Photo by Abdelrhman Allam on Unsplash

Egypt visa for Swiss passport holders

Entry requirements for a typical one-week tourist stay. Plan your trip with your exact dates for a personalised result.

Checklist for a tourist trip

• Visa required: apply for the e-visa online before departure

  mandatory stepDoneVerified on Oct 27, 2026

  Switzerland is on the list of countries that can apply for the e-visa on the official Egyptian portal (tourism: $30 single entry, $65 multiple entries). It is not named in the Egyptian consulate’s visa-on-arrival list: get the visa before you leave. Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

  Details

  Switzerland is on the list of countries that can apply for the e-visa on the official Egyptian portal (tourism: $30 single entry, $65 multiple entries). It is not named in the Egyptian consulate’s visa-on-arrival list: get the visa before you leave. Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

  Apply for the e-visa on the official portal· visa2egypt.gov.eg(opens in a new tab)

  The official website is visa2egypt.gov.eg. Intermediary sites imitate official ones and add fees: if the address is not exactly this one, do not enter any information.

  Application steps: not documented by TripWise yet. Follow the steps on the official site.

  Expected cost:$30 · single-entry tourist visaEstimate

  Pay only on the official visa2egypt.gov.eg portal: other sites charge much more.

  Indicative amount, not confirmed by an official source as of this date: check the exact fee on the official website before paying.

  Official fee not confirmed: check with the embassy or consulate of the country before paying.

  Why this result?

  This requirement is based on the rule “Visa required: apply for the e-visa online before departure”. Verified on Oct 27, 2026

  2 sources

  • Égypte (ministère de l’Intérieur — portail officiel e-visa)(opens in a new tab) · checked on Oct 27, 2026
  • Égypte (consulat général à Londres)(opens in a new tab) · checked on Oct 27, 2026

  * TripWise adds no service fee: you only pay the official fees, to the authority.

  Report an error

• Passport validity: 6 months

  to prepareDoneVerified on Oct 29, 2026

  Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months from your arrival date in Egypt (the Egyptian consulate requires 6 months on the date the visa is issued). Also keep a blank page for the visa. According to Égypte (consulat général à Londres): "All passports must be valid for at least 6 months on the date of travelling." According to Égypte (ambassade à Washington): "Actual passport plus TWO copies of the information page (that has the photo) (valid for at least 6 months on arrival) and has an empty Visa page"

  Details

  Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months from your arrival date in Egypt (the Egyptian consulate requires 6 months on the date the visa is issued). Also keep a blank page for the visa. According to Égypte (consulat général à Londres): "All passports must be valid for at least 6 months on the date of travelling." According to Égypte (ambassade à Washington): "Actual passport plus TWO copies of the information page (that has the photo) (valid for at least 6 months on arrival) and has an empty Visa page"

  Why this result?

  This requirement is based on the rule “Passport validity: 6 months”. Verified on Oct 29, 2026

  3 sources

  • Égypte (ministère de l’Intérieur — portail officiel e-visa)(opens in a new tab) · checked on Oct 27, 2026
  • Égypte (consulat général à Londres)(opens in a new tab) · checked on Oct 27, 2026
  • Égypte (ambassade à Washington)(opens in a new tab) · checked on Oct 27, 2026

  Report an error

• Yellow fever certificate if you come from a risk country

  to prepareDoneVerified on Oct 28, 2026

  For travellers aged 9 months and over arriving from a yellow fever risk country, or who transited more than 12 hours through the airport of such a country, Egypt requires an international certificate of vaccination against yellow fever (valid for life since 2016). If your journey does not pass through any risk country, the certificate is not requested. Source: WHO list (November 2022), to be confirmed with the consulate: requirements can change.

  Details

  Vaccination

  For travellers aged 9 months and over arriving from a yellow fever risk country, or who transited more than 12 hours through the airport of such a country, Egypt requires an international certificate of vaccination against yellow fever (valid for life since 2016). If your journey does not pass through any risk country, the certificate is not requested. Source: WHO list (November 2022), to be confirmed with the consulate: requirements can change.

  Why this result?

  This requirement is based on the rule “Yellow fever certificate if you come from a risk country”. Verified on Oct 28, 2026

  1 source

  • Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS)(opens in a new tab) · checked on Oct 28, 2026

  Report an error

Guidance based on the cited official sources; only the competent authorities are authoritative.