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Egypt visa for citizens of Latvia

Citizens of Latvia get an Egypt visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of Latvia: the passport opens 118 countries visa-free; Riga — Cairo: ≈ 3,040 km, about 4.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

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Can I travel to Egypt without a visa on a Latvia passport?

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of Latvia get the visa on arrival. To avoid problems at the border, we check your documents for $19.

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Egypt visa rules at a glance

  • With a Latvia passport you can visit 118 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 37 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
  • By the number of visa-free destinations, the Latvia passport ranks 27th of 199.
  • Latvia passport: visa-free access to 118 countries; Egypt passport: 19.
  • Citizens of Latvia and Egypt can travel together visa-free to 13 countries, for example: Palestine, Gambia, Seychelles, Macau, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Malaysia, Mauritius, Micronesia, Kiribati, and Hong Kong.
  • Citizens of Egypt, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Latvia. Latvia visa for citizens of Egypt

Travelling to Egypt: good to know

  • Riga — Cairo: about 3,040 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4.5 hours.
  • No time difference with your country’s capital.
  • Local currency: Egyptian Pound.
  • Languages: Arabic.
  • Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ EGP 52.
  • Egypt is the 57th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Latvia.
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How to get an Egypt visa

  1. 1Application
  2. 2Payment
  3. 3Manager
  4. 4Border

What documents do you need for an Egypt visa?

Frequently asked questions

How long is the flight: Riga — Cairo?

About 4.5 hours on a direct flight: the capitals are roughly 3,040 km apart. With a connection it takes longer.

What is the time difference with Egypt?

No time difference with your country’s capital.

Do citizens of Egypt need a visa for Latvia?

Citizens of Egypt, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Latvia.

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