{"schemaVersion":1,"source":"live","checkedAt":"2026-10-08T03:06:05.901Z","passport":{"code":"PY","name":"Paraguay","slug":"paraguay"},"destination":{"code":"EG","name":"Egypt"},"status":"visa_on_arrival","evidenceLevel":"exact","supportsCurrentStatus":true,"reviewedAt":"2026-08-21","allowedStays":[],"policies":[{"id":"egypt-evisa-cohort-port-entry-visa","title":"Egypt eVisa-eligible ordinary passports: visa at port of arrival","summary":"Egypt's eVisa portal lists this ordinary-passport cohort for electronic applications. The Ministry of Interior's port-visa schedule says that, in addition to its separately named countries, all countries previously listed in the eVisa system receive an emergency entry visa at ports of arrival. Under the easiest-access taxonomy, the nationality-wide port route is normalized as visa_on_arrival; eVisa remains an online alternative.","status":"visa_on_arrival","conditions":["The Ministry of Interior's arrival list expressly adds all countries previously listed in the eVisa system. This policy chooses the arrival-issued visa as the easier available nationality-wide route; it does not erase the official eVisa alternative.","The eVisa portal describes online issuance for tourism, single or multiple entry, and requires a passport valid at least six months from arrival, the printed eVisa, itinerary and relevant hotel or visit evidence. Border officers can refuse entry even with an eVisa.","Canada's port-arrival route is independently confirmed by the Foreign Ministry as effective from 1 December 2024; the same announcement says the eVisa option was reactivated.","Purpose-specific, work, residence, study, transit, Sinai-only, diplomatic, official, service, refugee, stateless, travel-document, security and individual-admissibility rules are outside this ordinary tourist baseline."],"sourceIds":["egypt-evisa-faq-nationality-schedule","egypt-moi-port-entry-visa-schedule","egypt-moi-general-entry-visa-rules","egypt-mfa-canada-port-visa-2024"],"application":{"url":"https://visa2egypt.gov.eg/eVisa/FAQ","label":"Egypt e-Visa Portal (optional online alternative)","steps":["Use the official eVisa portal to register, supply the required traveler information and pay by credit or debit card.","Download the eVisa link sent after issuance and carry the required passport, itinerary and supporting visit or accommodation evidence.","Alternatively, use the Ministry of Interior's nationality-wide port-arrival visa route where it is the easier route in this policy."]}}],"conditional":[],"sources":[{"id":"egypt-evisa-faq-nationality-schedule","title":"Egypt e-Visa Portal: FAQ and eligible-nationality schedule","url":"https://visa2egypt.gov.eg/eVisa/FAQ","publisher":"Ministry of Interior of the Arab Republic of Egypt","jurisdiction":"Egypt","kind":"official-portal","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-21"},{"id":"egypt-moi-port-entry-visa-schedule","title":"Ministry of Interior: countries granted emergency entry visas at ports of arrival","url":"https://moi.gov.eg/passports/foreigners/othercountryvisa","publisher":"Egyptian Ministry of Interior, General Directorate of Passports, Immigration and Nationality","jurisdiction":"Egypt","kind":"government-guidance","language":"Arabic","reviewedAt":"2026-08-21"},{"id":"egypt-moi-general-entry-visa-rules","title":"Ministry of Interior: Egypt entry-visa rules","url":"https://moi.gov.eg/passports/foreigners/index2/0","publisher":"Egyptian Ministry of Interior, General Directorate of Passports, Immigration and Nationality","jurisdiction":"Egypt","kind":"government-guidance","language":"Arabic","reviewedAt":"2026-08-21"},{"id":"egypt-mfa-canada-port-visa-2024","title":"Foreign Ministry: Canada prior-visa cancellation and port-arrival visa","url":"https://www.mfa.gov.eg/ar/Ministers/Details/MinistryNews/455","publisher":"Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates","jurisdiction":"Egypt","kind":"government-guidance","language":"Arabic","reviewedAt":"2026-08-21"}]}