Egypt shelves advanced visa plan
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Egyptian officials have shelved a plan that would have forced visitors to obtain visas in advance of visiting the country.”The decision would have had a very negative effect on the tourism sector,” Omayma El-Husseini, Egypt’s tourism ministry spokesperson told Daily News Egypt.El-Husseini pointed out that the ministry was doing what it can to work with other nations in order to facilitate easy travel for tourists.Previously, Cabinet spokesperson Mohamed Hegazy had announced that Egypt would require all visitors coming from United States, Europe, Australia, the GCC, Africa, Asia, and Latin America to obtain visas from their respective embassies in consulates prior to travelling to Egypt, instead of obtaining it at the airport upon arrival.The decision was revoked after a public outcry against the plan.
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