PASSPORT INDEX
RUEN

Passport

Egypt: passport 2026 and visa-free countries

Passport: Egypt. 47 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 89 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.

Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total

  • 20Visa-free
  • 4ETA
  • 23On arrival
  • 55eVisa
  • 124Visa required
Passport · ПаспортBRIDGES INDEX
Egypt
Rank89
No prior visa47
CodeEGY

Passport strength

A mid-level passport 89

Rank 89 of 199. 47 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 2.

Hong KongVisa-free90 daysIndonesiaOn arrival30 days

Weak spots

Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 179

A prior visa is needed for 179 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.

Schengen AreaVisa requiredUnited KingdomVisa requiredUnited StatesVisa requiredCanadaVisa requiredAustraliaeVisaNew ZealandVisa requiredJapanVisa requiredSouth KoreaVisa required
Mobility15/10047 destinations without a prior visa
Stability and rule of law37/100score -0.60 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
What a second passport opens →

What the passport gives

What a Egypt passport gives

48of 100
rank 117 of 199

Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.

Ranking for your goal →
  • Mobility1547 destinations without a prior visa
  • Stability and rule of law37score -0.60 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
  • Quality of life63HDI 0.754
  • Health and longevity5471.6 years life expectancy
  • Education63education index 0.70
  • Taxes52up to 27.5%, no inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
  • US access50E-2 investor visa available, visa required
  • Plan B and family50dual citizenship restricted, passes to children

All destinations

Destinations by entry terms 226

The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.

Visa-free 20

Entry on your passport

Popular:MalaysiaHong KongKenya
BarbadosCaribbeanBeninAfrica · 90 daysCook IslandsOceania · 31 daysDominicaCaribbean · 21 daysGambiaAfrica · 90 daysGuineaAfricaHaitiCaribbean · 90 daysHong KongAsia · 90 daysIranMiddle East · 20 daysJordanMiddle East · 30 daysKenyaAfrica · 60 daysKiribatiOceania · 90 daysMacaoAsia · 90 daysMalaysiaAsia · 90 daysMauritiusAfrica · 90 daysMicronesiaOceania · 30 daysNiueOceania · 30 daysRwandaAfrica · 30 daysSouth SudanAfricaSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 90 days

ETA 4

Electronic authorisation online

Popular:Sri Lanka
GhanaAfrica · 60 daysSeychellesAfrica · 90 daysSri LankaAsia · 30 daysSt. Kitts and NevisCaribbean · 90 days

On arrival 23

Visa issued at the border

Popular:IndonesiaMaldivesTanzania
BurundiAfrica · 30 daysCambodiaAsia · 30 daysComorosAfrica · 45 daysGuinea-BissauAfrica · 90 daysIndonesiaAsia · 30 daysLaosAsia · 30 daysLebanonMiddle East · 30 daysLiberiaAfrica · 90 daysMadagascarAfrica · 90 daysMaldivesAsia · 30 daysMarshall IslandsOceania · 90 daysMozambiqueAfrica · 30 daysNepalAsia · 90 daysPalauOceania · 30 daysSamoaOceania · 90 daysSenegalAfrica · 30 daysSierra LeoneAfrica · 90 daysTajikistanAsia · 60 daysTanzaniaAfrica · 90 daysTimor-LesteAsia · 30 daysTuvaluOceania · 30 daysYemenMiddle East · 90 daysZimbabweAfrica · 30 days

eVisa 55

Applied for online before travel

Popular:ThailandGeorgiaArmeniaSerbiaVietnamCuba
AfghanistanAsiaAlbaniaEuropeAngolaAfricaAnguillaCaribbeanAntigua and BarbudaCaribbeanArmeniaMiddle EastAustraliaOceaniaBahamasCaribbeanBahrainMiddle EastBhutanAsiaBoliviaAmericasBotswanaAfricaBurkina FasoAfricaCameroonAfricaChadAfricaColombiaAmericasCôte d'IvoireAfricaCubaCaribbeanDjiboutiAfricaDR CongoAfricaEcuadorAmericasEquatorial GuineaAfricaEthiopiaAfricaFijiOceaniaGabonAfricaGeorgiaEuropeGuyanaAmericasIraqMiddle EastKyrgyzstanAsiaLibyaAfricaMalawiAfricaMauritaniaAfricaMontserratCaribbeanMyanmarAsiaNamibiaAfricaNigeriaAfricaPakistanAsiaPapua New GuineaOceaniaQatarMiddle EastSão Tomé and PríncipeAfricaSerbiaEuropeSomaliaAfricaSouth AfricaAfricaSt. HelenaAfricaSurinameAmericasSyriaMiddle EastThailandAsiaTogoAfricaTrinidad and TobagoCaribbeanUgandaAfricaUzbekistanAsiaVanuatuOceaniaVenezuelaAmericasVietnamAsiaZambiaAfrica

Visa required 124

Through a consulate

Popular:FranceItalySpainGermanyGreecePortugal
AlgeriaAfricaAmerican SamoaOceaniaAndorraEuropeArgentinaAmericasArubaCaribbeanAustriaEuropeAzerbaijanEuropeBangladeshAsiaBelarusEuropeBelgiumEuropeBelizeAmericasBermudaAmericasBonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbeanBosnia and HerzegovinaEuropeBrazilAmericasBritish Virgin IslandsCaribbeanBruneiAsiaBulgariaEuropeCanadaAmericasCape VerdeAfricaCayman IslandsCaribbeanCentral African RepublicAfricaChileAmericasChinaAsiaCosta RicaAmericasCroatiaEuropeCuraçaoCaribbeanCyprusEuropeCzechiaEuropeDenmarkEuropeDominican RepublicCaribbeanEl SalvadorAmericasEritreaAfricaEstoniaEuropeEswatiniAfricaFalkland IslandsAmericasFaroe IslandsEuropeFinlandEuropeFranceEuropeFrench GuianaAmericasFrench PolynesiaOceaniaFrench West IndiesCaribbeanGermanyEuropeGibraltarEuropeGreeceEuropeGreenlandEuropeGrenadaCaribbeanGuamOceaniaGuatemalaAmericasHondurasAmericasHungaryEuropeIcelandEuropeIndiaAsiaIrelandEuropeIsraelMiddle EastItalyEuropeJamaicaCaribbeanJapanAsiaKazakhstanAsiaKosovoEuropeKuwaitMiddle EastLatviaEuropeLesothoAfricaLiechtensteinEuropeLithuaniaEuropeLuxembourgEuropeMaliAfricaMaltaEuropeMayotteAfricaMexicoAmericasMoldovaEuropeMonacoEuropeMongoliaAsiaMontenegroEuropeMoroccoAfricaNauruOceaniaNetherlandsEuropeNew CaledoniaOceaniaNew ZealandOceaniaNicaraguaAmericasNigerAfricaNorth KoreaAsiaNorth MacedoniaEuropeNorthern Mariana IslandsOceaniaNorwayEuropeOmanMiddle EastPalestineMiddle EastPanamaAmericasParaguayAmericasPeruAmericasPhilippinesAsiaPolandEuropePortugalEuropePuerto RicoCaribbeanRepublic of the CongoAfricaRéunionAfricaRomaniaEuropeRussiaEuropeSan MarinoEuropeSaudi ArabiaMiddle EastSingaporeAsiaSint MaartenCaribbeanSlovakiaEuropeSloveniaEuropeSolomon IslandsOceaniaSouth KoreaAsiaSpainEuropeSt. LuciaCaribbeanSudanAfricaSwedenEuropeSwitzerlandEuropeTaiwanAsiaTongaOceaniaTunisiaAfricaTürkiyeEuropeTurkmenistanAsiaTurks and Caicos IslandsCaribbeanUkraineEuropeUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle EastUnited KingdomEuropeUnited StatesAmericasUruguayAmericasUS Virgin IslandsCaribbeanVatican CityEurope

How to strengthen the passport

A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 88Vietnam48
  2. 89Bhutan47
  3. 89Cambodia47
  4. 89Central African Republic47
  5. 89Egypt47
  6. 89Haiti47
  7. 90Burundi46
  8. 90Republic of the Congo46
  9. 91Djibouti44

Frequently asked questions

Egypt: how many countries are visa-free?

In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 47 of 226 countries and territories, 20 visa-free, 4 with an ETA and 23 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 89 of 199.

Egypt: is a Schengen visa needed?

Yes, a Schengen visa is required, applied for in advance at a consulate or visa centre.

Egypt → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

Egypt → United States: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

Egypt → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

How can the list of countries be expanded?

A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Austria adds 144 destinations without a prior visa, St. Kitts and Nevis adds 115. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.