Do Belarusian passport holders need a visa for Egypt?

By Prajjwal Kohli · Travel Content Writer, Tripmojo · Updated August 25, 2026 · Reviewed by Simran Raheja

Yes, but it is easy to get. Belarusian passport holders need an Egyptian tourist visa and can either buy one on arrival or apply for an e-Visa online beforehand. Both give a single entry of up to 30 days. The thing worth knowing before you book is that Egypt’s visa-free Sinai permit does not apply where Belarusian flights actually land.

Quick facts

Travel authorisation

Visa required: Yes, but available on arrival
Two routes: Visa on arrival, or an e-Visa applied for online
Maximum stay: 30 days, single entry
Passport validity: At least six months from arrival
Payment on arrival: Cash, in US dollars, euros or pounds sterling
Direct flights: Hurghada, which is outside the Sinai permit area
Card payments: Belarusian cards abroad are restricted and bank-dependent

Entry requirements

A Belarusian passport valid for at least six months from the date you arrive.
Either an approved e-Visa, or cash for the visa on arrival.
Proof of onward or return travel and an address for the stay. Package bookings normally cover this.
Enough hard currency for the visa itself, because the airport counter does not depend on your card working.

How to get an Egyptian visa from Belarus

The visa on arrival is bought at a bank counter in the arrivals hall before passport control, in cash. US dollars, euros and pounds sterling are accepted. This is the route that does not depend on an international card payment working.

The e-Visa is applied for at the official portal, visa2egypt.gov.eg, and paid for by card. Allow several working days. If your card is one of those restricted abroad, this route may fail at the payment step rather than the application step.

Either way you get a single entry of up to 30 days, and a multiple-entry e-Visa exists if you are leaving and returning within the trip.

Read the current fee on the official portal rather than from a guide. It changed in 2026 and figures quoted elsewhere lag behind.

Good to know

The Sinai permit that lets some visitors skip the visa entirely does not help most Belarusian travellers, because of where the aircraft lands. Egypt waives the visa for arrivals at Sharm El Sheikh, Taba and St Catherine who stay inside the Sinai resort strip. Belavia’s direct service from Minsk goes to Hurghada, which is on the mainland Red Sea coast and outside that scheme entirely. A Hurghada holiday needs the full visa no matter how short it is, and advice about arriving in Egypt without a visa is describing a different airport from the one on your ticket.
Carry the fee in cash and do not plan to pay by card. Belarusian cards have been progressively restricted abroad, with Visa blocking European Economic Area transactions on cards from several Belarusian banks, and what still works outside the EU varies by issuing bank rather than by country. Egypt sits outside that block, so some cards do work there, but "some cards, depending on your bank" is not something to discover at an airport counter at midnight. Hard currency in notes removes the question.
That same restriction is an argument for the visa on arrival over the e-Visa, which is the opposite of the usual advice. The online route normally saves you a queue. It also requires a card payment to go through on a foreign government portal, which is precisely the transaction most likely to fail on a Belarusian card. Queueing 15 to 45 minutes at Hurghada with dollars in hand is the more certain path for this nationality, even though for most others the e-Visa is the better option.
Package holidays hide the visa, they do not remove it. A great deal of Belarusian travel to Egypt is sold as an all-inclusive charter, and operators often handle the visa as part of arrival. It is still a paid entry visa with a 30-day limit and a single entry, and if you are travelling independently or extending beyond the package, none of that is arranged for you.

Frequently asked questions

Do Belarusian citizens need a visa for Egypt?

Yes, but it can be bought on arrival at the airport, or applied for online as an e-Visa beforehand. Both give a single entry of up to 30 days.

Can I skip the visa by flying to a Red Sea resort?

Only by landing in Sinai. The visa-free permit covers arrivals at Sharm El Sheikh, Taba and St Catherine who stay in the Sinai resort area. Hurghada, which is where the direct flight from Minsk goes, is on the mainland and needs the full visa.

Should I use the e-Visa or buy on arrival?

On arrival is often the safer choice for a Belarusian traveller, because the e-Visa needs a card payment on a foreign portal and Belarusian cards are restricted abroad in ways that vary by bank. The airport counter takes cash.

What currency does the airport counter take?

Cash in US dollars, euros or pounds sterling. Carry the fee in notes rather than relying on a card or an ATM on arrival.

How long can I stay?

Up to 30 days on a single entry. Leaving and returning needs another visa unless you bought a multiple-entry e-Visa before travelling.

Other passports for Egypt

Barbados passport holders visiting Egypt

Sources

Every fact on this page was checked against the official sources below on 25 August 2026.

Wikipedia, Visa requirements for Belarusian citizens, and Visa policy of Egypt — Belarus eligible for visa on arrival and for the e-Visa; Sinai visa-free permit limited to arrivals at Sharm El Sheikh, Taba and St Catherine staying within the Sinai resort area (en.wikipedia.org)
Embassy of the Republic of Belarus to the Arab Republic of Egypt — visa guidance for Belarusian citizens (egypt.mfa.gov.by)
Belsat and Interfax — Visa blocked European Economic Area transactions on cards issued by several Belarusian banks; what works outside the EU varies by issuing bank (belsat.eu, interfax.com)
Belavia route network — direct service from Minsk to Hurghada; no current direct service to Sharm El Sheikh (belavia.by, flightconnections.com)
Egyptian official e-Visa portal, visa2egypt.gov.eg — the only official application route; current fees are read there rather than quoted here (visa2egypt.gov.eg)

Entry rules change without notice and the official source is always the authority. Confirm with the embassy or immigration portal before you book.

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