Destination guide · Egypt
Who can visit Egypt visa-free?
Cairo, Luxor, Red Sea coast — paid VoA + growing e-visa program.
9 passports get visa-free entry, 114 can get a visa on arrival, and 5 can apply for an e-visa online. The remaining 70 nationalities need a full embassy visa.
9visa-free
114visa on arrival
5e-visa
70visa required
Visa-free to Egypt
Passport holders who can enter Egypt without any prior visa application.
- Bahrain 180d
- Hong Kong 90d
- Jordan 90d
- Kuwait 180d
- Macao 90d
- Oman 180d
- Qatar 180d
- Saudi Arabia 180d
- United Arab Emirates 180d
Visa on arrival for Egypt
These passport holders can get a visa issued at the border when they arrive.
- Albania
- Andorra
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Cambodia
- Canada
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Estonia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guinea
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
- Kiribati
- Laos
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Palau
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- South Korea
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Timor-Leste
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turkey
- Tuvalu
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Vanuatu
- Vatican
- Venezuela
e-Visa for Egypt
Apply online before travel. Usually fast and cheaper than embassy visas.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- India
- Iraq
- Kosovo
- Moldova
Full visa required for Egypt
Passport holders who need to apply for a visa at a Egypt embassy before travel.
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Angola
- Bangladesh
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Congo
- Djibouti
- DR Congo
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guatemala
- Guinea-Bissau
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Israel
- Ivory Coast
- Kenya
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Maldives
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Palestine
- Philippines
- Rwanda
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Swaziland
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Frequently asked questions
Which passport holders can visit Egypt visa-free?
9 passports get visa-free access to Egypt, plus 114 more can enter with visa on arrival. See the full grouped lists above. Another 5 nationalities can apply for an e-visa online before travel.
Do I need a visa for Egypt?
It depends on your passport. Use the lists above to find yours, or try our interactive multi-passport checker if you also hold a residence permit (UAE, US Green Card, Schengen, UK, Canada) — those can unlock additional access.
What's the difference between visa-free, visa on arrival, and e-visa?
Visa-free = you walk through immigration with just your passport. Visa on arrival = you get the visa stamped at the airport / land border, usually for a small fee. e-Visa = you apply online before you travel, and receive an electronic authorization (usually within a few days). ETA = similar to e-visa but lighter-weight — a pre-registration that takes minutes.
How long can I stay in Egypt visa-free?
Day-limits vary by passport — common defaults are 30, 60, or 90 days. Where our data includes a specific day count, it's shown alongside the passport entry. Always double-check with the destination embassy, because day limits change more frequently than the visa-free status itself.
Can a residence permit help me enter Egypt?
Sometimes. Holders of UAE residence, US Green Card, Schengen residence, UK BRP, or Canadian PR can sometimes access additional countries regardless of their home passport. See our Green Card guide, Indian+UAE guide, and Schengen permit guide for details.
How accurate is this list?
Entries come from the community-maintained open-source Passport Index Dataset. It's a reasonable starting point but not individually verified — rules change frequently. Always confirm with the embassy before booking travel. For high-traffic passport-destination pairs, we re-verify against official gov sources (marked with a ✓ on individual passport pages).