# Do Ukrainians Need a Visa for Egypt in 2026? > Do you need a visa for Egypt in 2026: visa on arrival or eVisa, cost, 30 days, a passport valid for 6 months, and the free Sinai-only stamp for Sharm El Sheikh. - URL: https://langandtrip.com.ua/en/article/viza-do-yehyptu-2026/ - Language: en - Published: 2026-02-11 - Categories: Travel, Holidays, Beaches, Hotels, Tours, Egypt --- Yes, Ukrainians **do need a visa for Egypt**. Egypt is not on the list of visa-free countries for Ukrainian citizens: tourists either get a visa on arrival or apply for an electronic eVisa in advance. There is one partial exception: a short break in Sharm El Sheikh and the other Sinai resorts can be spent on a free stamp, but with strict limits on where you can go. ## What Visa You Need for Egypt in 2026 Two options work for a tourist trip, and both allow a stay of **up to 30 days**. - **Visa on arrival** (a sticker at the airport): you buy it at a bank window in the passport control area, paying cash in US dollars, and they stick it into your passport. The simplest route for a spur-of-the-moment trip. - **eVisa** (electronic visa): you apply online on the official portal visa2egypt.gov.eg, receive it by email as a PDF, and print it out. Handy when you would rather not stand in line. For a tourist there is no real difference: the eVisa removes the risk of queues, while the visa on arrival wins on sheer simplicity. ## How Much an Egypt Visa Costs The basic tourist visa, both the paper and electronic versions, has historically cost **25 US dollars** for a single entry valid for 30 days, and around 60 dollars for a multiple-entry visa valid for six months. In 2026 Egypt raised its fees: various sources point to an increase of a few dollars (roughly to 30 and 65), while some tour operators even quote 45 dollars for the sticker on arrival. The spread is wide, so the only honest advice is this: **check the amount on the official portal visa2egypt.gov.eg right before your trip** in 2026. Payment for the visa on arrival is taken in cash, in US dollars, in small bills, per person. Do not count on paying by card or getting change from a large note: bring the exact amount separately for each traveler. ![How much an Egypt visa costs](/storage/image/new/viza-do-yehyptu-2026-1.jpg) MethodDurationWhere to get itBest forVisa on arrivalup to 30 daysat the arrival airport, cash in USDa spontaneous trip, any regioneVisaup to 30 daysonline, 2-7 business days before departurea planned trip, anyone who wants to skip the queueSinai-only stampup to 15 daysfree at the border in Sharm El SheikhSinai resorts only, no trips inland## The Free Sinai Stamp: When You Do Not Need a Visa Here is the catch that trips up even seasoned travelers. If you fly straight to **Sharm El Sheikh** and plan to stay only at the resorts of the Sinai Peninsula, you may be given a free *Sinai-only* stamp valid for up to 15 days. Just tell the officer that you are staying within Sinai. What is inside the zone: Sharm El Sheikh, Dahab, Nuweiba, Taba, and Saint Catherine's Monastery. What is not: the entire Egyptian mainland. With this stamp you cannot take a trip to Cairo and the pyramids, to Luxor or Hurghada, or go on a diving excursion to the Thistlegorm wreck. The zone boundaries are enforced strictly in 2026. If you want even a single trip to the mainland, get a full visa from the start, otherwise you will be turned back at a checkpoint. ![The free Sinai stamp: when you do not need a visa](/storage/image/new/viza-do-yehyptu-2026-2.jpg) ## Your Passport and What They Ask at the Border The main requirement: your international passport must be valid for **at least 6 months** from the date of entry, and with a shorter validity you may not even be allowed to board back home. At the control desk they ask little: the purpose of your trip, the name of your hotel, and roughly how long you are staying, so keep your booking and return ticket handy. Health insurance is not officially mandatory, but traveling without it is unwise: private clinics are expensive. ## How Long You Can Stay and Whether You Can Extend the Visa A tourist visa allows up to 30 days. You extend it at the local passport office (the Mogamma) in major cities, including Cairo and Hurghada: the process is paper-based, with queues and a separate fee. Overstaying is penalized with a fine on departure, depending on how long you stayed past the limit. ![How long you can stay and whether you can extend the visa](/storage/image/new/viza-do-yehyptu-2026-3.jpg) ## In Short: What to Do Before You Go If you are flying to Sinai for a week or two with no excursions, go for the free Sinai-only stamp. If you want the pyramids, Luxor or Hurghada, or simply peace of mind without the queues, apply for an eVisa in advance and print it out. Either way, check that your passport is valid for 6 months and verify the current cost of the **Egypt visa** before departure, because the fees already changed in 2026 and may change again.