Does staying 31 days on a standard Egypt tourist visa count as an overstay, and can you be fined when departing from Cairo?
Based on 3 discussions with 3 participants · Last activity: 7 days ago
TL;DR
Recent traveler reports suggest Egypt’s standard tourist visa is now being enforced as exactly 30 days, and if immigration sees you stayed longer, you may be asked to pay an overstay fine when departing from Cairo. The old 30 nights/31 days workaround that sometimes passed before is now considered risky.
What the community said
The most recent practical takeaway is to count a standard Egypt visa as a strict 30-day stay, because at Cairo departure travelers may be sent to pay an overstay fine if they stayed longer.
7 days ago 30 days
Travelers specifically flag the risk for major overstays: people departing from Cairo ask about visas overdue by more than 3 months, which suggests a long overstay would very likely lead to a fine being handled at the airport.
7 days ago more than 3 months
There is an important comparison with older practice: in 2015, a 30-night/31-day trip was not treated as a violation, but recent reports say you should no longer rely on that and should avoid planning around day 31.
7 days ago 30 nights / 31 days