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Egypt - Embassy of India
Telephone & Address List
| Chancery |
5 Aziz Abaza St., Zamalek, Cairo. |
| Telephone |
736-3051, 735-6053, 736-0052 |
| International Dial Code |
0020-2 |
| Telex |
92081 INDEM UN |
| Fax |
736-4038 |
| E-mail |
embassy@indembcairo.org |
| Working hours |
08:00 hrs to 16:30 hrs from Sunday to Thursday |
| Consular Wing |
37 Talaat Harb St., Down Town, Cairo. |
| Telephone |
392-5162, 392-5243 |
| Telex |
22673 INDIA UN |
| Working hours |
08:00 hrs to 13:00 hrs(Sunday to Thursday) |
Visa, Passport and Consular Services *
The Consular Wing of the Embassy of India in Cairo, located at 37, Talaat Harb Street, Downtown, is open from 08.30 AM to 12.00 PM on all week days except on Fridays and Saturdays.
The functions of the Wing can be divided into three broad categories:
(a) Visa Services
Persons interested in applying for visa to visit India are required to fill out an Application Form, available at the office, giving all the information asked for in the application. The application must be supported by the applicant's passport and two recent passport-size photographs and any other documents mentioned in the succeeding paragraphs.
The application should preferably be submitted in person but can be submitted by others also on behalf of the applicant. When considered necessary, applicants can be asked to present themselves at the Consular Section, for personal interview. Visas are normally issued and passports returned the following day between 08.30 AM and 12.00 PM.
Foreigners, who are not Egyptians and permanent residents in Egypt, have to wait up to three days before they are granted visas.
The following visa fee is accepted in local currently only.
i) Transit Visa - LE 17.00
ii) Visa valid up to three months - LE 68.00
iii) Visa valid up to six months - LE 136.00
iv) visa valid up to one year - LE 170.00
v) Student visa - LE 170.00
vi) All visas with validity between one - LE 340.00 to five years
vii) Tourist visa (minimum six months) - LE 102.00
New Visa Rules :
(a) 3 months validity visas have been done away. Now onward all visas will be valid minimum for a period of 6 months starting from the date of issue. The visa fee for 6 months validity visas will be L.E. 102/- for all nationals except US passport holders who will pay LE 70/- in addition to regular visa fee as processing charges.
(b) Businessmen and frequent travelers can apply for Jumbo passport booklets containing 60 pages. The rates are as follow:-
(i) Ordinary passport containing 60 pages valid for ten years LE 108/-
(ii) Ordinary passport containing 60 pages valid for 20 years LE 189/-
(iii) Any service requiring issue of ordinary passport containing 60 pages LE 108/-
List of holidays to be observed by the Embassy of India, Cairo during the year 2004.
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| New Year |
1st January |
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| Coptic Christmas |
7th Januray |
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| Republic Day |
26th January |
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| Idu'l Zuha (Bakrid) |
2nd February |
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| Muharram |
2nd March |
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| Ram Navmi |
30th March |
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| Mahavir Jayanti |
3rd April |
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| Easter Monday (Sham el Nessim) |
12th April |
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| Sinai Liberation |
25th April |
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| El Mawled El Nabwy (Birthday of Prophet Mohamad) |
2nd May |
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| Independence Day |
15th August |
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| Jammashtami |
7th September |
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| Mahatama Gandhi’s Birthday |
2nd October |
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| Armed Forces Day |
6th October |
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| Idu’l Fitr |
15th November |
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| Victory Day |
23rd December |
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| Christmas |
25th December |
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