Egyptian Embassy in New Delhi

Indian residents have three practical routes to an Egyptian visa. First, the e-Visa is the most convenient option for most leisure and business visits up to 30 days. Applications are submitted online to Egypt's official e-Visa portal — visa2egypt.gov.eg — with a scanned passport (minimum six months validity beyond the intended stay), recent passport photo, flight and hotel confirmation, and the fee paid by card. Processing typically takes a few business days; the e-Visa is then sent by email and printed for presentation on arrival. The embassy does not issue the e-Visa — the portal does — but the consular section answers procedural questions when applicants encounter portal errors. The e-Visa portal is accessible to Indian passport-holders without restrictions specific to nationality. Second, Visa on Arrival in USD cash is available at Cairo (CAI), Hurghada (HRG), Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH), Luxor (LXR), Aswan and Marsa Alam (RMF) international airports. Indian passport-holders pay the current fee at a clearly marked bank counter just before passport control, in exact USD cash — neither rupees, euro nor card is accepted at the bank counter. The visa allows a single entry up to 30 days. A free 15-day Sinai-only permit is issued at SSH for travellers staying within South Sinai (Sharm el-Sheikh, Dahab, Nuweiba, St Katherine's Monastery) — Indian travellers on a Red Sea conference or beach holiday in this zone save the visa fee and the queue. Third, regular consular visa via the embassy is needed for stays beyond 30 days, multi-entry tourist visas, work visas, student visas, family reunification and residence permits. Applicants book an appointment via India_emb@mfa.gov.eg or egyptdel@spectranet.com, submit a completed application form, passport with six months validity and blank pages, two recent passport photos on white background, travel itinerary and accommodation, travel insurance covering medical evacuation, proof of financial means for the duration of stay, and any purpose-specific documents (employment contract for work visa, university acceptance letter for student visa, sponsor declarations for family routes). An administrative fee of EUR 3.00 applies to all applications in addition to the visa type fee. For Bhutanese passport-holders, the New Delhi embassy is the operative Egyptian consular point. Bhutanese applicants typically travel to Delhi for the in-person visa interview and biometric capture (where applicable); some processing can be handled through correspondence depending on visa category. For visa renewal or extension while already in Egypt, applicants apply at the Mogamma in Tahrir Square (Cairo) or regional Passport Authority offices — not at the embassy in New Delhi, which only issues visas for travellers resident in India or Bhutan.

India-Egypt trade is anchored by Indian engineering goods, pharmaceuticals, textiles and agricultural exports to Egypt and Egyptian petroleum, fertilisers, cotton and processed-food exports to India. The bilateral trade volume has grown substantially with the 2018-onwards expansion of Indian outbound investment into MENA markets and Egypt's increasing role as a hub for Indian goods entering African markets through the Suez Canal. Indian exports to Egypt include pharmaceuticals (Indian pharma companies — Cipla, Sun Pharma, Lupin, Dr. Reddy's, Aurobindo — have substantial Egyptian commercial presence, with India among Egypt's top sources of generic pharmaceuticals), engineering goods and machinery (heavy machinery, electrical equipment, automotive components — Tata Motors and Mahindra have Egyptian distribution presence), textiles and ready-made garments, automobiles and auto components, processed foods and agricultural commodities (rice, tea, spices, fresh fruit), and increasingly IT services (Indian IT services firms — TCS, Infosys, Wipro, HCL — have Egyptian client engagements and some operational presence). Indian engineering equipment for Egyptian construction, mining, and infrastructure projects forms a significant volume. Egyptian exports to India cluster around petroleum products and LNG (Egypt has emerged as a notable LNG source for India's growing gas demand), urea and fertilisers (Egyptian urea production at Damietta and Suez is part of India's fertiliser supply chain), cotton (Egyptian long-staple cotton has historical demand in Indian textiles), aromatic and essential oils, marble and granite, and processed foods. The embassy's economic section coordinates with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry), ASSOCHAM, and the Egypt-India Chamber of Commerce. Practical services include market intelligence on Egyptian regulations and licensing, business matchmaking, trade-mission organisation, and Egyptian participation in CII-FICCI events. Key sectoral priorities are pharmaceuticals (Indian pharma export to Egypt), engineering goods, IT services, automotive, textiles, and increasingly renewable-energy components (Indian solar manufacturers exploring Egyptian projects under the 2035 strategy).

The embassy's economic section serves Indian companies exploring Egyptian markets and Egyptian companies looking at India. Core activities include sector working groups, business matchmaking, trade-mission organisation (Egyptian delegations to CII-FICCI events; Indian delegations to Cairo trade fairs), regular sector briefings on regulatory developments, and one-to-one company introductions. The Egypt-India Chamber of Commerce, FICCI MENA Committee, CII Egypt Chapter, and ASSOCHAM Africa Committee coordinate ongoing dialogue between business communities. The Indian Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) supports Indian exhibitor participation in Egyptian trade fairs. Key sectors include pharmaceuticals (Cipla, Sun Pharma, Lupin, Dr. Reddy's, Aurobindo Egyptian operations), IT services (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, HCL Egyptian client engagements), automotive (Tata, Mahindra, Maruti Suzuki distribution and assembly explorations), engineering goods (BHEL heavy electrical equipment, L&T construction, Indian textile machinery), fertilisers and chemicals, and renewable energy (Adani Solar, Tata Power, ReNew Power Egyptian project explorations). Annual touchpoints include the India-Egypt Joint Commission for Economic and Technological Cooperation, India-MEA-Egypt Business Forum (organised on alternating years in Delhi/Mumbai and Cairo), CII Partnership Summit (Indian delegation with Egyptian buyer participation), Indian Pharma Show (Egyptian buyers attending), Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (Egyptian-Indian diaspora networking), Cairo International Fair (Indian Pavilion), Food Africa Cairo, Sahara Expo, and the Indian-MEA's Bilateral Business Council bilateral events.

The Embassy in New Delhi serves the entire Republic of India — all 28 states and 8 union territories. The embassy is concurrently accredited to the Kingdom of Bhutan; Bhutanese applicants for Egyptian visas typically travel to New Delhi for in-person processing as no resident Egyptian mission exists in Thimphu. Egypt maintains separate resident embassies in Dhaka (Bangladesh), Kathmandu (Nepal) and Colombo (Sri Lanka) — those neighbouring countries are NOT covered by the New Delhi mission. There is no separate Egyptian consulate-general in Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai or other Indian cities; the embassy in New Delhi is Egypt's only diplomatic representation across the Indian Union and Bhutan.

The embassy is located at 1/50 M Niti Marg in Chanakyapuri — New Delhi's purpose-built diplomatic enclave, originally planned in the 1950s as the centre of India's foreign-mission network and named for the ancient Indian statesman-strategist Chanakya. Access by Delhi public transport: the Lok Kalyan Marg or Race Course metro stations (Yellow Line) are short walks; bus connections via the Sardar Patel Marg corridor; the Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) is normally 25-40 minutes by car or taxi from Chanakyapuri depending on traffic. For Indian travellers visiting Egypt, an administrative fee of EUR 3.00 applies to all visa applications submitted at the embassy in addition to the specific visa-type fee. Visa on Arrival fees are paid in USD cash directly at the airport bank counter and are subject to change — the embassy does not collect this fee. Indian travellers should consult the MEA travel advisory hub at mea.gov.in/travel-advisory.htm before travel. The MEA maintains travel-related notifications for Indian nationals abroad, including any Egypt-specific advisories during regional security events. Indian nationals planning extended stays in Egypt should register with the Embassy of India in Cairo via the SEWA online consular services system (indianconsularservices.mea.gov.in) — particularly useful for emergency contact during regional incidents. India-Egypt air connectivity has expanded substantially: EgyptAir, Air India (which absorbed Vistara), IndiGo, Etihad and Emirates connect major Indian cities (Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Kochi) to Cairo via direct or one-stop options. Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh are increasingly accessible through Cairo or via Dubai/Doha/Istanbul connections. Indian MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Exhibitions) tourism is a particularly active segment on Egypt's Red Sea resort sector. Travel insurance covering medical evacuation is strongly recommended — Indian public-health coverage does not extend abroad; private travel-insurance and corporate travel-insurance riders are essential. For cultural preparation before travel, the Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture (MACIC) in Cairo also operates an Indian-cultural library; in reverse direction, the Mahatma Gandhi Centre at Cairo University and the broader India-Egypt academic-friendship network anchor the bilateral cultural relationship dating to Nehru-Nasser Non-Aligned-Movement co-founding.