Published on 20.12.2021
1. Passengers arriving from Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China (People's Rep.), Colombia, Ecuador, France (Paris), Germany (Frankfurt), Guyana, Italy
(Rome), Japan, Korea (Rep.), Mexico, New-Zealand, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Thailand, USA, United Kingdom (London Heathrow), Uruguay or Venezuela must have: - a printed negative
COVID-19 RT-PCR test taken at most 96 hours before departure of the last direct flight to Egypt; or - a printed negative COVID-19 rapid antigen test taken at most 24 hours before
departure of the last direct flight to Egypt. The test must be based on a nasal or oral swab. The test result must have a stamp of the issuing laboratory or a QR code. A COVID-19
RT-PCR test used to depart Egypt becomes invalid for re-entry in all cases. This does not apply to: - passengers younger than 12 years; - passengers arriving directly at Hurghada
(HRG), Marsa Alam (RMF), Sharm El Sheikh (SSH) or Taba (TCP); - passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate stating that they received: - the second vaccine dose of
AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Moderna (Spikevax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty), Sinopharm, Sinovac or Sputnik V at least 14 days before departure; or - the Janssen vaccine at least 14
days before departure. The certificate must be in Arabic, French or English and have a QR code or must be approved by the Egyptian Embassy in the country of departure; - passengers
with an electronic COVID-19 vaccination certificate issued in Egypt by the Egyptian Ministry of Health stating that they received: - the second vaccine dose of AstraZeneca
(Vaxzevria), Moderna (Spikevax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty), Sinopharm, Sinovac or Sputnik V at least 14 days before departure; or - the Janssen vaccine at least 14 days before
departure. The certificate must have the logo of the Egyptian Ministry of Health.
2. Passengers arriving from a country other than Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China (People's Rep.), Colombia, Ecuador, France (Paris), Germany
(Frankfurt), Guyana, Italy (Rome), Japan, Korea (Rep.), Mexico, New-Zealand, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Thailand, USA, United Kingdom (London Heathrow), Uruguay or Venezuela must
have: - a printed negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test taken at most 72 hours before departure of the last direct flight to Egypt; or - a printed negative COVID-19 rapid antigen test
taken at most 24 hours before departure of the last direct flight to Egypt. The test must be based on a nasal or oral swab. The test result must have a stamp of the issuing
laboratory or a QR code. A COVID-19 RT-PCR test used to depart Egypt becomes invalid for re-entry in all cases. This does not apply to: - passengers younger than 12 years; -
passengers arriving directly at Hurghada (HRG), Marsa Alam (RMF), Sharm El Sheikh (SSH) or Taba (TCP); - passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate stating that they
received: - the second vaccine dose of AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Moderna (Spikevax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty), Sinopharm, Sinovac or Sputnik V at least 14 days before departure;
or - the Janssen vaccine at least 14 days before departure. The certificate must be in Arabic, French or English and have a QR code or must be approved by the Egyptian Embassy in
the country of departure; - passengers with an electronic COVID-19 vaccination certificate issued in Egypt by the Egyptian Ministry of Health stating that they received: - the
second vaccine dose of AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Moderna (Spikevax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty), Sinopharm, Sinovac or Sputnik V at least 14 days before departure; or - the Janssen
vaccine at least 14 days before departure. The certificate must have the logo of the Egyptian Ministry of Health.
3. Passengers arriving from Cameroon must have: - a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test taken at most 72 hours before departure of the last direct flight to Egypt; or - a negative
COVID-19 rapid antigen test taken at most 24 hours before departure of the last direct flight to Egypt. The test must be based on a nasal or oral swab. The test result must have a
stamp of the issuing laboratory or a QR code. A COVID-19 RT-PCR test used to depart Egypt becomes invalid for re-entry in all cases. This does not apply to: - passengers younger
than 12 years; - passengers arriving directly at Hurghada (HRG), Marsa Alam (RMF), Sharm El Sheikh (SSH) or Taba (TCP); - passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate stating
that they received: - the second vaccine dose of AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Moderna (Spikevax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty), Sinopharm, Sinovac or Sputnik V at least 14 days before
departure; or - the Janssen vaccine at least 14 days before departure. The certificate must be in Arabic, French or English and have a QR code or must be approved by the Egyptian
Embassy in the country of departure; - passengers with an electronic COVID-19 vaccination certificate issued in Egypt by the Egyptian Ministry of Health stating that they received:
- the second vaccine dose of AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Moderna (Spikevax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty), Sinopharm, Sinovac or Sputnik V at least 14 days before departure; or - the
Janssen vaccine at least 14 days before departure. The certificate must have the logo of the Egyptian Ministry of Health.
4. Passengers arriving directly at Hurghada (HRG), Marsa Alam (RMF), Sharm El Sheikh (SSH) or Taba (TCP) without a printed negative COVID-19 PCR or rapid antigen test result are
subject to a PCR test upon arrival at their own expense. This does not apply to: - passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate stating that they received: - the second
vaccine dose of AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Moderna (Spikevax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty), Sinopharm, Sinovac or Sputnik V at least 14 days before departure; or - the Janssen
vaccine at least 14 days before departure. The certificate must be in Arabic, French or English and have a QR code or must be approved by the Egyptian Embassy in the country of
departure; - passengers with an electronic COVID-19 vaccination certificate issued in Egypt by the Egyptian Ministry of Health stating that they received: - the second vaccine dose
of AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Moderna (Spikevax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty), Sinopharm, Sinovac or Sputnik V at least 14 days before departure; or - the Janssen vaccine at least 14
days before departure. The certificate must have the logo of the Egyptian Ministry of Health.
5. Passengers arriving from Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa or Zimbabwe are subject to a PCR test upon arrival at their own expense and quarantine
for 14 days.