Egypt visa requirements: who needs a visa in 2026
Pick your passport to see whether you can enter Egypt visa free, need an ETA or e visa, or must apply for a visa before you travel. Checked on November 4, 2026 against the official sources below.
Sroky is a private company and is not part of any government. The destination decides on every entry. Rules change: the official source always applies.
Ways into Egypt
- Official fee
- $30
- Stay
- 30 days (see uncertain)
- Processing
- apply at least 7 days before departure
- Interview
- No
- Official fee
- $65
- Stay
- 30 days per entry (see uncertain)
- Processing
- apply at least 7 days before departure
- Interview
- No
Tourist visa on arrival
On arrival- Official fee
- $25
- Stay
- 30 days
- Processing
- at the airport
- Interview
- No
Visa from an Egyptian embassy or consulate
Visa needed- Stay
- varies
- Processing
- varies
- Interview
- No
Check before you travel
- Fees USD 30 / 65 from the official FAQ (sanity checked 2026-11-04); many blogs still show 25 / 60.
- Stay and validity periods are not on the official FAQ page; 30 day stay, 90 / 180 day validity are the commonly cited values.
- GCC 6 month exemption, HK/MO/JO and MY exemptions, third country visa on arrival rule and Iraq age limit are from secondary sources (Wikipedia/Timatic).
- Visa on arrival USD 25 fee and nationality list not on an official page.
Egypt visa by passport
No visaNo visa needed1 passports
- Egypt
Visa freeVisa free10 passports
Bahrain180 days
Hong Kong SAR China90 days
Jordan90 days
Kuwait180 days
Macao SAR China90 days
Malaysia14 days
Oman180 days
Qatar180 days
Saudi Arabia180 days
United Arab Emirates180 days
E visaE visa70 passports
Albania30 days
Argentina30 days
Armenia30 days
Australia30 days
Austria30 days
Belarus30 days
Belgium30 days
Bolivia30 days
Bosnia & Herzegovina30 days
Brazil30 days
Bulgaria30 days
Canada30 days
Chile30 days
China30 days
Colombia30 days
Croatia30 days
Cyprus30 days
Czechia30 days
Denmark30 days
Ecuador30 days
Estonia30 days
Finland30 days
France30 days
Georgia30 days
Germany30 days
Greece30 days
Hungary30 days
Iceland30 days
India30 days
Iraq30 days
Ireland30 days
Italy30 days
Japan30 days
Kosovo30 days
Latvia30 days
Lithuania30 days
Luxembourg30 days
Malta30 days
Mexico30 days
Moldova30 days
Monaco30 days
Montenegro30 days
Netherlands30 days
New Zealand30 days
North Macedonia30 days
Norway30 days
Paraguay30 days
Peru30 days
Poland30 days
Portugal30 days
Romania30 days
Russia30 days
San Marino30 days
Serbia30 days
Singapore30 days
Slovakia30 days
Slovenia30 days
South Africa30 days
South Korea30 days
Spain30 days
Sweden30 days
Switzerland30 days
Taiwan30 days
Ukraine30 days
United Kingdom30 days
United States30 days
Uruguay30 days
Vatican City30 days
Venezuela30 days
Vietnam30 days
Visa neededVisa before you travel163 passports
Afghanistan
Åland Islands
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antigua & Barbuda
Aruba
Bahamas
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Botswana
British Indian Ocean Territory
British Virgin Islands
Brunei
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Caribbean Netherlands
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Comoros
Congo - Brazzaville
Congo - Kinshasa
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Côte d’Ivoire
Cuba
Curaçao
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
Fiji
French Guiana
French Polynesia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Indonesia
Iran
Isle of Man
Israel
Jamaica
Jersey
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Madagascar
Malawi
Maldives
Mali
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Micronesia
Mongolia
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar (Burma)
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
New Caledonia
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
North Korea
Northern Mariana Islands
Pakistan
Palau
Palestinian Territories
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Pitcairn Islands
Puerto Rico
Réunion
Rwanda
Samoa
São Tomé & Príncipe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Sint Maarten
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands
South Sudan
Sri Lanka
St. Barthélemy
St. Helena
St. Kitts & Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Martin
St. Pierre & Miquelon
St. Vincent & Grenadines
Sudan
Suriname
Svalbard & Jan Mayen
Syria
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Trinidad & Tobago
Tunisia
Türkiye
Turkmenistan
Turks & Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
U.S. Virgin Islands
Uganda
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Wallis & Futuna
Western Sahara
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Questions
Who can visit Egypt without a visa?
11 passports can enter Egypt without a visa; 70 passports can apply for an e visa online. Pick your passport above for your answer.
How long can I stay in Egypt?
It depends on the passport and the way in. Tourist eVisa, single entry: 30 days (see uncertain). Tourist eVisa, multiple entry: 30 days per entry (see uncertain). Tourist visa on arrival: 30 days.
How do I apply for a Egypt visa?
If your passport needs a visa, apply for the Visa from an Egyptian embassy or consulate on https://www.visa2egypt.gov.eg.
Visas
Official sources
Checked on November 4, 2026
Sroky is a private company and is not part of any government. The destination decides on every entry. Rules change: the official source always applies.