By Ashraf Abdul Wahab
Cairo, 28 August 2016:
Following a meeting in Cairo between the Egyptian authorities and a visiting delegation from the House of Representatives led by Mohamed Raeid, Egypt has agreed to ease visa restrictions for Libyans entering the country.
Whereas previously Libyan males aged between 15 and 60 had to have a visa, the lower age has been upped to 18 and the higher one reduced to 50. Additionally, according to Libyan ambassador in Cairo Tarek Shoaib, the visa will now be for six months rather than the one-month period given previously.
Currently Libyan women do not require Egyptian visas nor do Libyans with an Egyptian father or mother.
Libyans in the west and south of Libya will still have to apply for their visa in Tunis. Those on the east can submit their application through the municipality in Tobruk which processes it with the Egyptian authorities. This usully takes 24 hours and the visas are issued on arrival in Egypt.
