🇪🇬 Egypt: visa, entry rules and travel facts
Egypt issues visa on arrival and an online e-Visa to many nationalities, and waives visas for some. A common exception: short visits limited to Sinai resorts can often use a free entry stamp instead of a full visa.
A Egypt passport gives visa-free or simplified entry to about 91 countries and territories according to the visa dataset.
Key facts
- Capital
- Cairo
- Currency
- Egyptian pound
- Languages
- Arabic
- Region
- Northern Africa
Entry rules for every passport
Below is every passport we have verified data for, grouped by how it enters. Rules change, so confirm with the official source before you book.
Visa-free (up to 90 days)
3 passports enter Egypt visa-free.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 90 days |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | 90 days |
| 🇲🇴 Macau | 90 days |
Visa on arrival
48 passports get a visa on arrival at the border.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇦🇩 Andorra | – |
| 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | – |
| 🇧🇸 Bahamas | – |
| 🇧🇧 Barbados | – |
| 🇧🇿 Belize | – |
| 🇧🇹 Bhutan | – |
| 🇧🇳 Brunei | – |
| 🇰🇭 Cambodia | – |
| 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | – |
| 🇨🇺 Cuba | – |
| 🇩🇲 Dominica | – |
| 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | – |
| 🇸🇻 El Salvador | – |
| 🇫🇯 Fiji | – |
| 🇬🇩 Grenada | – |
| 🇬🇳 Guinea | – |
| 🇬🇾 Guyana | – |
| 🇭🇹 Haiti | – |
| 🇭🇳 Honduras | – |
| 🇯🇲 Jamaica | – |
| 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | – |
| 🇰🇮 Kiribati | – |
| 🇱🇦 Laos | – |
| 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | – |
| 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | – |
| 🇫🇲 Micronesia | – |
| 🇲🇳 Mongolia | – |
| 🇳🇷 Nauru | – |
| 🇳🇵 Nepal | – |
| 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | – |
| 🇰🇵 North Korea | – |
| 🇵🇼 Palau | – |
| 🇵🇦 Panama | – |
| 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | – |
| 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia | – |
| 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | – |
| 🇼🇸 Samoa | – |
| 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe | – |
| 🇸🇨 Seychelles | – |
| 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | – |
| 🇸🇸 South Sudan | – |
| 🇸🇷 Suriname | – |
| 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | – |
| 🇹🇴 Tonga | – |
| 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | – |
| 🇹🇷 Türkiye | – |
| 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | – |
| 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | – |
e-Visa
78 passports apply for an e-visa online before travelling.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇦🇱 Albania | – |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | – |
| 🇦🇲 Armenia | – |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | – |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | – |
| 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | – |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | – |
| 🇧🇾 Belarus | – |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | – |
| 🇧🇴 Bolivia | – |
| 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | – |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | – |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | – |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | – |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | – |
| 🇨🇳 China | – |
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | – |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | – |
| 🇨🇾 Cyprus | – |
| 🇨🇿 Czechia | – |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | – |
| 🇪🇨 Ecuador | – |
| 🇪🇪 Estonia | – |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | – |
| 🇫🇷 France | – |
| 🇬🇪 Georgia | – |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | – |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | – |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | – |
| 🇮🇸 Iceland | – |
| 🇮🇳 India | – |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | – |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | – |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | – |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | – |
| 🇽🇰 Kosovo | – |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | – |
| 🇱🇻 Latvia | – |
| 🇱🇹 Lithuania | – |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | – |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | – |
| 🇲🇹 Malta | – |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | – |
| 🇲🇩 Moldova | – |
| 🇲🇨 Monaco | – |
| 🇲🇪 Montenegro | – |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | – |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | – |
| 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | – |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | – |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | – |
| 🇵🇾 Paraguay | – |
| 🇵🇪 Peru | – |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | – |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | – |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | – |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | – |
| 🇷🇺 Russia | – |
| 🇸🇲 San Marino | – |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | – |
| 🇷🇸 Serbia | – |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | – |
| 🇸🇰 Slovakia | – |
| 🇸🇮 Slovenia | – |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | – |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | – |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | – |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | – |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | – |
| 🇹🇼 Taiwan | – |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | – |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | – |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | – |
| 🇺🇸 United States | – |
| 🇺🇾 Uruguay | – |
| 🇻🇦 Vatican City | – |
| 🇻🇪 Venezuela | – |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | – |
Visa required
69 passports need a visa arranged in advance.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | – |
| 🇩🇿 Algeria | – |
| 🇦🇴 Angola | – |
| 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | – |
| 🇧🇯 Benin | – |
| 🇧🇼 Botswana | – |
| 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | – |
| 🇧🇮 Burundi | – |
| 🇨🇲 Cameroon | – |
| 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | – |
| 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | – |
| 🇹🇩 Chad | – |
| 🇰🇲 Comoros | – |
| 🇨🇬 Congo | – |
| 🇩🇯 Djibouti | – |
| 🇨🇩 DR Congo | – |
| 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | – |
| 🇪🇷 Eritrea | – |
| 🇸🇿 Eswatini | – |
| 🇪🇹 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 | – |
| 🇸🇾 Syria | – |
| 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | – |
| 🇹🇿 Tanzania | – |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | – |
| 🇹🇬 Togo | – |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisia | – |
| 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | – |
| 🇺🇬 Uganda | – |
| 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | – |
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | – |
| 🇿🇲 Zambia | – |
| 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | – |
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a visa for Egypt?
It depends on your passport. For popular passports it currently looks like this: United States: e-visa; United Kingdom: e-visa; Germany: e-visa; Canada: e-visa. The full table is above on this page.
What currency is used in Egypt?
Egyptian pound.
What language is spoken in Egypt?
Arabic.
Visa requirements by passport
| Passport | Requirement | Max stay |
|---|---|---|
| United States | e-Visa | - |
| United Kingdom | e-Visa | - |
| Germany | e-Visa | - |
| Canada | e-Visa | - |
| Australia | e-Visa | - |
| India | e-Visa | - |
| Russia | e-Visa | - |
| China | e-Visa | - |
| France | e-Visa | - |
| Japan | e-Visa | - |
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