Egypt

Africa

Italian offices, emergency numbers, entry requirements, and official sources for people traveling to or living in Egypt.

Official sources

Last checked Oct 13, 2026

Egypt at a glance

Key information to orient yourself in the country: current situation, essential facts and useful guidance.

Local time (UTC+02:00)

21:48:19

November 6, 2026

Capital

Cairo

Data status

Update delayed

19.9 °C

Clear

High 25.1°

Low 17.4°

Precipitation 0 mm

Wind 3.0 m/s

Today · Nov 6

Showers

17.4° / 25.1°

Precipitation 0.2 mm

Tomorrow · Nov 7

Partly cloudy

16.1° / 24.3°

Precipitation 0 mm

Sunday · Nov 8

Cloudy

14.9° / 24.9°

Precipitation 0 mm

Weather: Cairo (capital) Official API

Essential facts

Currency: Egyptian pound (EGP)
Language: Arabic
Capital: Cairo
Population: 107,271,260
Timezone: UTC+02:00

Country overview

The Italian presence in Egypt brings together essential services, community organizations, official references and cross-country collaboration opportunities to support Italians traveling, living, working or connecting between countries.

Travel in Egypt

Planning a trip to Egypt means understanding entry requirements, the documents you need and safety guidance before you leave.

In this guide you will find information on visas for Italian citizens, passport validity, health and safety, along with embassy contacts, consular services and emergency numbers in Egypt.

Before you leave

Italian passport · citizens of Italy

Entry requirements

Visa rules, permitted stay, required documents and official sources. Always confirm what applies to you before you travel.

eVisa

Source and verification date are shown in the card below.

Egypt's Ministry of Interior issues tourist e-Visas through visa2egypt.gov.eg (30 USD single entry, 65 USD multiple entries) to nationals of the countries listed on the portal. The UK and Canadian governments say their citizens can also get a visa on arrival, paid in cash in US dollars, and the UK says visitors who fly into Sharm El-Sheikh and stay less than 15 days at the resorts of Sharm El Sheikh, Dahab, Nuweiba or Taba get a free entry permission stamp instead. For nationalities not on the portal's list, no official page we could read states the rule, except where the Egyptian Consulate in Washington or the traveller's own government names it.

Passport validity: At least 6 months of remaining validity are required (from the date of arrival).
Blank passport pages: At least 1 blank passport page.
Vaccinations: WHO's country list says Egypt requires proof of yellow fever vaccination from travellers aged 9 months or over arriving from a country with risk of yellow fever transmission, or who transited for more than 12 hours through an airport in one.
Remaining validity (months): 6
How validity is counted: INGRESSO_O_ARRIVO_DA_VERIFICARE
Length of stay mentioned: Durations mentioned in the source: 14 | 28 (legal relationship must be verified).

Passport validity: At least 6 months of remaining validity are required (from the date of arrival). Viaggiare Sicuri — schede Paese (MAE) · Viaggiare Sicuri page updated 2026-07-20
Remaining validity (months): 6 Viaggiare Sicuri — schede Paese (MAE) · Viaggiare Sicuri page updated 2026-07-20
How validity is counted: INGRESSO_O_ARRIVO_DA_VERIFICARE Viaggiare Sicuri — schede Paese (MAE) · Viaggiare Sicuri page updated 2026-07-20
Length of stay mentioned: Durations mentioned in the source: 14 | 28 (legal relationship must be verified). Viaggiare Sicuri — schede Paese (MAE) · Viaggiare Sicuri page updated 2026-07-20

Entry & documents

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Safety

Travel advisory: Level 2 - Exercise Increased Caution

Exercise increased cautionin Egypt due to terrorism, crime, and health. Some areas have increased risk.

Official source

Source: U.S. Department of State

Health

Official health guidance

World Health Organization (WHO) Viaggiare Sicuri (Italy) CDC Travel Health

Italian offices

7 offices listed

Office

Italian office in Egypt

Embassy - Il Cairo

embassy · Cairo

Office switchboard: 20227943194

Office

Italian office in Egypt

Honorary consulate - Alessandria

honorary consulate · ALESSANDRIA

Office

Italian office in Egypt

Honorary consulate - Sharm El-Sheikh

honorary consulate · SHARM EL-SHEIKH

Office switchboard: 0020693601610

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Automated data for information only. It does not replace guidance from local authorities, MAECI or Viaggiare Sicuri.

Data transparency

Sources and updates

Origin, time reference and terms of use for data shown for Egypt.

Sources and updates

Official references, verification dates and provenance of the information published on this page.

Last institutional source check: 13 Oct 2026, 02:00

Official country sources

Data used on this page

TravelRequirements.info Entry requirements for Italian citizens (Travel tab and /travel hub)

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MET Norway Weather conditions and forecast for the capital

Weather reference: 6 Nov 2026, 18:18 · Retrieved: 6 Nov 2026, 20:00 · Update delayed

Official source Terms NLOD 2.0 / CC BY 4.0
GeoNames Capital, coordinates and time zone

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Data is stored in the UnitedItalians database and refreshed periodically from the listed sources. Reference year, update date and availability may vary between providers.

Egypt

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Essential facts

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