The e-Visa portal and its FAQ publish eligibility, fees, the 7-day lead time and the entry checklist. They do not publish the live application's regexes, character limits or error text, so this guide states none. The 10 cards below follow those public pages.
Check the FAQ list for your exact passport before starting. The eVisa portal is open to the listed nationalities, not to everyone.
Current tourism fees are USD 30 single entry and USD 65 multiple entry. Pick the one that matches the trip. Buying a second single-entry visa later is not the cheaper path.
Copy the number from the passport you will travel on. The issued eVisa is tied to that document, so a renewed passport means a new application.
The entry checklist requires a passport valid at least 6 months from arrival. Check the expiry before paying, because the fee does not come back.
The portal says to create the application at least 7 days before departure. Treat 7 days as the floor, not the plan.
Approval and the download link arrive by email. If the address belongs to someone else, getting your own eVisa depends on them answering.
A printed eVisa is on the official entry checklist. Print it before leaving home rather than counting on an airport printer.
The checklist names an itinerary. Keep the trip plan available on arrival alongside the printed eVisa.
For tourism, the checklist names a hotel booking or accommodation details. Save it so it opens without wifi.
The checklist names a supporting letter for a business or family visit. A straightforward tourism trip does not need one.
The official site shows a confirmation on screen. Screenshot it — that's your backup.
The portal sends the approval and the download link to the address in the application. A payment confirmation on its own is not an approved eVisa.
The approval and download link arrive by email. Print the eVisa and carry it with the passport used in the application; the printed eVisa is on the official entry checklist.
A printed eVisa is on the official entry checklist. Carry it on paper together with the passport used in the application.
The FAQ checklist also names a passport valid at least 6 months from arrival, an itinerary, hotel details for tourism, and a supporting letter for a business or family visit.
The live application publishes no regexes, character limits or error text, so this guide states none. What follows is what the government portal and its FAQ do publish, split into the three stages where mistakes actually cost money.
1. Check the eligible-nationality list.
The FAQ lists the nationalities that can currently use the eVisa. Read it before opening an application, not after paying.
2. Choose single or multiple entry. Tourism fees are USD 30 for single entry and USD 65 for multiple entry. Two singles cost more than one multiple, so pick from the trip rather than from the smaller number.
3. Passport number. Copy it from the passport you will travel on. The issued eVisa is tied to that document, so renewing the passport means applying again.
4. Passport validity. The entry checklist requires at least 6 months from arrival. Check the expiry before paying; the fee does not come back.
5. Travel dates and lead time. The portal says to create the application at least 7 days before departure. Seven days is the floor.
6. Email. Approval and the download link arrive here. Use an address you control, because retrieving your own eVisa from someone else’s inbox depends on them.
A payment confirmation is not an approval. Wait for the approval message before treating the visa as issued.
7. Printed eVisa. The checklist names a printed copy. Print it before leaving home.
8. Itinerary. Keep the trip plan available on arrival.
9. Hotel booking or accommodation details. Named for tourism visits. Save it so it opens without wifi.
10. Supporting letter. Named for business or family visits. A plain holiday does not need one.
That host is the Egyptian Embassy in Washington’s own site rather than a government suffix. It states that travellers on the pre-approval list cannot obtain a visa on arrival, that Bangladeshi nationals require a visa before entry, and that airlines should confirm boarding eligibility.
For passports on the portal’s list, the eVisa is the route you can plan around. Arrival visas depend on the passport and the port.
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