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Egypt visa requirements

Capital: CairoArabic, English, FrenchUpdated October 2026
9of 198 passports visa-free

Do you need a visa for Egypt?

Holders of 9 passports can visit Egypt without a visa; others need a visa on arrival, an e-visa or an embassy visa. Rules change, so confirm on the official site before you fly. Official portal

Check your passport

Visa on arrival for United States passport holders.

Entry requirements

Visa rules for common passports

PassportEntry
United StatesVisa on arrival
United KingdomVisa on arrival
GermanyVisa on arrival
FranceVisa on arrival
CanadaVisa on arrival
AustraliaVisa on arrival
Indiae-Visa before you go
ChinaVisa on arrival
JapanVisa on arrival
South KoreaVisa on arrival
BrazilVisa on arrival
PhilippinesVisa required
NigeriaVisa required
South AfricaVisa on arrival
MexicoVisa on arrival
RussiaVisa on arrival

Every passport

From the open passport-index dataset (February 2026). Always confirm with the embassy or official portal.

PassportEntry
AfghanistanVisa required
AlbaniaVisa on arrival
AlgeriaVisa required
AndorraVisa on arrival
AngolaVisa required
Antigua and BarbudaVisa on arrival
ArgentinaVisa on arrival
ArmeniaVisa on arrival
AustraliaVisa on arrival
AustriaVisa on arrival
AzerbaijanVisa on arrival
BahamasVisa on arrival
BahrainVisa-free, 180 days
BangladeshVisa required
BarbadosVisa on arrival
BelarusVisa on arrival
BelgiumVisa on arrival
BelizeVisa on arrival
BeninVisa required
BhutanVisa on arrival
BoliviaVisa on arrival
Bosnia and Herzegovinae-Visa before you go
BotswanaVisa required
BrazilVisa on arrival
BruneiVisa on arrival
BulgariaVisa on arrival
Burkina FasoVisa required
BurundiVisa required
Cabo VerdeVisa required
CambodiaVisa on arrival
CameroonVisa required
CanadaVisa on arrival
Central African RepublicVisa required
ChadVisa required
ChileVisa on arrival
ChinaVisa on arrival
ColombiaVisa on arrival
ComorosVisa required
Costa RicaVisa on arrival
CroatiaVisa on arrival
CubaVisa on arrival
CyprusVisa on arrival
Czech RepublicVisa on arrival
DR CongoVisa required
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 KongVisa-free, 90 days
HungaryVisa on arrival
IcelandVisa on arrival
Indiae-Visa before you go
IndonesiaVisa required
IranVisa required
Iraqe-Visa before you go
IrelandVisa on arrival
IsraelVisa required
ItalyVisa on arrival
Ivory CoastVisa required
JamaicaVisa on arrival
JapanVisa on arrival
JordanVisa-free, 90 days
KazakhstanVisa on arrival
KenyaVisa required
KiribatiVisa on arrival
Kosovoe-Visa before you go
KuwaitVisa-free, 180 days
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
MacauVisa-free, 90 days
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 before you go
MonacoVisa on arrival
MongoliaVisa on arrival
MontenegroVisa on arrival
MoroccoVisa required
MozambiqueVisa required
MyanmarVisa 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, 180 days
PakistanVisa required
PalauVisa on arrival
PalestineVisa 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, 180 days
Republic of the CongoVisa required
RomaniaVisa on arrival
RussiaVisa on arrival
RwandaVisa required
Saint Kitts and NevisVisa required
Saint LuciaVisa on arrival
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa on arrival
SamoaVisa on arrival
San MarinoVisa on arrival
Sao Tome and PrincipeVisa on arrival
Saudi ArabiaVisa-free, 180 days
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
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 and TobagoVisa on arrival
TunisiaVisa required
TurkeyVisa on arrival
TurkmenistanVisa required
TuvaluVisa on arrival
UgandaVisa required
UkraineVisa on arrival
United Arab EmiratesVisa-free, 180 days
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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