Visa for over 60 year olds still required?

Member since 03 November 2021

Marti888Member06 August 2022 18:14:01

Good evening everyone, I wonder if anyone can give me an answer to my question. Do foreigners from Europe still need a visa for Egypt (Dahab) after their 60 birthday- A friend of mine told me , it is no longer required. Thanks for your assistance

Martina

Bhavna Team

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BhavnaTeam07 August 2022 06:17:42

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Hello Marti888,

The embassy might be able to guide you :

Regards,

Bhavna

moesslacher Active member

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moesslacherActive member07 August 2022 14:51:20

@Marti888

I am over 60, from Austria, and still come in with a 25 USD tourist visa. The only advantage of being over 60 is that you can stay as long as you want and don't have to pay for expired visa when you leave again.... At least I never paid for it, even if I was here for 6+ months.

Friedrich

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Marti888Member08 August 2022 12:39:07

Hello Friedrich, my previous message to you got cancelled as I distracttedly wrote in German which is not accepted here as not everyone speaks German. I wanted to thank you for your useful information which I think is very positive as it is annoying to go to Sharm every few months to renew the visa. So you just pay when you arrive and that's it. Good. If you happen to pass by Dahab, I will offer you a cup of coffee.

I wish all the best

Martina

moesslacher Active member

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moesslacherActive member09 August 2022 08:05:51

@Marti888

Dear Martina, thank you for your offer to which I will get back to with pleasure should I be around Dahab one day.

Should you be in Cairo I would like to offer you the same... ;-)

Best,

Friedrich

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Marti888Member15 August 2022 07:32:03

Thanks i think I will visit cairo soon

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Marti888Member15 August 2022 07:32:47

@Bhavna .thank you for the information

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abbawsominingNew member06 September 2022 07:01:18

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YogineeViP06 September 2022 09:53:19

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Hello abbawsomining,

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Miranda4 New member

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Miranda4New member16 September 2022 19:18:20

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Yes you don鈥檛 have to pay a fine on exiting Egypt once over 60 BUT whilst in Egypt it you need a sim or landline or anything official you need a visa for that to the best of my knowledge - it鈥檚 all computerised now and the phone companies for example are instructed by the Egyptian govt to input the visa details.

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moesslacherActive member16 September 2022 19:45:11

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@Miranda4 Yes, this is true for mobile phone providers. I am just lucky that I have Egyptian friends who got me a SIM card on their name. So this one never expires... ;-) And for the landline (I have one with WE) they have obviously not put my visa details into their system, because it is on my name and still works.