How to go through passport control at Hurghada airport: visa and arrival card process explained
Based on 2 discussions with 3 participants · Last activity: 19 days ago
TL;DR
Buy your visa first, then proceed to passport control with your passport, visa, and completed arrival card. Skip the tour operator queue and go straight through.
What the community said
Passport control has two stages: at the first checkpoint your arrival card is collected, at the second they check the visa in your passport and let you through. Keep your passport with the visa and arrival card ready in hand to speed things up.
19 days ago 2-stage passport control
Fill out the arrival card on the plane if distributed. On arrival, if you already have a visa, go directly to passport control — skip the tour operator desk. Collect your baggage and board the transfer bus.
19 days ago Fill arrival card on the plane
The correct sequence: purchase your visa at the airport if not pre-arranged, then proceed to passport control with your passport, the affixed visa, and your completed arrival card.
19 days ago Visa → passport control