Do Nauruan passport holders need a visa for Egypt?
By Arun Singh · Destinations Writer, Tripmojo · Updated · Reviewed by Simran Raheja
Yes, but it is issued on arrival. Nauruan passport holders can obtain an Egyptian tourist visa at the airport for a single entry of up to 30 days, currently 30 US dollars. Nothing has to be arranged with Egypt before you leave. The part of this trip that does need planning is the route, because there are no direct flights and every itinerary connects through Brisbane or Nadi.
Quick facts
Travel authorisation- Visa required
- Yes, but issued on arrival
- Fee
- 30 US dollars single entry
- Maximum stay
- 30 days
- Advance application
- Not needed for Egypt
- Transit via Australia
- No transit visa required
- Stopping over in Australia
- Needs an e600 visitor visa, applied for online
- Transit or stay in Fiji
- Visa-free, up to 4 months
Entry requirements
- A Nauruan passport valid for at least six months from the date you arrive in Egypt.
- The fee for the visa on arrival, in cash. US dollars, euros and pounds sterling are accepted at the airport counters.
- Proof of onward or return travel and an address for your stay.
- Whatever your connecting country requires, which is a separate question from the Egyptian visa and is usually the one that needs doing in advance.
What happens when you arrive
There is nothing to apply for before you travel as far as Egypt is concerned. Buy the visa at the bank counter in the arrivals hall before you reach passport control, then join the immigration queue.
The counter takes cash in US dollars, euros or pounds sterling. Card payment is not reliably available, so carry the fee in notes rather than planning to draw it on arrival.
You are given a single entry of up to 30 days, stamped into the passport at immigration.
Plan the connecting legs separately and earlier. Nauru Airlines links Nauru with Brisbane and with Nadi, and everything onward to Cairo is booked from there, so the itinerary is built around those two hubs rather than around Egypt.
Good to know
- The Egyptian visa is the easy part of this trip and the connection is the hard part, which is the opposite of how most people plan it. There is no direct service between Nauru and Egypt, so every route goes through Brisbane or Nadi, and the question that actually needs answering weeks in advance is what those legs require rather than what Cairo requires.
- Transiting Australia and stopping in Australia are different things with different answers. A Nauruan passport holder does not need a transit visa to change planes in Brisbane, but visiting Australia, even for a night in a hotel outside the airport, means an Online Visitor e600 visa applied for in advance. Whether your Brisbane connection counts as one or the other depends on the layover and whether you clear immigration, so check it against the actual booking rather than assuming.
- Routing through Nadi avoids that question entirely. Fiji admits Nauruan citizens without a visa for up to four months, so a Fijian connection carries no paperwork whether you transit airside or spend a few days there. If the fares are close, the simpler route is worth something.
- Egyptian airport staff see very few Nauruan passports, and that is worth allowing time for rather than worrying about. Nauru is on Egypt’s visa-on-arrival list in the ordinary way, but with a population of around twelve thousand the document is genuinely unfamiliar. Having your return booking and hotel confirmation to hand makes an unusual case a short conversation instead of a long one.
Frequently asked questions
Do Nauruan citizens need a visa for Egypt?
Yes, but it is issued on arrival. Nauruan passport holders buy an Egyptian tourist visa at the airport for a single entry of up to 30 days. Nothing needs arranging with Egypt in advance.
How much does the Egyptian visa cost?
Thirty US dollars for a single entry, payable in cash at the airport counter in US dollars, euros or pounds sterling.
Do Nauruans need a visa to transit Australia on the way?
Not to change planes. A transit visa is not required. Actually entering Australia, including an overnight stop outside the airport, needs an Online Visitor e600 visa applied for in advance.
Is it simpler to connect through Fiji?
For paperwork, yes. Fiji admits Nauruan citizens without a visa for up to four months, so a Nadi connection needs nothing arranged beforehand.
How long can a Nauruan stay in Egypt?
Up to 30 days on the visa issued at arrival. It is a single entry, so leaving and returning means buying another one.
Sources
Every fact on this page was checked against the official sources below on .
- Wikipedia, Visa policy of Egypt — Nauru eligible for visa on arrival, 30 days, tourism (en.wikipedia.org)
- Wikipedia, Visa requirements for Nauruan citizens — Australia: Online Visitor e600 visa, transit visa not required; Fiji: visa not required up to 4 months; Egypt: visa on arrival (en.wikipedia.org)
- VisasNews / iVisa — Egypt single-entry visa fee raised to 30 US dollars effective 1 March 2026 (visasnews.com, ivisa.com)
Entry rules change without notice and the official source is always the authority. Confirm with the embassy or immigration portal before you book.
