still got a $15 visa.

http://www.globalvisas.com/worldwide...gypt_visa.html

pardon, but I don't see that anywhere on that page. all I see is: