Visafar / Japanese visa / India / Egypt
Can Indian passport holders with a Japanese visa enter Egypt?
Yes. With a valid Japanese visa, Indian passport holders can enter Egypt with a visa on arrival (up to 30 days), instead of e-visa on the passport alone.
- Entry
- Visa on arrival
- Longest stay
- 30 days
- Passport alone
- e-Visa
- Checked
- 19 September 2026
Conditions
- Confirm with Egypt's authorities first: Egypt's official e-Visa portal does not describe this route, and no official text for it could be read.
- Requires a valid AND ALREADY USED visa from a Schengen state, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the UK or the US, or a GCC residence permit.
- A GCC residence permit must be valid at least 6 months from arrival.
- Does NOT apply to maids, servants or workers.
- Not available to nationals who need Egypt's prior approval: Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Iran, Israel, Mali, Niger, Palestine, Sudan and Syria, or to travel-document holders (list confirmed on the Egyptian Embassy in Washington's official visa page).
- Confirmed return ticket and sufficient funds required. 30 days.
Also accepted instead of a Japanese visa: US visa, UK visa, Schengen visa, Canadian visa, Australian visa, GCC residence permit.
Official source: www.visa2egypt.gov.eg
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Not travel advice. From Visafar's unlock rule for Egypt, read at the official source above. Rules change without notice and the border officer decides; confirm with Egypt's official source before you travel. Page built 2026-09-30.