Egypt Sets a US$15 Fee for Entry and Transit Visas From January 2027

Egypt will charge US$15, or the equivalent in another currency, for entry and transit visas from 1 January 2027, according to Egypt Independent, which cites a decree issued by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and published in the Official Gazette.

The report says the decree specifies the fees for entry and transit visas and takes effect at the start of 2027. Its published account does not break the charge down by nationality, visa length or point of issue.

For the Red Sea coast, the timing matters as much as the number. A start date of 1 January 2027 means the fee does not touch the winter season now being booked, nor the spring that follows: tour operators selling Hurghada, El Gouna, Sahl Hasheesh and Marsa Alam packages for the coming season are working with today's rules.

Visas are among the first practical questions European visitors ask before booking a Red Sea holiday, and most arrive through Hurghada or Marsa Alam airports rather than Cairo. Egypt has been working to simplify that step — this site reported earlier on the global digital campaign promoting the country's automated visa on arrival.

Three things the reporting does not settle:

• whether the US$15 replaces or sits alongside the charge travellers currently pay for a visa on arrival
• whether e-visas issued online fall under the same fee
• whether multiple-entry visas are priced differently

For anyone travelling to the coast before 2027, nothing changes at the airport desk. The practical effect lands on holidays booked for that year onward, and on the price comparisons tour operators publish for it.