E lectric Current 220 volts, 50cycles. Sockets take the standard continental Europe round-prond plug. American appliances will need adapter plug and transformers. L anguage Arabic is the language spoken in Egypt. The most common foreign languages spoken by Egyptians are English with French a close second, perhaps also German and Italian.
All Egyptian consulates grant entry visa.
Passport authorities at all ports of entry are also empowered to grant visa on spot. Passports must be valid for least three months subsequent to the date of the passport visit. For more than seven days it is necessary to register all passports, this can be done via local police station but is easier done by giving all passports to hotel reception which will make the necessary arrangements free of charge. Group visas are granted on a group passport on condition that visit is organized via a travel agency and that members remain in the group. C urrency Regulations Egyptian currency may not be taken in or out of the country, individual visitors must declare on entry any foreign currency they are carrying.