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Visa requirements for Egypt

Holders of 124 of 198 passports can enter without applying for a visa in advance.

Based on public visa data as of 17 Feb 2026 · 0 of 198 rules verified

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Government travel advice for Egypt

United States: Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
United Kingdom: Advises against all travel to some areas and all but essential travel to others
Canada: Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories)

What these governments tell their own citizens about travel to Egypt as a whole, as of 30 Sept 2026. It is not about visas, and it reflects each government’s relations and consular reach as well as conditions on the ground.

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Each country is coloured by what its passport holders need to enter Egypt. Select a country to see its passport page.

Entry requirements by passport

What holders of each passport need for a short visit to Egypt — tourism or business — grouped from the easiest entry to the hardest.

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Visa-free9 passports

No visa needed for a short visit.

Visa-free to enter Egypt
Passport	Stay	Status	Source
Bahrain	Up to 180 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Hong Kong	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Jordan	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Kuwait	Up to 180 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Macao	Up to 90 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Oman	Up to 180 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Qatar	Up to 180 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Saudi Arabia	Up to 180 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
United Arab Emirates	Up to 180 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026

On arrival115 passports

Get your visa at the border.

Visa on arrival to enter Egypt
Passport	Stay	Status	Source
Albania	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Andorra	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Antigua and Barbuda	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Argentina	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Armenia	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Australia	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Austria	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Azerbaijan	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Bahamas	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Barbados	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Belarus	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Belgium	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Belize	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Bhutan	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Bolivia	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Brazil	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Brunei	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Bulgaria	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Cambodia	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Canada	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Chile	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
China	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Colombia	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Costa Rica	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Croatia	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Cuba	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Cyprus	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Czechia	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Denmark	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Dominica	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Dominican Republic	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Ecuador	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
El Salvador	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Estonia	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Fiji	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Finland	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
France	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Georgia	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Germany	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Greece	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Grenada	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Guinea	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Guyana	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Haiti	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Honduras	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Hungary	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Iceland	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Ireland	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Italy	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Jamaica	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Japan	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Kazakhstan	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Kiribati	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Laos	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Latvia	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Liechtenstein	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Lithuania	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Luxembourg	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Malaysia	Up to 15 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Malta	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Marshall Islands	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Mexico	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Micronesia	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Monaco	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Mongolia	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Montenegro	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Nauru	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Nepal	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Netherlands	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
New Zealand	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Nicaragua	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
North Korea	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
North Macedonia	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Norway	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Palau	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Panama	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Papua New Guinea	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Paraguay	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Peru	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Poland	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Portugal	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Romania	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Russia	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Saint Lucia	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Samoa	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
San Marino	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
São Tomé and Príncipe	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Serbia	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Seychelles	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Singapore	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Slovakia	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Slovenia	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Solomon Islands	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
South Africa	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
South Korea	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
South Sudan	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Spain	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Suriname	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Sweden	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Switzerland	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Taiwan	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Timor-Leste	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Tonga	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Trinidad and Tobago	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Türkiye	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Tuvalu	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Ukraine	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
United Kingdom	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
United States	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Uruguay	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Vanuatu	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Vatican City	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Venezuela	Up to 30 days	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026

eVisa5 passports

Apply for a visa online before you travel. You may still be asked to give fingerprints or attend an interview in person.

eVisa to enter Egypt
Passport	Stay	Status	Source
Bosnia and Herzegovina	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
India	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Iraq	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Kosovo	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Moldova	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026

Visa required69 passports

Apply for a visa before you travel, with a visit in person: to a consulate or visa centre, or to give fingerprints.

Visa required to enter Egypt
Passport	Stay	Status	Source
Afghanistan	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Algeria	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Angola	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Bangladesh	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Benin	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Botswana	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Burkina Faso	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Burundi	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Cameroon	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Cape Verde	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Central African Republic	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Chad	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Comoros	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Côte d'Ivoire	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Democratic Republic of the Congo	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Djibouti	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Equatorial Guinea	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Eritrea	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Eswatini	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Ethiopia	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Gabon	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Gambia	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Ghana	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Guatemala	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Guinea-Bissau	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Indonesia	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Iran	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Israel	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Kenya	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Kyrgyzstan	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Lebanon	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Lesotho	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Liberia	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Libya	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Madagascar	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Malawi	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Maldives	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Mali	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Mauritania	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Mauritius	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Morocco	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Mozambique	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Myanmar	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Namibia	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Niger	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Nigeria	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Pakistan	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Palestine	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Philippines	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Republic of the Congo	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Rwanda	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Senegal	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Sierra Leone	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Somalia	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Sri Lanka	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Sudan	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Syria	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Tajikistan	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Tanzania	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Thailand	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Togo	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Tunisia	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Turkmenistan	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Uganda	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Uzbekistan	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Vietnam	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Yemen	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Zambia	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Zimbabwe	—	Public data	Public visa data · 17 Feb 2026