Egypt entry requirements for UK citizens
Short answerUK citizens can get a visa on arrival in Egypt. The official source doesn't state a fixed stay length. Check it before you travel.
- How long you can stay
- The official source doesn't state a fixed stay length. Check it before you travel.
- What you need
- Passport valid for at least 6 months from the date of arrival, with at least one blank page
- Either a tourist visa bought on arrival at an approved Egyptian airport (USD 30, cash only; a digital visa on arrival at Cairo International Airport is USD 36 by card from 1 August 2026), or an e-Visa obtained in advance at visa2egypt.gov.eg (printed)
- Travel itinerary and accommodation details
- Good to know
- UK government travel advice (gov.uk, checked 2026-10-05) says British citizens can get a visa on arrival at approved airports, valid for up to 30 days, or an e-visa in advance, valid for up to 3 months; the Egypt e-Visa Portal lists the UK as e-Visa eligible. Because the two routes give different lengths, no single day count is shown — check the visa you're given. Arriving by air at Sharm El-Sheikh for under 15 days at specified resorts, you get a free entry-permission stamp instead of a visa.
Is your passport valid long enough?
The rule: Passport valid for at least 6 months from the date of arrival, with at least one blank page
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Source UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — Egypt travel advice: Entry requirementsChecked against the source on 2026-10-05
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Egypt for other passports
- Argentinavisa required
- Australiavisa required
- Brazilvisa required
- Canadavisa on arrival
- Chilevisa required
- Chinavisa required
- Francevisa on arrival
- Germanyvisa on arrival
- Indiavisa required
- Israelvisa required
- Italyvisa on arrival
- Japanvisa required
- Malaysiavisa required
- Mexicovisa required
- Netherlandsvisa on arrival
- New Zealandvisa required
- Singaporevisa required
- South Koreavisa required
- Spainvisa on arrival
- Ukrainevisa required
- United Statesvisa required
Other destinations for UK citizens
- Albaniavisa-free short stay
- Argentinavisa-free short stay
- Armeniavisa-free short stay
- Australiaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Bahamasvisa-free short stay
- Bosnia and Herzegovinavisa-free short stay
- Brazilvisa-free short stay
- Cambodiavisa on arrival
- Canadaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Chilevisa-free short stay
- Chinavisa-free short stay
- Colombiavisa-free short stay
- Costa Ricavisa-free short stay
- Cyprusvisa-free short stay
- Dominican Republicvisa-free short stay
- Ecuadorvisa-free short stay
- Fijivisa-free short stay
- Georgiavisa-free short stay
- Ghanavisa required
- Hong Kongvisa-free short stay
- Indiaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Indonesiavisa on arrival
- Israelelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Jamaicavisa-free short stay
- Japanvisa-free short stay
- Jordanvisa on arrival
- Kenyaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Macaovisa-free short stay
- Malaysiavisa-free short stay
- Maldivesvisa on arrival
- Mauritiusvisa-free short stay
- Mexicovisa-free short stay
- Mongoliavisa-free short stay
- Montenegrovisa-free short stay
- Moroccovisa-free short stay
- New Zealandelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Nigeriavisa required
- Peruvisa-free short stay
- Philippinesvisa-free short stay
- Qatarvisa-free short stay
- Rwandavisa on arrival
- Saudi Arabiavisa on arrival
- Serbiavisa-free short stay
- Seychelleselectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Singaporevisa-free short stay
- South Africavisa-free short stay
- South Koreaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Sri Lankaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Taiwanvisa-free short stay
- Tanzaniavisa on arrival
- Thailandvisa-free short stay
- Turkeyvisa-free short stay
- United Arab Emiratesvisa-free short stay
- United Stateselectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Uruguayvisa-free short stay
- Uzbekistanvisa-free short stay
- Vietnamvisa-free short stay
- Zambiavisa-free short stay
- Zimbabwevisa on arrival
Informational only — not legal advice. Entry rules change; confirm with the official source above before you travel. See update history