General information
Visa applications are only submitted in person at the visa centre VFS Global Egypt (in Cairo) with prior appointments only! The Embassy has full authority to request additional supporting documents. The visa procedure takes up to 3 weeks.
More information on appointment procedure is available on VFS Global Egypt webpage: https://www.vfsglobal.com/latvia/egypt/
Submission of entry visa applications when the primary destination of the traveler is the Republic of Latvia is determined by regulations No. 725 “Regulations on the territorial competence on requiring visas at the Diplomatic and Consular Missions of the Republic of Latvia” issued by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia on 3 August 2010. More information can be found here: http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/service/entry-into-latvia/obtaining-visas/territorial-competence/.
More information about how to submit a visa application and a list of required documents can be received from the homepage of the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs and the homepage of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia.
For holders of a seaman’s book for the purpose of transit
In case the decision is made to apply for a visa by submitting a visa request at the Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in Cairo the list of specified documents is following:
- Seaman’s book and passport (containing at least two blank pages, with a term of validity of the passport that exceeds that of the visa by at least three months, the passport must be signed by the bearer, previous passport);
- Visa application form (legibly filled out and signed by the applicant; only electronic application forms are accepted);
- 1 color photo (size 35mm x 45mm, made on a white background);
- Travel medical insurance policy (valid in all Schengen countries, covering the entire period of the visit in the Schengen area, the minimum amount of the insurance is 30 000 EUR) or proof of a long term travel medical insurance due to professional reasons;
- An extract from the crew list stating the rank and the position of the seafarer;
- A letter from the recruiting company that includes the following:
- The invited party’s full name, surname, date of birth, number of the travel document (seaman’s passport or civilian passport), position and rank;
- Confirmation that the invited party is a seafarer;
- Confirmation that the invited party is scheduled to join the particular vessel (including the vessel's name, vessel's arrival date in port and the date of the seafarer's joining of the vessel.
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The citizens of Egypt that have not travelled outside of Egypt before, or whose passport has been lost, have to present a Certificate from the Mogamma covering the past 7 years
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Non refundable payment 80 EUR. To be paid at the visa centre VFS Global Egypt.
In accordance with point 1 of Article 24 of the Regulation (EC) No.810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of July 13, 2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas (Visa Code), when a positive decision has been made on issuing a visa an additional “grace period” of 15 days shall be added to the validity period of the visa. However, this does not change the number of days that the person concerned can stay in Shengen territory.
For example, if a person applied for a visa from July 9, 2010 to July 21, 2010 and the visa is granted, it will be issued for the period of July 9 to August 5, 2010 with a leave to remain in Shengen territory for 13 days.
The applicant will have to provide travel medical insurance for the number of days of stay (excluding the 15 days of “grace period”) provided that the insurance policy does not mention fixed dates but rather the number of days of validity.
For example, in the abovementioned case, the person will have to provide travel medical insurance for the period of 13 days valid within the period of July 9 to August 5, 2010.