Northern Africa
Northern AfricaEgypt visa requirements
Travellers from 127 of 198 countries can visit Egypt easily: no visa, a visa at the airport, or a short online form.
What 198 passports need to visit Egypt
Find your own passport in the list below for the exact rule.
- No visa needed13 of 198 passportsJust show your passport at the border.
- Visa on arrival114 of 198 passportsGet it at the airport or border.
- eVisa4 of 198 passportsApply on the official website.
- Visa needed66 of 198 passportsApply at the embassy or consulate.
- Not allowed to enter1 of 198 passportsEntry is closed to this passport.
Types of Egypt visa
- Tourist entry11 optionsTourists may qualify for visa-free entry, an online visa or a visa on arrival. Other travellers need a visa from an Egyptian diplomatic mission.
- Transit entry1 optionsA limited visa-free route is described for Palestinian men travelling to Gaza through Rafah. General airport transit visa rules are not specified.
- Business entry3 optionsEligible travellers can apply for a business e-Visa. Some Libyan and Palestinian business visitors qualify for visa-free entry with Investment Authority approval.
- Student entry1 optionsA visa exemption is described for Libyan students with proof of their current studies. General student visa rules are not specified.
- Family entry5 optionsSome spouses and children of Egyptians qualify for visa-free entry. Certain spouses of Gulf nationals can get a visa on arrival.
- Medical entry1 optionsYemeni citizens travelling directly from Yemen for medical care can qualify for visa-free entry with hospital documents.
- Egypt e-Visa1 optionsAn e-Visa is a visa you apply for online. Eligible travellers can apply for tourist or business visas valid for 30 days.
- Visa on arrival12 optionsMany nationalities can get a tourist visa when they arrive, usually for up to 30 days. Other routes depend on visas, residence permits, age, family ties or organised tours.
Find your passport
198 of 198 passports
- AfghanistanVisa not requiredSouthern Asia90 days
- BahrainVisa not requiredWestern Asia180 days
- Hong KongVisa not requiredEastern Asia90 days
- JordanVisa not requiredWestern Asia90 days
- KuwaitVisa not requiredWestern Asia180 days
- LebanonVisa not requiredWestern Asia90 days
- MacauVisa not requiredEastern Asia90 days
- MalaysiaVisa not requiredSouth-Eastern Asia30 days
- OmanVisa not requiredWestern Asia180 days
- QatarVisa not requiredWestern Asia180 days
- Saudi ArabiaVisa not requiredWestern Asia180 days
- SudanVisa not requiredNorthern Africa
- United Arab EmiratesVisa not requiredWestern Asia90 days
- AlbaniaVisa on arrivalSoutheast Europe30 days
- AndorraVisa on arrivalSouthern Europe30 days
- Antigua and BarbudaVisa on arrivalCaribbean30 days
- ArgentinaVisa on arrivalSouth America30 days
- ArmeniaVisa on arrivalWestern Asia30 days
- AustraliaVisa on arrivalAustralia and New Zealand30 days
- AustriaVisa on arrivalCentral Europe30 days
- AzerbaijanVisa on arrivalWestern Asia30 days
- BahamasVisa on arrivalCaribbean
- BarbadosVisa on arrivalCaribbean30 days
- BelarusVisa on arrivalEastern Europe30 days
- BelgiumVisa on arrivalWestern Europe30 days
- BelizeVisa on arrivalCentral America30 days
- BhutanVisa on arrivalSouthern Asia30 days
- BoliviaVisa on arrivalSouth America30 days
- BrazilVisa on arrivalSouth America30 days
- BruneiVisa on arrivalSouth-Eastern Asia30 days
- BulgariaVisa on arrivalSoutheast Europe30 days
- CambodiaVisa on arrivalSouth-Eastern Asia30 days
- CanadaVisa on arrivalNorth America30 days
- ChileVisa on arrivalSouth America30 days
- ChinaVisa on arrivalEastern Asia30 days
- ColombiaVisa on arrivalSouth America30 days
- Costa RicaVisa on arrivalCentral America30 days
- CroatiaVisa on arrivalSoutheast Europe30 days
- CubaVisa on arrivalCaribbean30 days
- CyprusVisa on arrivalSouthern Europe30 days
- Czech RepublicVisa on arrivalCentral Europe30 days
- DenmarkVisa on arrivalNorthern Europe30 days
- DominicaVisa on arrivalCaribbean30 days
- Dominican RepublicVisa on arrivalCaribbean15 days
- EcuadorVisa on arrivalSouth America30 days
- El SalvadorVisa on arrivalCentral America30 days
- EstoniaVisa on arrivalNorthern Europe30 days
- FijiVisa on arrivalMelanesia30 days
- FinlandVisa on arrivalNorthern Europe30 days
- FranceVisa on arrivalWestern Europe30 days
- GeorgiaVisa on arrivalWestern Asia30 days
- GermanyVisa on arrivalWestern Europe30 days
- GreeceVisa on arrivalSouthern Europe30 days
- GrenadaVisa on arrivalCaribbean30 days
- GuineaVisa on arrivalWestern Africa30 days
- GuyanaVisa on arrivalSouth America30 days
- HaitiVisa on arrivalCaribbean
- HondurasVisa on arrivalCentral America30 days
- HungaryVisa on arrivalCentral Europe30 days
- IcelandVisa on arrivalNorthern Europe30 days
- IrelandVisa on arrivalNorthern Europe30 days
- ItalyVisa on arrivalSouthern Europe30 days
- JamaicaVisa on arrivalCaribbean30 days
- JapanVisa on arrivalEastern Asia30 days
- KiribatiVisa on arrivalMicronesia
- LatviaVisa on arrivalNorthern Europe30 days
- LiechtensteinVisa on arrivalWestern Europe30 days
- LithuaniaVisa on arrivalNorthern Europe30 days
- LuxembourgVisa on arrivalWestern Europe30 days
- MaldivesVisa on arrivalSouthern Asia30 days
- MaltaVisa on arrivalSouthern Europe30 days
- Marshall IslandsVisa on arrivalMicronesia30 days
- MexicoVisa on arrivalNorth America30 days
- MicronesiaVisa on arrivalMicronesia30 days
- MoldovaVisa on arrivalEastern Europe30 days
- MonacoVisa on arrivalWestern Europe30 days
- MongoliaVisa on arrivalEastern Asia30 days
- MontenegroVisa on arrivalSoutheast Europe30 days
- NauruVisa on arrivalMicronesia30 days
- NepalVisa on arrivalSouthern Asia30 days
- NetherlandsVisa on arrivalWestern Europe30 days
- New ZealandVisa on arrivalAustralia and New Zealand30 days
- NicaraguaVisa on arrivalCentral America30 days
- North KoreaVisa on arrivalEastern Asia
- North MacedoniaVisa on arrivalSoutheast Europe30 days
- NorwayVisa on arrivalNorthern Europe30 days
- PalauVisa on arrivalMicronesia30 days
- PanamaVisa on arrivalCentral America30 days
- Papua New GuineaVisa on arrivalMelanesia30 days
- ParaguayVisa on arrivalSouth America30 days
- PeruVisa on arrivalSouth America30 days
- PolandVisa on arrivalCentral Europe30 days
- PortugalVisa on arrivalSouthern Europe30 days
- RomaniaVisa on arrivalSoutheast Europe30 days
- RussiaVisa on arrivalEastern Europe30 days
- Saint LuciaVisa on arrivalCaribbean30 days
- Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa on arrivalCaribbean30 days
- SamoaVisa on arrivalPolynesia30 days
- San MarinoVisa on arrivalSouthern Europe30 days
- São Tomé and PríncipeVisa on arrivalMiddle Africa
- SerbiaVisa on arrivalSoutheast Europe30 days
- SeychellesVisa on arrivalEastern Africa30 days
- SingaporeVisa on arrivalSouth-Eastern Asia30 days
- SlovakiaVisa on arrivalCentral Europe30 days
- SloveniaVisa on arrivalCentral Europe30 days
- Solomon IslandsVisa on arrivalMelanesia30 days
- South AfricaVisa on arrivalSouthern Africa30 days
- South KoreaVisa on arrivalEastern Asia30 days
- South SudanVisa on arrivalMiddle Africa
- SpainVisa on arrivalSouthern Europe30 days
- SurinameVisa on arrivalSouth America30 days
- SwedenVisa on arrivalNorthern Europe30 days
- SwitzerlandVisa on arrivalWestern Europe30 days
- TaiwanVisa on arrivalEastern Asia30 days
- Timor-LesteVisa on arrivalSouth-Eastern Asia30 days
- TongaVisa on arrivalPolynesia30 days
- Trinidad and TobagoVisa on arrivalCaribbean30 days
- TürkiyeVisa on arrivalWestern Asia
- TuvaluVisa on arrivalPolynesia30 days
- UkraineVisa on arrivalEastern Europe30 days
- United KingdomVisa on arrivalNorthern Europe30 days
- United StatesVisa on arrivalNorth America30 days
- UruguayVisa on arrivalSouth America30 days
- VanuatuVisa on arrivalMelanesia30 days
- Vatican CityVisa on arrivalSouthern Europe30 days
- VenezuelaVisa on arrivalSouth America30 days
- VietnamVisa on arrivalSouth-Eastern Asia30 days
- Bosnia and HerzegovinaeVisaSoutheast Europe30 days
- IndiaeVisaSouthern Asia30 days
- IraqeVisaWestern Asia
- KosovoeVisaSoutheast Europe30 days
- AlgeriaVisa requiredNorthern Africa
- AngolaVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- BangladeshVisa requiredSouthern Asia
- BeninVisa requiredWestern Africa30 days
- BotswanaVisa requiredSouthern Africa
- Burkina FasoVisa requiredWestern Africa
- BurundiVisa requiredEastern Africa
- CameroonVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- Cape VerdeVisa requiredWestern Africa
- Central African RepublicVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- ChadVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- ComorosVisa requiredEastern Africa
- CongoVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- DjiboutiVisa requiredEastern Africa
- DR CongoVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- Equatorial GuineaVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- EritreaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- EswatiniVisa requiredSouthern Africa
- EthiopiaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- GabonVisa requiredMiddle Africa
- GambiaVisa requiredWestern Africa
- GhanaVisa requiredWestern Africa
- GuatemalaVisa requiredCentral America
- Guinea-BissauVisa requiredWestern Africa
- IndonesiaVisa requiredSouth-Eastern Asia
- IranVisa requiredSouthern Asia
- IsraelVisa requiredWestern Asia
- Ivory CoastVisa requiredWestern Africa
- KazakhstanVisa requiredCentral Asia
- KenyaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- KyrgyzstanVisa requiredCentral Asia
- LaosVisa requiredSouth-Eastern Asia
- LesothoVisa requiredSouthern Africa
- LiberiaVisa requiredWestern Africa
- LibyaVisa requiredNorthern Africa
- MadagascarVisa requiredEastern Africa
- MalawiVisa requiredEastern Africa
- MaliVisa requiredWestern Africa
- MauritaniaVisa requiredWestern Africa
- MauritiusVisa requiredEastern Africa
- MoroccoVisa requiredNorthern Africa
- MozambiqueVisa requiredEastern Africa
- MyanmarVisa requiredSouth-Eastern Asia
- NamibiaVisa requiredSouthern Africa
- NigerVisa requiredWestern Africa
- NigeriaVisa requiredWestern Africa
- PakistanVisa requiredSouthern Asia
- PalestineVisa requiredWestern Asia30 days
- PhilippinesVisa requiredSouth-Eastern Asia
- RwandaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- Saint Kitts and NevisVisa requiredCaribbean30 days
- SenegalVisa requiredWestern Africa
- Sierra LeoneVisa requiredWestern Africa
- SomaliaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- Sri LankaVisa requiredSouthern Asia
- TajikistanVisa requiredCentral Asia
- TanzaniaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- ThailandVisa requiredSouth-Eastern Asia
- TogoVisa requiredWestern Africa
- TunisiaVisa requiredNorthern Africa
- TurkmenistanVisa requiredCentral Asia
- UgandaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- UzbekistanVisa requiredCentral Asia
- YemenVisa requiredWestern Asia
- ZambiaVisa requiredEastern Africa
- ZimbabweVisa requiredSouthern Africa
- SyriaAdmission refusedWestern Asia
Who can visit easily, by part of the world
For each part of the world: how many countries' travellers can come easily. Easy means no visa, a visa at the airport, or a short online form.
- Oceania14 of 14 countries
- Europe44 of 46 countries
- Americas33 of 35 countries
- Asia30 of 50 countries
- Africa6 of 53 countries
Questions
How many passports can enter Egypt without a visa?
127 of 198 passports can enter without applying before travel.
What is the most common entry rule for Egypt?
Visa on arrival: it applies to 114 passports.
Which passports need an embassy visa for Egypt?
66 passports, including Indonesia, Pakistan, Nigeria, Bangladesh DR Congo, and 61 more.
Do India passport holders need a visa for Egypt?
eVisa, for up to 30 days.
Do China passport holders need a visa for Egypt?
Visa on arrival, for up to 30 days.
Do United States passport holders need a visa for Egypt?
Visa on arrival, for up to 30 days.
Do Nigeria passport holders need a visa for Egypt?
Visa needed.
Do Pakistan passport holders need a visa for Egypt?
Visa needed.
Do Brazil passport holders need a visa for Egypt?
Visa on arrival, for up to 30 days.
Which region's passports have the easiest access to Egypt?
Oceania: 14 of 14 passports enter without applying first.
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