Egypt visa exemption. Visa requirement to travel to Egypt

Visa requirement to travel to Egypt

Border of Egypt summary

Border of Egypt is ranked 171 worlwide according to our open border index. Nationals of 10 countries can travel to Egypt without visa, 93 countries with visa on arrival and 4 countries with e-visa. Borders of Egypt are restrictive with a Border Openess Index of 35. Currency used in Egypt is Egyptian Pound ( 1 EGP = 0.06 USD ).

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Statistics for border of Egypt

  • 10

    Visa free

  • 93

    On arrival

  • 4

    Online visa

  • 115

    Required

  • 0

    Refused

Visa Free Countries


Jordan

Jordan Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months

β„Ή Additional info : Visitors must be holding a normal 5-year passport, provided passport does not contain a stamp from the Jordanian Registration Office on the reverse side cover of the passport.:


Kuwait

Kuwait Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Lebanon

Lebanon Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days within 180 days

β„Ή Additional info : Valid for 90 days within 180 days:Visa not required if arriving at Borg El Arab Airport in Alexandria, Hurghada Airport or Sharm El Sheikh Airport for South Sinai resorts on a charter flight:Visa not required if travelling as part of a tourist group that consists of at least 10 persons who hold a return ticket, booked accommodation and a signed guarantee letter from a travel agency:Visa not required for citizens under the age of 16 and over the age of 50:Visa not required for sons and daughters of citizens of Egypt:


Macau

Macau Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Malaysia

Malaysia Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 14 days


Oman

Oman Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Bahrain

Bahrain Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


UAE

UAE Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Hong Kong

Hong Kong Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months

Visa On Arrival Countries


Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda Visa On Arrival


Ireland

Ireland Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Italy

Italy Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Japan

Japan Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Argentina

Argentina Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Kiribati

Kiribati Visa On Arrival


North Korea

North Korea Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


South Korea

South Korea Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Latvia

Latvia Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Lithuania

Lithuania Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Luxembourg

Luxembourg Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


North Macedonia

North Macedonia Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Maldives

Maldives Visa On Arrival


Malta

Malta Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands Visa On Arrival


Mexico

Mexico Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Micronesia

Micronesia Visa On Arrival


Australia

Australia Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Montenegro

Montenegro Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Nauru

Nauru Visa On Arrival


Netherlands

Netherlands Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Austria

Austria Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


New Zealand

New Zealand Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Norway

Norway Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Palau

Palau Visa On Arrival


Panama

Panama Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Visa On Arrival

β„Ή Additional info : Conditions apply.:


Paraguay

Paraguay Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Peru

Peru Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days

β„Ή Additional info : Fee: Single entry: USD 25.-. Multiple entry US$35.-. Extension of stay possible.:


Poland

Poland Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days

β„Ή Additional info : Visa required, except for a max. stay of 15 days for holders of normal passports, traveling as tourists and arriving at Sharm El Sheik (SSH), Saint Catherine (SKV) or Taba (TCP) airports and remaining in the Sinai resorts.:


Portugal

Portugal Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days

β„Ή Additional info : Citizen Card valid:


Romania

Romania Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Russia

Russia Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days

β„Ή Additional info : eVisa issued for 30 days.:Extension of stay is possible.:Visa free for tourists arriving at Sharm El Sheik, Saint Catherine or Taba airports and remaining in the Sinai resorts for a maximum stay of 15 days.:


Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 15 days


Samoa

Samoa Visa On Arrival

β„Ή Additional info : Conditions apply.:


San Marino

San Marino Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Serbia

Serbia Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Seychelles

Seychelles Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Singapore

Singapore Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days

β„Ή Additional info : Extension possible (needs to be shaded in light green on the map).:


Slovakia

Slovakia Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days

β„Ή Additional info : Visa required, except for a max. stay of 15 days for holders of normal passports, traveling as tourists and arriving at Sharm El Sheik (SSH), Saint Catherine (SKV) or Taba (TCP) airports and remaining in the Sinai resorts.:


Slovenia

Slovenia Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands Visa On Arrival

β„Ή Additional info : Conditions apply.:


Spain

Spain Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Suriname

Suriname Visa On Arrival


Sweden

Sweden Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Switzerland

Switzerland Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Taiwan

Taiwan Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Tonga

Tonga Visa On Arrival

β„Ή Additional info : Conditions apply.:


Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago Visa On Arrival


Belgium

Belgium Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Ukraine

Ukraine Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days

β„Ή Additional info : Tourists arriving at Sharm El Sheikh, Saint Catherine or Taba airports and remaining in the Sinai resorts do not require a visa up to 15 days.:


UK

UK Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


USA

USA Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days

β„Ή Additional info : eVisa issued for 30 days.:30 days when arriving by air;:Tourists arriving at Sharm El Sheikh, Saint Catherine or Taba airports and remaining in the Sinai resorts do not require a visa up to 15 days:


Uruguay

Uruguay Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Vanuatu

Vanuatu Visa On Arrival

β„Ή Additional info : Conditions apply.:


Venezuela

Venezuela Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Tuvalu

Tuvalu Visa On Arrival

β„Ή Additional info : Conditions apply.:


Benin

Benin Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Bhutan

Bhutan Visa On Arrival


Bolivia

Bolivia Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Brazil

Brazil Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Brunei

Brunei Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 15 days


Bulgaria

Bulgaria Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Canada

Canada Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Chile

Chile Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


China

China Visa On Arrival

β„Ή Additional info : According to Egyptian diplomatic missions in China, Chinese citizens can apply for a visa on arrival since 19 July 2016 and can stay for up 30 days. However, according to IATA, Chinese citizens are visa exempt for 30 days if they hold a return ticket, a reservation in a 4 or 5 star hotel, and US$2000.:


Colombia

Colombia Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Costa Rica

Costa Rica Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days

β„Ή Additional info : Nationals of Costa Rica with a normal passport can obtain a visa on arrival for a maximum stay of 30 days. They can apply to extend their stay.


Croatia

Croatia Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Cuba

Cuba Visa On Arrival


Cyprus

Cyprus Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Czechia

Czechia Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days

β„Ή Additional info : Visa free for a max. stay of 15 days for holders of normal passports, traveling as tourists and arriving at Sharm El Sheik (SSH), Saint Catherine (SKV) or Taba (TCP) airports and remaining in the Sinai resorts.:


Denmark

Denmark Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Dominica

Dominica Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Andorra

Andorra Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 15 days


Ecuador

Ecuador Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


El Salvador

El Salvador Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Estonia

Estonia Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Fiji

Fiji Visa On Arrival

β„Ή Additional info : Conditions apply.:


Finland

Finland Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


France

France Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Georgia

Georgia Visa On Arrival


Germany

Germany Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days

β„Ή Additional info : ID card valid:


Greece

Greece Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days

β„Ή Additional info : Entry will be refused if there is any indication of previous travel to Israel.:


Grenada

Grenada Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Guinea

Guinea Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 15 days


Guyana

Guyana Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Haiti

Haiti Visa On Arrival


Hungary

Hungary Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days

β„Ή Additional info : Visa required, except for a max. stay of 15 days for holders of normal passports, traveling as tourists and arriving at Sharm El Sheik (SSH), Saint Catherine (SKV) or Taba (TCP) airports and remaining in the Sinai resorts.:


Iceland

Iceland Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days

Visa Online Countries


Moldova

Moldova Visa Online

β„Ή Additional info : eVisa cancelled during Covid19 pandemic:


Monaco

Monaco Visa Online

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Albania

Albania Visa Online

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Vatican City

Vatican City Visa Online

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days

Visa Required Countries


Afghanistan

Afghanistan Visa Required

β„Ή Additional info : Visa not required for passenger aged 50 years and above or 16 years and below:


Israel

Israel Visa Required

β„Ή Additional info : Visa not required for visits to Sinai resorts for up to 14 days if entering only through Taba Border Crossing or Sharm El Sheikh International Airport.:


Jamaica

Jamaica Visa Required


Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan Visa Required

β„Ή Additional info : 30 days on arrival for group tourists. Individual travelers need to get visa in advance.:


Kenya

Kenya Visa Required


Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan Visa Required


Laos

Laos Visa Required


Lesotho

Lesotho Visa Required


Liberia

Liberia Visa Required


Armenia

Armenia Visa Required


Libya

Libya Visa Required


Madagascar

Madagascar Visa Required


Malawi

Malawi Visa Required


Mali

Mali Visa Required


Mauritania

Mauritania Visa Required


Mauritius

Mauritius Visa Required


Mongolia

Mongolia Visa Required


Morocco

Morocco Visa Required


Mozambique

Mozambique Visa Required


Myanmar

Myanmar Visa Required


Namibia

Namibia Visa Required


Nepal

Nepal Visa Required

β„Ή Additional info : Conditional visa on arrival can be obtained:


Nicaragua

Nicaragua Visa Required

β„Ή Additional info : Visa not required when visiting as part of the tourist group that consists of at least 10 citizens who hold a return ticket, booked accommodation and a signed guarantee letter from a travel agency.:


Niger

Niger Visa Required


Nigeria

Nigeria Visa Required


Pakistan

Pakistan Visa Required

β„Ή Additional info : Visa on arrival for ordinary passport holding valid GCC residence permit for 30 days.:


Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan Visa Required

β„Ή Additional info : Tourists arriving at Sharm El Sheikh, Saint Catherine or Taba airports and remaining in the Sinai resorts do not require a visa up to 14 days.:


Palestine

Palestine Visa Required


Philippines

Philippines Visa Required


Bahamas

Bahamas Visa Required


Qatar

Qatar Visa Required


Rwanda

Rwanda Visa Required


Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Visa Required

β„Ή Additional info : Visa not required when visiting as part of the tourist group that consists of at least 10 citizens who hold a return ticket, booked accommodation and a signed guarantee letter from a travel agency.:


Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe Visa Required


Senegal

Senegal Visa Required


Bangladesh

Bangladesh Visa Required


Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone Visa Required


Somalia

Somalia Visa Required


South Africa

South Africa Visa Required

β„Ή Additional info : Holders of a residence permit issued by Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman or the United Arab Emirates, can obtain a visa on arrival for a maximum stay of 30 days. The residence permit must be valid for a minimum of 6 months from the arrival date. Must enter Egypt by air.:


Barbados

Barbados Visa Required

β„Ή Additional info : Visa not required if travelling as part of the tourist group that consists of at least 10 persons who hold a return ticket, booked accommodation and a signed guarantee letter from a travel agency.:


Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Visa Required


Sudan

Sudan Visa Required

β„Ή Additional info : Visa not required provided being aged 50 years and above or 16 years and below or being a female national.:


Eswatini

Eswatini Visa Required


Syria

Syria Visa Required


Tajikistan

Tajikistan Visa Required


Belarus

Belarus Visa Required


Tanzania

Tanzania Visa Required


Thailand

Thailand Visa Required

β„Ή Additional info : Transit Without Visa if Holders of onward tickets for a max transit time of 48 hours (up to 2 days), Leaving the airport is permitted for passengers with transit time longer than 6 hours. Passengers with transit time of less than 6 hours may leave the transit area but not the airport. :


East Timor

East Timor Visa Required


Togo

Togo Visa Required


Tunisia

Tunisia Visa Required


Turkey

Turkey Visa Required

β„Ή Additional info : Visa not required when travelling as part of the tourist group that consists of at least 10 persons.:Visa on arrival for Turkish citizens younger than 20 or older than 45 years or an EU residence permit.:


Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan Visa Required


Uganda

Uganda Visa Required


Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Visa Required


Vietnam

Vietnam Visa Required


Belize

Belize Visa Required


Yemen

Yemen Visa Required

β„Ή Additional info : Visa not required for those aged 45 or older or 18 or younger.:


Zambia

Zambia Visa Required


Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Visa Required


Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa Required


Botswana

Botswana Visa Required


Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso Visa Required


Burundi

Burundi Visa Required


Cape Verde

Cape Verde Visa Required


Cambodia

Cambodia Visa Required

β„Ή Additional info : Visa on arrival may be obtained for Sinai Resot at Sharm el-Sheikh, Saint Catherine or Taba airports and is valid for 15 days:


Cameroon

Cameroon Visa Required


Algeria

Algeria Visa Required

β„Ή Additional info : Visa not required for Algerian citizens under the age of 14.:


Central African Republic

Central African Republic Visa Required


Chad

Chad Visa Required


Comoros

Comoros Visa Required


Congo

Congo Visa Required


Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo Visa Required


Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast Visa Required


Djibouti

Djibouti Visa Required


Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea Visa Required


Eritrea

Eritrea Visa Required


Ethiopia

Ethiopia Visa Required


Angola

Angola Visa Required


Gabon

Gabon Visa Required


Gambia

Gambia Visa Required


Ghana

Ghana Visa Required


Guatemala

Guatemala Visa Required


Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau Visa Required


Honduras

Honduras Visa Required


India

India Visa Required

β„Ή Additional info : Passengers with a residence permit issued by a GCC Member State can obtain a visa on arrival for a maximum stay of 30 days. The residence permit must be valid for a minimum of 6 months from the arrival date.:If travelling as a part of an organized tourist group that consists of at least 10 persons and holding both onward and return flight tickets, booked accommodation and a signed Letter of Guarantee (LG) from an Egyptian travel agency, a visa on arrival in Egypt can be obtained:Air transit passengers with a confirmed onward ticket for a flight to a third country within 48 hours do not need visas. Leaving the airport is permitted for passengers with transit time between 6 and 48 hours. Passengers with transit time of less than 6 hours may leave the transit area but not the airport; however, this exemption does not apply when transiting through Alexandria (HBE):


Indonesia

Indonesia Visa Required

β„Ή Additional info : Pre-approval from Egypt authorities required prior to visa issuance.:


Iran

Iran Visa Required

β„Ή Additional info : Entry visas must be endorsed by Security Approval from Security of State.:


Iraq

Iraq Visa Required


American Samoa

American Samoa Visa Required


Anguilla

Anguilla Visa Required


Aruba

Aruba Visa Required


Bermuda

Bermuda Visa Required


Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands Visa Required


Cook Islands

Cook Islands Visa Required


Curacao

Curacao Visa Required


Falkland Islands

Falkland Islands Visa Required


Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands Visa Required


French Polynesia

French Polynesia Visa Required


Gibraltar

Gibraltar Visa Required


Greenland

Greenland Visa Required


Guam

Guam Visa Required


Montserrat

Montserrat Visa Required


New Caledonia

New Caledonia Visa Required


Niue

Niue Visa Required


Northern Mariana Islands

Northern Mariana Islands Visa Required


Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Visa Required


Saint Barthelemy

Saint Barthelemy Visa Required


Saint Martin

Saint Martin Visa Required


Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Saint Pierre and Miquelon Visa Required


Turks and Caicos Islands

Turks and Caicos Islands Visa Required


British Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands Visa Required


US Virgin Islands

US Virgin Islands Visa Required


Wallis and Futuna

Wallis and Futuna Visa Required

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