Egyptian passport ranking 2026 and visa-free countries list
Where the Egyptian passport lets you travel without a visa arranged in advance, country by country, and how it ranks against 198 passports.
Egypt
Rank 76th of 93 ranks · joint with 4
Score
47
Visa-free
19
On arrival
27
eTA
1
e-Visa
49
Visa required
97
Most international travel needs a visa arranged in advance. A second citizenship is the most direct way to change that.
Visa-free countries for Egyptian passport holders (19)
Enter with the passport alone. Days shown are the usual maximum stay where the source states one.
- Barbados
- Benin90 days
- Dominica21 days
- Gambia90 days
- Guinea
- Haiti90 days
- Iran20 days
- Jordan30 days
- Kenya60 days
- Kiribati90 days
- Libya
- Malaysia90 days
- Mauritius90 days
- Micronesia30 days
- Rwanda30 days
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines90 days
- Seychelles90 days
- South Sudan
- Sudan
Visa on arrival (27)
The visa is issued at the airport or border, normally for a fee.
- Bahrain14 days
- Burkina Faso30 days
- Burundi30 days
- Cambodia30 days
- Comoros45 days
- Ghana60 days
- Guinea-Bissau90 days
- Indonesia30 days
- Laos30 days
- Lebanon30 days
- Madagascar90 days
- Maldives30 days
- Marshall Islands90 days
- Mozambique30 days
- Nepal90 days
- Palau30 days
- Samoa90 days
- Senegal30 days
- Sierra Leone90 days
- Sri Lanka30 days
- Tajikistan60 days
- Tanzania90 days
- Timor-Leste30 days
- Tunisia
- Tuvalu30 days
- Yemen90 days
- Zimbabwe30 days
Electronic travel authorisation, eTA (1)
A short online form before you fly, not a full visa application.
- Saint Kitts and Nevis90 days
e-Visa (49)
A visa you apply for and receive online before travel. Not counted in the score.
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Angola
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Armenia
- Bahamas
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Botswana
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Colombia
- Congo (DRC)
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Cuba
- Djibouti
- Ecuador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Gabon
- Georgia
- Guyana
- Iraq
- Kyrgyzstan
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Mauritania
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Qatar
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Serbia
- Somalia
- South Africa
- Suriname
- Syria
- Thailand
- Togo
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Uganda
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Zambia
Visa required (97)
Apply through the embassy, consulate or an appointed visa centre before travel.
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Cabo Verde
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Chile
- China
- Congo
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- El Salvador
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait
- Latvia
- Lesotho
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Mali
- Malta
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Nauru
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- Saint Lucia
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Tonga
- Türkiye
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Vatican City
Territories with their own entry rules
Places such as Hong Kong, Macao, Bermuda or the Cook Islands set their own rules. They are listed here but not counted in the score.
Open without a visa arranged in advance (5)
- Cook Islands
- Hong Kong
- Macao
- Niue
- Palestine
e-Visa or visa required (19)
- Anguilla
- Aruba
- Bermuda
- British Virgin Islands
- Cayman Islands
- Curaçao
- Faroe Islands
- French Polynesia
- Gibraltar
- Greenland
- GuernseyFollows GB entry rules
- Isle of ManFollows GB entry rules
- JerseyFollows GB entry rules
- Kosovo
- Montserrat
- New Caledonia
- Puerto Rico
- Taiwan
- Turks and Caicos Islands
Second passports that would add the most
Citizenship-by-investment passports we advise on that rank above the Egyptian passport, with the number of countries each opens that the Egyptian passport does not. Worked out from the same data as the ranking.
| Passport | Rank | Score | Countries added | Programme |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 21st | 130 | +92 | St. Kitts & Nevis citizenship |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 24th | 126 | +90 | Antigua & Barbuda citizenship |
| Dominica | 27th | 120 | +83 | Dominica citizenship |
| Grenada | 28th | 119 | +83 | Grenada citizenship |
| Saint Lucia | 32nd | 114 | +78 | Saint Lucia citizenship |
| Türkiye | 38th | 105 | +65 | Turkey citizenship |
| Vanuatu | 51st | 75 | +40 | Vanuatu citizenship |
| Nauru | 59th | 65 | +33 | Nauru citizenship |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 72nd | 51 | +19 | São Tomé & Príncipe citizenship |
Passports ranked close to the Egyptian passport
Common questions
What is the rank of the Egyptian passport in 2026?
On the XIPHIAS Passport Power Index (12 October 2026), the Egyptian passport ranks 76th, joint with 4 other passports. It opens 47 of 193 countries without a visa arranged in advance; the top passport scores 167.
How many countries can Egyptian passport holders visit without a visa?
19 countries are visa-free for Egyptian passport holders. Counting 27 that give a visa on arrival and 1 that need only an online eTA, 47 countries need no visa arranged before travel. Another 49 offer an e-visa you apply for online, and 97 need a visa from an embassy.
Which countries give Egyptian passport holders a visa on arrival?
Bahrain, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Comoros, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Laos, Lebanon, Madagascar, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mozambique, Nepal, Palau, Samoa, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Tuvalu, Yemen and Zimbabwe. Conditions apply at the border, usually a return ticket, proof of funds and a fee.
Do Egyptian passport holders need a visa for the US, the UK, Canada or Schengen?
The United States: visa required; the United Kingdom: visa required; Canada: visa required; the Schengen area (checked for France): visa required; the UAE: visa required; Australia: visa required; Singapore: visa required; Japan: visa required.
Where the data comes from
Entry rules for this passport are taken from the Wikipedia article Visa requirements for Egyptian citizens (revision 1379285206), read on 12 October 2026, which cites each destination’s own rules. The article is licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the lists on this page are adapted from it and shared under the same licence.
Check before you travel
Entry rules change, sometimes overnight, and can depend on the purpose of the trip, the passport’s validity and the visas you already hold. Always confirm with the destination’s embassy or official immigration website before you book. This page is general information, not legal advice.