🇪🇬 Egypt visa requirements by nationality
As of 2026, 9 of the world’s 198 passports can enter Egypt without applying for a visa in advance: 9 visa-free, 113 with a visa on arrival and 0 with an electronic travel authorisation. A further 5 can apply online before travelling, and 71 must obtain a visa from an embassy or consulate.
Visa-free access to Egypt by continent
All passports and their Egypt status
- AfghanistanVisa required
- AlbaniaVisa on arrival
- AlgeriaVisa required
- AndorraVisa on arrival
- AngolaVisa required
- Antigua & BarbudaVisa on arrival
- ArgentinaVisa on arrival
- ArmeniaVisa on arrival
- AustraliaVisa on arrival
- AustriaVisa on arrival
- AzerbaijanVisa on arrival
- BahamasVisa on arrival
- BahrainVisa-free · 180d
- BangladeshVisa required
- BarbadosVisa on arrival
- BelarusVisa on arrival
- BelgiumVisa on arrival
- BelizeVisa on arrival
- BeninVisa required
- BhutanVisa on arrival
- BoliviaVisa on arrival
- Bosnia & Herzegovinae-Visa
- BotswanaVisa required
- BrazilVisa on arrival
- BruneiVisa on arrival
- BulgariaVisa on arrival
- Burkina FasoVisa required
- BurundiVisa required
- CambodiaVisa on arrival
- CameroonVisa required
- CanadaVisa on arrival
- Cape VerdeVisa required
- Central African RepublicVisa required
- ChadVisa required
- ChileVisa on arrival
- ChinaVisa on arrival
- ColombiaVisa on arrival
- ComorosVisa required
- Congo - BrazzavilleVisa required
- Congo - KinshasaVisa required
- Costa RicaVisa on arrival
- Côte d’IvoireVisa required
- CroatiaVisa on arrival
- CubaVisa on arrival
- CyprusVisa on arrival
- CzechiaVisa on arrival
- DenmarkVisa on arrival
- DjiboutiVisa required
- DominicaVisa on arrival
- Dominican RepublicVisa on arrival
- EcuadorVisa on arrival
- El SalvadorVisa on arrival
- Equatorial GuineaVisa required
- EritreaVisa required
- EstoniaVisa on arrival
- EswatiniVisa required
- EthiopiaVisa required
- FijiVisa on arrival
- FinlandVisa on arrival
- FranceVisa on arrival
- GabonVisa required
- GambiaVisa required
- GeorgiaVisa on arrival
- GermanyVisa on arrival
- GhanaVisa required
- GreeceVisa on arrival
- GrenadaVisa on arrival
- GuatemalaVisa required
- GuineaVisa on arrival
- Guinea-BissauVisa required
- GuyanaVisa on arrival
- HaitiVisa on arrival
- HondurasVisa on arrival
- Hong Kong SAR ChinaVisa-free · 90d
- HungaryVisa on arrival
- IcelandVisa on arrival
- Indiae-Visa
- IndonesiaVisa required
- IranVisa required
- Iraqe-Visa
- IrelandVisa on arrival
- IsraelVisa required
- ItalyVisa on arrival
- JamaicaVisa on arrival
- JapanVisa on arrival
- JordanVisa-free · 90d
- KazakhstanVisa on arrival
- KenyaVisa required
- KiribatiVisa on arrival
- Kosovoe-Visa
- KuwaitVisa-free · 180d
- KyrgyzstanVisa required
- LaosVisa on arrival
- LatviaVisa on arrival
- LebanonVisa required
- LesothoVisa required
- LiberiaVisa required
- LibyaVisa required
- LiechtensteinVisa on arrival
- LithuaniaVisa on arrival
- LuxembourgVisa on arrival
- Macao SAR ChinaVisa-free · 90d
- MadagascarVisa required
- MalawiVisa required
- MalaysiaVisa on arrival
- MaldivesVisa required
- MaliVisa required
- MaltaVisa on arrival
- Marshall IslandsVisa on arrival
- MauritaniaVisa required
- MauritiusVisa required
- MexicoVisa on arrival
- MicronesiaVisa on arrival
- Moldovae-Visa
- MonacoVisa on arrival
- MongoliaVisa on arrival
- MontenegroVisa on arrival
- MoroccoVisa required
- MozambiqueVisa required
- Myanmar (Burma)Visa required
- NamibiaVisa required
- NauruVisa on arrival
- NepalVisa on arrival
- NetherlandsVisa on arrival
- New ZealandVisa on arrival
- NicaraguaVisa on arrival
- NigerVisa required
- NigeriaVisa required
- North KoreaVisa on arrival
- North MacedoniaVisa on arrival
- NorwayVisa on arrival
- OmanVisa-free · 180d
- PakistanVisa required
- PalauVisa on arrival
- Palestinian TerritoriesVisa required
- PanamaVisa on arrival
- Papua New GuineaVisa on arrival
- ParaguayVisa on arrival
- PeruVisa on arrival
- PhilippinesVisa required
- PolandVisa on arrival
- PortugalVisa on arrival
- QatarVisa-free · 180d
- RomaniaVisa on arrival
- RussiaVisa on arrival
- RwandaVisa required
- SamoaVisa on arrival
- San MarinoVisa on arrival
- São Tomé & PríncipeVisa on arrival
- Saudi ArabiaVisa-free · 180d
- SenegalVisa required
- SerbiaVisa on arrival
- SeychellesVisa on arrival
- Sierra LeoneVisa required
- SingaporeVisa on arrival
- SlovakiaVisa on arrival
- SloveniaVisa on arrival
- Solomon IslandsVisa on arrival
- SomaliaVisa required
- South AfricaVisa on arrival
- South KoreaVisa on arrival
- South SudanVisa on arrival
- SpainVisa on arrival
- Sri LankaVisa required
- St. Kitts & NevisVisa required
- St. LuciaVisa on arrival
- St. Vincent & GrenadinesVisa on arrival
- SudanVisa required
- SurinameVisa on arrival
- SwedenVisa on arrival
- SwitzerlandVisa on arrival
- SyriaVisa required
- TaiwanVisa on arrival
- TajikistanVisa required
- TanzaniaVisa required
- ThailandVisa required
- Timor-LesteVisa on arrival
- TogoVisa required
- TongaVisa on arrival
- Trinidad & TobagoVisa on arrival
- TunisiaVisa required
- TürkiyeVisa required
- TurkmenistanVisa required
- TuvaluVisa on arrival
- UgandaVisa required
- UkraineVisa on arrival
- United Arab EmiratesVisa-free · 180d
- United KingdomVisa on arrival
- United StatesVisa on arrival
- UruguayVisa on arrival
- UzbekistanVisa required
- VanuatuVisa on arrival
- Vatican CityVisa on arrival
- VenezuelaVisa on arrival
- VietnamVisa required
- YemenVisa required
- ZambiaVisa required
- ZimbabweVisa required
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many countries can enter Egypt without a visa?
9 passports enter Egypt visa-free, 113 receive a visa on arrival and 0 use an electronic travel authorisation — 198 passports in total are covered here. 5 more can apply for an e-visa online.
Does this page tell me whether I need a visa for Egypt?
Yes, if you tell us your passport. Pick your passport once and every page on this site answers for it. We never assume your nationality silently: when a passport is guessed from your device it is labelled as a guess.
Is this information official?
Partly. Where we have an official government source for a passport we use it and say so on the page. Everything else comes from an open, community-maintained dataset and is guidance for planning, not legal advice. Visa rules change without notice; confirm with the destination’s own authority before booking.
Data last rebuilt 2026-08-26. Official government data is used for these passports: TR; all others come from the open passport-index dataset and are guidance only — confirm with an official source before you travel.
Important: this content is general information
Visa rules can change without notice. Always confirm your situation with an official source before you travel: Also check with the embassy or consulate of your destination country in your own country. The information on this page is guidance, not legal advice.