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e-Visa, 30 days
Before you travel: you need an e-visa. The authorisation itself is valid 180 days, that is not how long you may stay.
The allowance is per visit: it starts again on your next entry.
Entry and stay only. What this covers
Your stay
Add your arrival date to work out the stay that fits this rule.
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Official wording
A citizen of a foreign country, wishing to enter The Arab Republic of Egypt, generally must first obtain an e-Visa via the Egypt e-Visa Portal. … Nationals of the countries listed below may be issued with an e-Visa upon application on the Egypt e-Visa Portal. Albania Argentina Armenia Australia
Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Belarus
Belgium Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil
Bulgaria Canada Chile China
China/Taiwan Colombia Croatia Cyprus
Czech Denmark Ecuador Estonia
Finland France Georgia Germany
Greece Hungary Iceland India
Iraq Ireland Italy Japan
Korea (South) Kuwait Latvia Lithuania
Luxembourg Macedonia Malaysia Malta
Mexico Moldova Monaco Montenegro
Netherlands New Zealand Norway Oman
Paraguay Peru Poland Portugal
Qatar Republic of Kosovo Romania Russian Federation
San Marino Saudi Arabia Serbia Singapore
Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Spain
Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales) United States of America Uruguay Vatican
Venezuela Vietnam
Aevamo’s reading
Law 89/1960 on the Entry and Residence of Foreigners, as amended by Law 88/2005, Article 2 creates the obligation: no one may enter Egypt without a passport endorsed (visa'd) by the Ministry of Interior or an Egyptian mission, and Article 5 delegates to the Minister of Interior the power to exempt named nationalities. It is the instrument that creates the obligation; the ministry and consular pages administer and describe it.
The Ministry of Interior's e-visa portal FAQ states the general rule that a foreigner must obtain an e-visa to enter and enumerates the nationalities that may be issued one; each issuer in this row (Bosnia and Herzegovina, India, Iraq, Moldova, Kosovo, Vietnam) appears in that list, so they arrange the e-visa before travel.
Source details
How the documents behind this regime are dated
The e-visa portal FAQ is the live Ministry of Interior page (footer '2026 - Ministry of Interior - Arab Republic of Egypt'). The London consulate page states 'Updated 4 August 2024'. The Washington embassy page carries no update date. Law 89/1960 is the consolidated text as amended by Law 88/2005.
What this answer covers Limits & assumptions
Work and residence rights are separate from this check. This is the entry rule and the length of stay the instrument grants. It is not a decision about you: the officer at the border decides admission, and we do not evaluate the purpose of your trip, your passport's remaining validity, an onward ticket, funds, insurance or health requirements.
Informational planning, not legal or immigration advice. The source is linked so you can check our reading.