FAQs

In general, you may apply for a Bosnian visit visa from Egypt only if you are legally residing there, as overstaying your Egyptian visa can make the application impossible. Bosnia and Herzegovina evaluates visa applications based on whether the applicant is legally residing in the country where they submit the application. If you are not legally residing in Egypt, the Bosnian authorities may refuse to accept or process your application.

If you are studying in Egypt and want to marry your partner while holding a student visa, you can legally get married—but only under a strict and structured process.Marriage involving foreign nationals in Egypt is strictly regulated and centralized under the civil marriage authority of the Ministry of Justice. Understanding these rules will help you prepare correctly and avoid delays or rejection.

Staying in Egypt on a visa is not a rare case than most visitors anticipate, yet an overstay of three years has grave consequences. Knowing the dangers, punishment and consequences in reality will prepare you to take any decision before you do-or before you decide to leave the country.

As a Canadian citizen, traveling to Egypt is not usually a hard task, yet lots of tourists also question whether it is safe to fly without an approved e-Visa. Technically, Visa on Arrival (VoA) is open to Canadians in Egypt in big airports, but there will always be some unpredictabilities. Before traveling, having an idea of what is allowed, what can possibly happen and how the present-day entry processes operate will make you determine the most safe alternative.

When you are on the H1B visa in the United States and you are intending to visit a place in Egypt it is important to know how you apply to the entry requirements. H1B visa is United States work authorization only. It does not establish whether or not you require a tourist visa to Egypt. It is all about your passport nationality and not your U.S. immigration status that determines whether you are eligible to enter Egypt.

Suppose you are an EU citizen, and you are on a one-month tourist visa in Egypt but you want to extend your stay, it can be done, but the process may involve multiple visits and varies in difficulty depending on the immigration office. Egypt enables the majority of tourists to spend their time within the nation without having to leave and re-enter the country, even those belonging to the European Union. Learning the process prior to the expiry of your visa will save you time, money, and a great deal of hassle.

A lot of tourists are asking whether the Israeli visa/ stamp in their passport will create any issues in getting to Egypt. The reason is that it is generally possible to travel to Egypt even when your passport indicates that you had visited Israel before. The immigration authorities of Egyptians do not officially prohibit those who have visited Israel and a number of the visitors enter the country without a problem.

There have been numerous reports in recent years of unexplained cancellations of B1/B2 visas - the U.S. visitor visa that is used to tour and engage in business. On the surface, such cancellations might appear to be occurring without any explanation but in reality, such cancellations can be attributed to particular immigration and security processes that are regulated by the U.S. visa law

In case you are passing a 4-hour layover in Cairo International Airport, it is necessary to know the current policy on transit visa policy in Egypt to avoid confusion. You are required to have a visa depending on your nationality, the type of airline ticket you have as well as whether you intend to stay in the international transit zone or access Egypt.

In the event that you are an Egyptian citizen and are traveling between Egypt and South America, understanding transit visa requirements in third countries is essential if you want to plan a smooth journey and, where possible, avoid the need for a transit visa. Most long-haul connections from Egypt to South America are routed through Europe, the Middle East, or Africa, depending on the airline. You can fly to places such as Brazil, Argentina or Bolivia without any hassles by selecting airlines and hubs that would enable airside transit without the need to obtain a visa. The following routes are commonly used based on recent flight schedules and publicly available visa policies, which are subject to change.