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Do you still need to fill out a paper arrival/migration card when entering Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt?

From messages by 5 participants in 2 sources · Last activity: 57 days ago

TL;DR

Yes — you still need to fill out a paper migration card on the plane or at the airport; a pre-filled sample sent by your tour operator (e.g. Biblio Globus) is not accepted at the airport, it can only be used as a template to copy from.

What the community said

After each visit to Egypt, border control issues a certificate confirming the visit — it shows your traveler status/level increasing with each entry.

Border entry certificate

Some airlines hand out a migration card only as a sample — these aren't accepted at border control, you just copy the info onto the official form; with other airlines the given form is accepted as-is.

One traveler mentioned receiving a package of documents from their tour operator with the migration card already pre-filled before the trip — first time seeing this.

Only the tour operator Biblio Globus sends a pre-filled migration card — other operators don't. The airport doesn't accept this pre-filled version anyway, so you'll need to fill out a paper card on the spot (handed out on the plane if available) and can use the sent sample only as a template to copy from.

Biblio Globus — sample card

One traveler asked about the process: after landing in Egypt, you enable geolocation in an app and continue (complete) the online registration — this is a separate step from filling out the paper migration card.

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