What happens if your Egypt visa expires - is there a grace period and fine for overstaying?

Additional rule about flight type matching: if you arrived by charter and are departing from a different airport, you must leave on a scheduled flight. If you arrived by charter and depart from the same airport, you can leave by charter within 28 days (not 14) or by scheduled flight. If you arrived by scheduled flight, you must also depart by scheduled flight. Also watch out for 'quasi' flights officially registered as scheduled but operating like charters.

Even though mismatches between arrival and departure flight types (e.g., arriving on a scheduled flight but trying to leave on a charter) aren't always officially tracked, there have been real cases of such passengers being denied boarding — it's essentially a gamble.

There's an official rule: you get 14 extra days after your visa expires to leave without a fine. Airport staff know this law well, though they sometimes try to bluff. If you clearly state your rights and count the days together with them, no fine will apply. However, charter flights will not board you if your visa is overstayed, regardless of the grace period.

Confirmed: from the visa expiration date you have 14 days to leave without a fine, but only via a scheduled flight, not a charter.

Real traveler experience: even one day of visa overstay resulted in having to pay a fine at the airport. She was lucky to be flying a scheduled flight — passengers with overstayed visas on charter flights were denied boarding entirely. So in practice, the 14-day rule doesn't always work smoothly and surprises can happen.