Egypt: visa, passport and entry requirements
Passport · Passport validity: 6 months after the date you arrive
Entry document
- ✓Passport
- ✕National ID card
Passport validity
6 months after the date you arrive
British citizen passport holders only. Passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the date of arrival and at least one blank page. — You will be denied entry if you do not have a valid travel document.
Visa
Required
Online (e-visa), in person or by post at the Egyptian Consulate General in the UK, or on arrival at approved airports (physical visa for 30 USD, digital visa on arrival at Cairo International Airport from 1 August 2026 for 36 USD). Border tax and visa can be purchased at Taba Border Crossing when entering from Israel. Visas can be purchased at port terminals when entering from Jordan. Applications for Egyptian visas can be made at the Egyptian consulate in Wadi Halfa when entering from Sudan, but approvals can take upwards of 6 months. — 15 days for a free entry permission stamp at Sharm El-Sheikh Airport for stays at specific resorts. Up to 30 days for a visa on arrival. Up to 3 months for an e-visa. 15 days for a border tax entry permission stamp if staying in Taba or travelling within the Sinai Peninsula from Israel. — 30 US dollars (cash only) for a visa on arrival at approved airports. 36 US dollars for digital visas on arrival at Cairo International Airport starting 1 August 2026. 20 US dollars border tax for a 15-day stay in Taba if entering from Israel. 120 US dollars border tax for travel beyond Taba within the Sinai Peninsula if entering from Israel. 120 US dollars border tax and 30 US dollars for a standard entry visa if travelling beyond the Sinai Peninsula from Israel. 35 US dollars visa if entering at Taba Heights from Jordan for stays exceeding 15 days or travelling beyond Sinai. 30 US dollars visa if entering at Nuweiba from Jordan for stays exceeding 15 days or travelling beyond Sinai.
Entry formality
Egypt e-Visa
Official portal, from 25 $, a few minutes
Do this at least 7 days before departure
Your whole journey
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Recommended vaccinations
yellow fever vaccination
if you’re coming from a country listed as a transmission risk
Yellow fever risk areas (WHO list)
Africa: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad*, Congo - Brazzaville, Congo - Kinshasa, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia*, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya*, Liberia, Mali*, Mauritania*, Niger*, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan*, Togo, Uganda
Americas: Argentina*, Bolivia*, Brazil*, Colombia*, Ecuador*, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama*, Paraguay*, Peru*, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago*, Venezuela*
* only in parts of the country
A country may apply its own list: the official text above prevails.
Source: WHO, International Travel and Health, Annex 1, 18 November 2022, revised 3 January 2023 ↗