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Visa information for Cairo, Egypt

Do I need a tourist visa to visit Egypt? Is there a startup or entrepreneur visa available for Egypt? Here’s Teleport’s overview of travel visa requirements for citizens of various countries along with startup and entrepreneur visa options in Cairo, Egypt.

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For visits up to 90 days

Required with citizenship of

Tourist Visa access to Egypt by citizenship

CitizenshipTourist visaComment
AfghanistanAfghanistan
Required
AlbaniaAlbania
On arrival
30 days
AlgeriaAlgeria
Required
Visa not required for Algerian citizens under the age of 14.
AndorraAndorra
On arrival
30 days
AngolaAngola
Required
ArgentinaArgentina
On arrival
30 days
ArmeniaArmenia
Required
AustraliaAustralia
On arrival
30 days
AustriaAustria
On arrival
30 days
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
Required
BahamasBahamas
Required
BahrainBahrain
Not required
3 months
BangladeshBangladesh
Required
BarbadosBarbados
Required
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.
BelarusBelarus
Required
BelgiumBelgium
On arrival
30 days
BelizeBelize
Required
BeninBenin
On arrival
30 days
BhutanBhutan
On arrival
BoliviaBolivia
On arrival
30 days
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
Required
BotswanaBotswana
Required
BrazilBrazil
On arrival
30 days
BruneiBrunei
On arrival
15 days
BulgariaBulgaria
On arrival
30 days
Burkina FasoBurkina Faso
Required
BurundiBurundi
Required
CambodiaCambodia
Required
Visa on arrival may be obtained for Sinai Resot at Sharm el-Sheikh, Saint Catherine or Taba airports and is valid for 15 days
CameroonCameroon
Required
CanadaCanada
On arrival
30 days
Cape VerdeCape Verde
Required
Central African RepublicCentral African Republic
Required
ChadChad
Required
ChileChile
On arrival
30 days
ChinaChina
Not required
3 months
ColombiaColombia
On arrival
Costa RicaCosta Rica
Required
CroatiaCroatia
On arrival
30 days
CubaCuba
On arrival
CyprusCyprus
On arrival
30 days
Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Required
DenmarkDenmark
On arrival
30 days
DjiboutiDjibouti
Required
Dominican RepublicDominican Republic
On arrival
15 days
East TimorEast Timor
Required
EcuadorEcuador
On arrival
30 days
El SalvadorEl Salvador
Required
EritreaEritrea
Required
EstoniaEstonia
On arrival
30 days
EthiopiaEthiopia
Required
FinlandFinland
On arrival
30 days
FranceFrance
On arrival
30 days
GabonGabon
Required
GambiaGambia
Required
GeorgiaGeorgia
On arrival
GermanyGermany
On arrival
GhanaGhana
Required
GreeceGreece
On arrival
30 days
GrenadaGrenada
On arrival
15 days
GuatemalaGuatemala
Required
GuineaGuinea
On arrival
15 days
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
Required
GuyanaGuyana
On arrival
30 days
HaitiHaiti
On arrival
HungaryHungary
On arrival
30 days; 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.
IcelandIceland
On arrival
30 days
IndiaIndia
Required
IndonesiaIndonesia
Required
IranIran
Required
IraqIraq
Required
IrelandIreland
On arrival
30 days
IsraelIsrael
Required
ItalyItaly
On arrival
30 days
JamaicaJamaica
Required
JapanJapan
On arrival
30 days
JordanJordan
Not required
3 months
KazakhstanKazakhstan
On arrival
30 days on arrival for group tourists. Individual travelers need to get visa in advance.
KenyaKenya
Required
KiribatiKiribati
On arrival
KosovoKosovo
On arrival
KuwaitKuwait
Not required
3 months
KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan
Required
LaosLaos
Required
LatviaLatvia
On arrival
30 days
LebanonLebanon
Required
LiberiaLiberia
Required
LibyaLibya
Required
LiechtensteinLiechtenstein
On arrival
30 days
LithuaniaLithuania
On arrival
30 days
LuxembourgLuxembourg
On arrival
30 days
MacedoniaMacedonia
On arrival
30 days
MadagascarMadagascar
Required
MalawiMalawi
Required
MalaysiaMalaysia
On arrival
15 days
MaldivesMaldives
On arrival
MaliMali
Required
MaltaMalta
On arrival
30 days
MauritaniaMauritania
Required
MauritiusMauritius
Required
MexicoMexico
On arrival
30 days
MoldovaMoldova
Required
MonacoMonaco
On arrival
30 days
MongoliaMongolia
Required
MontenegroMontenegro
On arrival
MoroccoMorocco
Required
MozambiqueMozambique
Required
MyanmarMyanmar
Required
NamibiaNamibia
Required
NepalNepal
Required
Conditional visa on arrival can be obtained
NetherlandsNetherlands
On arrival
30 days
New ZealandNew Zealand
On arrival
30 days
NicaraguaNicaragua
Required
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.
NigerNiger
Required
NigeriaNigeria
Required
North KoreaNorth Korea
Required
NorwayNorway
On arrival
30 days
OmanOman
Not required
3 months
PakistanPakistan
Required
PanamaPanama
On arrival
30 days
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
On arrival
Conditions apply.
ParaguayParaguay
On arrival
30 days
PeruPeru
On arrival
30 days. Fee: Single entry: USD 25.-. Multiple entry USD 35.-. Extension of stay possible.
PhilippinesPhilippines
Required
PolandPoland
On arrival
30 days; 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.
PortugalPortugal
On arrival
30 days
Republic of the CongoRepublic of the Congo
Required
RomaniaRomania
On arrival
30 days
RussiaRussia
On arrival
Visa not required for tourists arriving at Sharm El Sheik (SSH), Saint Catherine (SKV) or Taba (TCP) airports and remaining in the Sinai resorts for a maximum stay of 15 days.
RwandaRwanda
On arrival
San MarinoSan Marino
On arrival
30 days
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
Not required
90 days
SenegalSenegal
On arrival
SerbiaSerbia
On arrival
30 days
Sierra LeoneSierra Leone
Required
SingaporeSingapore
On arrival
30 days
SlovakiaSlovakia
On arrival
30 days; 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.
SloveniaSlovenia
On arrival
30 days
SomaliaSomalia
Required
South AfricaSouth Africa
Required
South KoreaSouth Korea
On arrival
30 days
South SudanSouth Sudan
On arrival
SpainSpain
On arrival
30 days
Sri LankaSri Lanka
Required
SudanSudan
Required
Visa not required provided being aged 50 years and above or 16 years and below or being a female national.
SurinameSuriname
On arrival
SwedenSweden
On arrival
30 days
SwitzerlandSwitzerland
On arrival
30 days
SyriaSyria
Required
TajikistanTajikistan
Required
TanzaniaTanzania
Required
ThailandThailand
Required
TogoTogo
Required
TongaTonga
On arrival
Conditions apply.
Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago
On arrival
TunisiaTunisia
Required
TurkeyTurkey
Required
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.
TuvaluTuvalu
On arrival
Conditions apply.
UgandaUganda
Required
UkraineUkraine
On arrival
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
Not required
90 days
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Required
30 days
United StatesUnited States
On arrival
UruguayUruguay
On arrival
30 days
UzbekistanUzbekistan
Required
VenezuelaVenezuela
On arrival
30 days
VietnamVietnam
Required
YemenYemen
Required
Visa not required for those aged 60 or older or 17 or younger.
ZambiaZambia
Required
ZimbabweZimbabwe
Required