Yemeni Visa is not required for Egyptians
Stay Duration: 90 days
Entry Requirements
- Egyptians intending to visit Yemen are granted visa on arrival for a stay within the period of 90 days.
- Passports of citizens must be valid for six months at the time of entry.
- One blank page on the passport is required for entry stamps at the point of entry.
- There are no certificates of health or vaccination required to visit Yemen.
- There are no restrictions placed on the amount of money taken in and out of the country.
- Travellers must have return or onward tickets upon entry into Yemen.
- Travellers are advised to declare and record any valuable items of commercial nature.
- All visitors are not required to pay any airport tax upon departing from the airport.
- Firearms, obscene books and magazines, illegal drugs and all products of Israeli origin are prohibited.
- Modern Standard Arabic is the official language of Yemen, while Yemeni Arabic is used as the vernacular.
- English is the most important foreign language and it is widely taught and spoken mostly in the south which is a former British colony.
- Religion in Yemen consists primarily of two principal Islamic religious groups- About 65% of the Muslim population is Sunni and 35% is Shia.
- Given the low literacy rate in the country, television is the main source of news for the Yemenis.
- Among Yemen’s natural and cultural attractions are four World Heritage sites- The Old Walled City of Shibam in Wadi Hadhramaut, The Old City of Sana’a, the historic town of Zabid and The Socotra Archipelago.
- The estimated time flight from Cairo, Egypt to Yemen is 3 hours, 28 minutes.
- Yemen is on the Arabian Standard Time zone (GMT+3) which puts Yemen 1 hour ahead of Egypt.
- In Yemen, the power plugs and sockets are of type A, D and G. The standard voltage is 230 V and the standard frequency is 50 Hz.