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Visa requirements · updated Oct 2026

Visa-Free Countries for the Egypt Passport 2026

The Egypt passport gives visa-free entry to 20 countries, plus easy access (on arrival / e-Visa) to 75 more. Ranked #166 worldwide. The full list with allowed stay is below.

20visa-free
75on arrival / eTA
95total access
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VISAXSOct 2026
Egypt
Passport
20visa-free

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Visa-free · 20

Barbados90 days→ Benin90 days→ Dominica21 days→ Gambia90 days→ Guinea90 days→ Haiti90 days→ Hong Kong90 days→ Iran21 days→ Jordan30 days→ Kiribati90 days→ Macao90 days→ Malaysia90 days→ Mauritius90 days→ Micronesia30 days→ Palestine90 days→ Rwanda30 days→ Saint Kitts and Nevis90 days→ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines90 days→ Seychelles90 days→ Togo30 days→

Also without an embassy

Visa on arrival or online (e-Visa / ETA) — quick to get.

Albania e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Antigua and Barbuda e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Armenia e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Australia e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Bahamas e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Bahrain e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Bhutan e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Bolivia Visa on arrival · 30 days → Botswana e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Burkina Faso Visa on arrival · 30 days → Burundi Visa on arrival · 30 days → Cambodia Visa on arrival · 30 days → Cameroon e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Colombia e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Comoros Visa on arrival · 30 days → Cuba e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → DR Congo e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Djibouti Visa on arrival · 30 days → Ecuador e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → El Salvador e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Equatorial Guinea e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Ethiopia e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Gabon e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Georgia e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Ghana e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Guinea-Bissau Visa on arrival · 30 days → Indonesia Visa on arrival · 30 days → Iraq e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Ivory Coast e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Kazakhstan e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Kenya e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Kyrgyzstan e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Laos Visa on arrival · 30 days → Lebanon Visa on arrival · 30 days → Lesotho e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Madagascar Visa on arrival · 30 days → Malawi e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Maldives Visa on arrival · 30 days → Marshall Islands Visa on arrival · 30 days → Mauritania Visa on arrival · 30 days → Moldova e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Mozambique Visa on arrival · 30 days → Myanmar e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Nepal Visa on arrival · 30 days → Nicaragua Visa on arrival · 30 days → Nigeria Visa on arrival · 30 days → Oman e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Pakistan e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Palau Visa on arrival · 30 days → Papua New Guinea e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Qatar e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Samoa Visa on arrival · 30 days → Sao Tome and Principe e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Senegal Visa on arrival · 30 days → Sierra Leone e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Singapore e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Somalia Visa on arrival · 30 days → South Africa e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → South Korea e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → South Sudan e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Sri Lanka Visa on arrival · 30 days → Suriname e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Syria e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Tajikistan Visa on arrival · 30 days → Tanzania Visa on arrival · 30 days → Thailand e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Timor-Leste Visa on arrival · 30 days → Tuvalu Visa on arrival · 30 days → Uganda e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → United Arab Emirates e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Uzbekistan e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Vietnam e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Yemen Visa on arrival · 30 days → Zambia e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Zimbabwe Visa on arrival · 30 days →

Where Egypt citizens face the toughest visas

Schengen, the US and the UK count refusals separately. Here are all three rates for the Egypt passport in one place.

The hardest is the US — 47.6% of applications refused, against 23.8% at the most lenient one.

Schengen
24.0%
of applications refused
strictness rank: #44 of 118
-1.3 pp year-over-year
by filing country
United States
47.6%
of applications refused
strictness rank: #61 of 197
+7.8 pp year-over-year
B1/B2 visas
United Kingdom
23.8%
of applications refused
strictness rank: #73 of 119
+1.4 pp year-over-year
visitor visas
2 months until the next US interview · Cairo
3 rule changes recorded for this passport in our archive, 1 of them easing · the feed →
27 countries accept visa applications right inside Egypt

Schengen in detail: which state refuses Egypt citizens most

# Schengen state Applications Filed in Rate
1 Sweden 4,427 Cairo 50.7% 2 Netherlands 14,637 Cairo 41.6% 3 Croatia 1,489 Cairo 40.9% 4 Malta 1,995 Cairo 37.2% 5 Lithuania 726 Cairo 35.1% 6 Greece 17,273 Alexandria, Cairo 33.6% 7 Denmark 2,040 Cairo 29.9% 8 Hungary 5,178 Cairo 29.9% 9 Finland 927 Cairo 29.2% 10 Slovakia 491 Cairo 28.7% 11 Estonia 493 Cairo 26.6% 12 Bulgaria 2,100 Cairo 26.2% 13 Austria 4,955 Cairo 26.1% 14 Latvia 195 Cairo 25.6% 15 Portugal 3,484 Cairo 24.7% 16 Switzerland 5,643 Cairo 24.7% 17 Spain 20,802 Cairo 24.3% 18 Belgium 6,718 Cairo 23.1% 19 Italy 21,395 Cairo 22.5% 20 Poland 3,082 Cairo 22.3% 21 Germany 50,714 Cairo 20.6% 22 France 53,746 Cairo 16.4% 23 Slovenia 593 Cairo 12.1% 24 Czech Republic 2,183 Cairo 8.8% 25 Romania 1,578 Cairo 4.4% 26 Norway 1 Cairo 0.0%

Methodologies differ: the EC counts by place of filing, the State Department and Home Office by nationality. Read as orders of magnitude.

Where the Egypt passport still needs a visa · 103

These require a visa arranged in advance at an embassy or visa centre.

Afghanistan visa required → Algeria visa required → Andorra visa required → Angola visa required → Argentina visa required → Austria visa required → Azerbaijan visa required → Bangladesh visa required → Belarus visa required → Belgium visa required → Belize visa required → Bosnia and Herzegovina visa required → Brazil visa required → Brunei visa required → Bulgaria visa required → Canada visa required → Cape Verde visa required → Central African Republic visa required → Chad visa required → Chile visa required → China visa required → Congo visa required → Costa Rica visa required → Croatia visa required → Cyprus visa required → Czech Republic visa required → Denmark visa required → Dominican Republic visa required → Eritrea visa required → Estonia visa required → Fiji visa required → Finland visa required → France visa required → Germany visa required → Greece visa required → Grenada visa required → Guatemala visa required → Guyana visa required → Honduras visa required → Hungary visa required → Iceland visa required → India visa required → Ireland visa required → Israel visa required → Italy visa required → Jamaica visa required → Japan visa required → Kosovo visa required → Kuwait visa required → Latvia visa required → Liberia visa required → Libya visa required → Liechtenstein visa required → Lithuania visa required → Luxembourg visa required → Mali visa required → Malta visa required → Mexico visa required → Monaco visa required → Mongolia visa required →

+ 43 more countries

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Frequently asked

How many countries can the Egypt passport travel to visa-free?
The Egypt passport gives visa-free access to 20 countries, plus 75 more on arrival or with an e-Visa/eTA. See the full list above.
Which countries give Egypt citizens a visa on arrival?
Visa on arrival is available in 29 countries for Egypt citizens — see the section below.
How strong is the Egypt passport?
The Egypt passport ranks #166 in the 2026 passport index, with 95 total accessible destinations. See the passport ranking page for details.
Can visa-free rules change?
Yes, visa agreements change periodically. This data is current as of Oct 2026 — always confirm with the embassy before travel.

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