Egyptian authorities will not increase the cost of tourist visas until May next year. This decision was taken after the request of Minister of Tourism Egypt Hisham Zaazu to Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy country. “Procedures related to the increase in the cost of visas temporarily suspended until May 2014”, – stated in the communique. Head of the Ministry of Tourism of Egypt expressed his confidence that this decision will encourage the tourism sector, which is one of Egypt’s main sources of income.
Egyptian authorities intend to increase from November 1, the cost paid at the border tourist visa for $ 10 – from 15 to 25 dollars . As explained earlier Hisham Zaazu , ” this was done for one reason , namely , in order to unify the entire system of issuing visas to Egyptian consulates abroad and on the border on arrival .” According to the Minister , apply for a visa to Egypt consulate abroad need to pay $ 25 , brought together with the documents. However, upon arrival at the border tourist enough to buy a stamp for $ 15 without any additional securities, he explained . ” To eliminate this discrepancy and bring the entire visa system to the general form and it was decided to standardize throughout the visa fee ” – said the Minister.