Digital Nomad & Residency · Egypt
Digital Nomad & Residency - Egypt
As of 2026 Egypt offers no specific digital-nomad or remote-work visa. Remote workers typically enter on a 30-day tourist e-visa (valid 3 months, extendable in-country) and, for longer stays, must obtain an ordinary residence permit under Law No. 89/1960 or qualify for investor (property/bank-deposit) residency. There is no work-income-based 'remote work' pathway, so the realistic routes are tourist-extension or investment-based residency.
Egypt has not enacted a digital-nomad or remote-work visa; remote workers rely on standard tourist entry plus residence-permit renewals, not a purpose-built remote-work category.
Nationals of eligible countries can obtain an electronic tourist visa via the official portal visa2egypt.gov.eg, allowing up to 30 days' stay and valid for 3 months; single-entry USD 25 / multiple-entry USD 60.
Under Law No. 89 of 1960, foreigners apply to the Passports, Immigration & Nationality Administration for residence permits (commonly 1, 3 or 5 years) after entering on a tourist or other visa; renewal is required to remain beyond the initial stay.
Minister of Interior Decree No. 977 of 2023 grants renewable 'non-touristic' residency to property owners: 3 years for property worth at least USD 100,000 and 5 years for at least USD 200,000; bank-deposit options also exist. PM Decree 3326/2023 requires proof of foreign-currency conversion via an authorized bank.
The General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) administers investment-linked incorporation and licensing, the channel through which investor-residency and citizenship-by-investment claims are processed.
Reports of a proposed long-validity (5-year) multiple-entry tourist visa have circulated, but no official enacted regulation or launch date has been confirmed on government portals; treat as not-yet-in-force.
Machine-assisted translation · verified 5/23/2026 · orientation, not legal advice. English version →