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23.08.2021

•Passengers should wear face masks during the flight.

•A Health Declaration form should be available on all the international flights and to be filled  and signed by the Passengers before boarding the flight (at the departure airport) and to be delivered to The Quarantine Authorities upon arrival.

•Passengers travelling to Egypt should be screened at the airport of departure.

•Passengers who are suffering from a temperature (Equal / above) 38C or those who are suffering from one of the respiratory symptoms (cough / sneezing / shortness of breath …etc.) are not allowed to board the aircraft.
•In case of any of the respiratory symptoms appear on a passenger during the flight, all necessary precautions must be taken if possible by (separating the suspected passenger in an area far from the rest of the passengers / assign one of the cabin crew members to serve the sick passenger / provide a bathroom for the sick passenger only).
•Global Health insurance is no more mandatory. (optional) 
•All Passengers arriving to Egypt from (Ethiopia - Eritrea - Senegal – Sudan - Somalia - Congo - Niger - Angola - Uganda - Benin - Burkina Faso - Burundi - Chad - Togo – Tanzania - Gambia - South Sudan- Central African Republic - Democratic Republic of Congo - Sierra Leone -Rwanda - Zambia - Ghana - Guinea - Guinea Bissau - Equatorial Guinea - Côte d'Ivoire - Kenya - Liberia - Mali - Mauritania – Nigeria-Cameroon –Gabon - Brazil - Argentina - Ecuador - Paraguay - Panama - Peru – Trinidad and Tobago- Guyana - French Guiana - Suriname - Venezuela – Colombia) must be in possession of Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificate.
•All Passengers arriving to Egypt from (Pakistan - Afghanistan –Somalia- Nigeria -Niger -Malaysia - Philippines - China- Myanmar - Democratic Republic of the Congo - Kenya -Chad - Cote d'ivoire - Angola - central republic of Africa - Ethiopia - Ghana - Togo - Zambia -Benin - Burkina Faso - Cameroon) must be in in possession of Poliomyelitis Vaccination Certificate.

PCR:
•All passengers "including Egyptians" travelling to Egypt MUST be in possession of negative PCR test (72) hours (before departure time of the last direct flight to Egypt).
•Exception is made for passengers travelling from (Japan / China / Thailand / North America / South America / Canada / London (Heathrow) /Rome / Paris / Frankfurt / New Zealand / Australia/South Korea) PCR test will be 96 hours before departure time.
•All children "regardless their nationalities" under 6 years old are exempted from PCR test.
•Transit Passengers (who are not entitled For Hotel Accommodation and will be staying at Cairo Airport till their onward Flight) don’t require having a PCR Test upon Arrival.
•Transit Passengers (who are entitled For Hotel Accommodation and will not be staying at Cairo Airport till their Onward Flight) must be in Possession of Negative PCR Test even if their Final Destination don’t require a Negative PCR Test to be able to accommodate them in Hotel.
•The minister of foreign affairs will coordinate with the concerned authorities regarding the procedures for PCR test and precautionary measures planned to be implemented for the members of diplomatic missions coming from abroad after the end of their work period. 
•The submitted PCR certificate will be accepted if it meets these requirements:
-It includes the hour and the date of sampling, which is the date on which the 72 hours will be counted.  
-Issued by an authorized accredited laboratory and stamped with the laboratory’s stamp OR with a QR code “instead of the laboratory stamp” and does not contain scraping, cancellation or addition. 
-Indicating the type of sample taken for the swab.

-Indicating that the type of test is (RT - PCR). 
-Certificate is accepted in Arabic, English or French language.

-The RT-PCR certificate must be an original paper certificate (Copy is not allowed).
•International Passengers (who are travelling directly)  to (Sharm el Sheikh / Taba / Hurghada / Marsa Alam) airports who failed to submit a valid PCR test (72 hours before flight departure time), shall undergo the PCR test upon arrival to those airports with charge of 30 USD. “Those passengers will be isolated in their hotels till the PCR test result is received and “In case the PCR is positive, passenger will be self-isolated in his / her room at the hotel and to coordinate with the Egyptian Ministry of health”.

Vaccinated Passengers:

(A)- Passengers travelling from (India / Bangladesh / Pakistan / Bhutan / Myanmar / Nepal / Sri Lanka / Brazil / Latin America / Vietnam):

1- Vaccinated passengers travelling from the above mentioned countries whether direct or indirect during the last 14 days can enter Egypt if he/she has an approved certificate with a QR code from the country issued the certificate (the certificate will be reviewed and examined, and in case of any scraping, cancellation or addition, the certificate will not be accepted).(In case the vaccination certificate is issued without QR code in the country that the passenger is coming from, the certificate will be accepted if it is approved from the Egyptian Embassy in this country).

•Passengers are required to be fully vaccinated with one of the vaccines approved by World Health Organization and The Egyptian Medicines Authority.
•Passengers can travel to Egypt after 14 days of receiving the second dose of (Pfizer / AstraZeneca / Moderna / Sinopharm / Sinovac / Sputnik) or after 14 days of receiving the first dose of Johnson & Johnson.

•Passenger shall undergo an (ID now Covid-19 TEST) upon arrival and in case the test is positive, the passenger shall undergo a PCR test at the airport and in case the test is positive, the passenger will be quarantined in a governmental designated hospital.(the test costs 1000 EGP)

2- Non-vaccinated passengers traveling from the above mentioned countries whether direct or indirect during the last 14 days shall undergo an (ID now Covid-19 TEST) upon arrival (in addition to the PCR test Certificate which is required before arrival).(the test costs 1000 EGP).

•Passenger shall undergo an (ID now Covid-19 TEST) upon arrival and in case the test is positive, the passenger shall undergo a PCR test at the airport and in case the test is positive, the passenger will be quarantined in a governmental designated hospital.(the test costs 1000 EGP).

(B)- Vaccinated Passengers travelling from any other country not mentioned in (A) whether direct or indirect during the last 14 days can enter Egypt if he/she has an approved certificate with a QR code from the country issued the certificate (the certificate will be reviewed and examined, and in case of any scraping, cancellation or addition, the certificate will not be accepted).(In case the vaccination certificate is issued without QR code in the country that the passenger is coming from, the certificate will be accepted if it is approved from the Egyptian Embassy in this country).

•Passengers are required to be fully vaccinated with one of the vaccines approved by World Health Organization and The Egyptian Medicines Authority.
•Passengers can travel to Egypt after 14 days of receiving the second dose of (Pfizer / AstraZeneca / Moderna / Sinopharm / Sinovac / Sputnik) or after 14 days of receiving the first dose of Johnson & Johnson.

•All recovered passengers travelling to Egypt with one shot of vaccine – even they had their vaccinated certificates – must have a negative PCR before travel.

•(ID Now / PCR-NAA/ Antigen/IGg-IGm) tests are NOT acceptable by Egyptian authority.

•Passengers arriving from Cameroon ONLY can present a copy / electronic PCR certificate.
•PCR test certificate EXPIRES as soon as the passenger used it to travel outside Egypt (as it can’t be used again to return back).

•All recovered passengers traveling from Bahrain must have a negative PCR test 72 hours.
•All recovered passengers traveling from Bahrain “with one shot of vaccine” according to Bahrain ministry of health protocol - even they had their vaccinate certificate - must have a negative PCR test before travel.


QUARANTINE:
Passengers coming to Egypt will be followed up for 14 days by The Quarantine Authorities and Ministry of Health Offices.

Source: https://www.egyptair.com/en/about-egyptair/news-and-press/Pages/EGYPTAIR%20is%20back%20to%20the%20Sky%20as%20of%2001July%202020.aspx

17.06.2022

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19.08.2021

2. Passengers arriving from a country other than Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China (People's Rep.), Colombia, Ecuador, France (Paris), Germany (Frankfurt), Guyana, Italy (Rome), Japan, Korea (Rep.), Mexico, New-Zealand, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Thailand, USA, United Kingdom (London Heathrow), Uruguay or Venezuela must have a printed negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test taken at most 72 hours before departure of the last direct flight to Egypt. The test must be based on a nasal or oral swab. The test result must have a stamp of the issuing laboratory or a QR code.
This does not apply to:
- passengers younger than 6 years;
- passengers arriving directly at Hurghada (HRG), Marsa Alam (RMF), Sharm El Sheikh (SSH) or Taba (TCP);
- passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before departure. Vaccines accepted are: AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Janssen, Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech, Sinopharm, Sinovac or Sputnik V. The certificate must be in Arabic, French or English; and
- have a QR code or must be approved by the Egyptian Embassy in the country of departure.

3. Passengers arriving from Cameroon must have a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test taken at most 72 hours before departure of the last direct flight to Egypt. The test must be based on a nasal or oral swab. The test result must have a stamp of the issuing laboratory or a QR code.
This does not apply to:
- passengers younger than 6 years;
- passengers arriving directly at Hurghada (HRG), Marsa Alam (RMF), Sharm El Sheikh (SSH) or Taba (TCP);
- passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before departure. Vaccines accepted are: AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Janssen, Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech, Sinopharm, Sinovac or Sputnik V. The certificate must be in Arabic, French or English; and
- have a QR code or must be approved by the Egyptian Embassy in the country of departure.

4. Passengers arriving directly at Hurghada (HRG), Marsa Alam (RMF), Sharm El Sheikh (SSH) or Taba (TCP) without a printed negative COVID-19 PCR test result are subject to a PCR test upon arrival at their own expense.
- This does not apply to passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before departure. Vaccines accepted are: AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Janssen, Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech, Sinopharm, Sinovac or Sputnik V. The certificate must be in Arabic, French or English; and
- have a QR code or must be approved by the Egyptian Embassy in the country of departure.

5. Passengers arriving from Argentina, Bangladesh, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, India, Mexico, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela or Viet Nam are subject to a COVID-19 PCR test upon arrival at their own expense and could be subject to quarantine.

Source: https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/world.php