PCR Testing Requirements For Egypt Visitors

Up-to-date status of PCR testing requirements

As of July 6, 2024, PCR testing requirements are no longer required!! All that is currently required of travelers is an Egypt e-Visa; the COVID-19 criteria for entry into Egypt, together with the additional rules and restrictions for visitors, have been deleted. In addition, passing a negative PCR test or filling out a passenger location form is no longer required in order to enter Egypt.

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Egypt COVID-19 Entry Requirements

All passengers, including Egyptians, must present a negative COVID-19 PCR test to enter the country. The test must be issued a maximum of 72 hours before arrival.

Passengers from North America, South America, Thailand, Japan, China, Canada, Paris, Heathrow, Frankfurt, and London have a longer grace period. Their test can be taken up to 96 hours before arrival due to longer travel times. Children under six years old are exempt from this requirement.

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Important Information for Travelers

You must follow all health precautions during your trip. You can get a PCR test upon arrival at Cairo International Airport. The test result must be a printed, signed, and stamped document.

Transit passengers must also have a negative PCR test, even if their final destination doesn’t require one. However, if you are only transiting through Cairo International Airport without a hotel stay, you do not need a test unless your final destination requires it.

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Special Rules for Certain Airports

If you arrive at the Sharm El-Sheikh, Hurghada, Taba, or Marsa Alam airports without a PCR test, you can get one upon arrival for $30 USD. You will be isolated at your hotel until you receive the results. If your test is positive, you must remain in your room while the Ministry of Health coordinates your care.

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PCR testing requirements

Get Your PCR testing Certificate Accepted for Egypt

  • It must include the exact timing & date of withdrawing the sample from you and it should be 72 hrs prior to the date & time of your arrival.
  • It must be issued via an accredited laboratory and it should also be printed, stamped, and signed via the laboratory and it shouldn’t contain any addition, cancellation, or scraping.
  • It should indicate the type of sample that was taken for the swab
  • It should indicate the type of the test whether it is RT or PCR
  • The certificate of the PCR is accepted in either English or Arabic language.

Kindly Notice: A negative PCR certificate expires as soon as the traveler uses it to get outside Egypt and you won’t be able to use it again to get back to Egypt.

Feel free to contact us for any inquiries and our team will be more than happy to assist you in the best way to guarantee that everything is clear for you before your arrival in Egypt.

Contact us at: info@egyptfuntours.com

Call or Whatsapp: +201023419396

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