Spain visa for Egyptian citizens

For the tourist visa, Spain’s official sources give a standard fee of €90. Processing time, as Spain states it: 15 calendar days from submission, extendable up to 45 days if documents or an interview are requested. Longest stay on the tourist visa: Up to 90 days in any 180-day period.

Spain has 2 missions in Egypt, with its embassy in Cairo. Consulates: Alexandria.

In 2025, Spain’s embassy and consulates in Egypt (Cairo) received 20,802 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 13,831. 26.5% of applications were refused. In 2024 it had been 35.4%: the rate fell by 8.8 points, a clear improvement for applicants. The number of applications was almost unchanged (20,760 in 2024).

For comparison, all Schengen states together refused 24.2% of the applications lodged in Egypt that year, from 4.4% at the consulates of Romania to 50.9% at those of Sweden. Spain’s consulates worldwide refused 14.6%. Spain was the 4th most applied-for Schengen state in Egypt.

You apply to the Schengen state that is your main destination (the longest stay or the main purpose; the state of first entry only when there is none), so a lower rate elsewhere is no reason to apply there. The figures cover applications lodged in Egypt, by any nationality: mostly citizens, but also residents from other countries.

For a trip from Egypt to Spain, the published travel advice reads as follows: the US State Department rates Spain at Level 2, exercise increased caution (updated 31 July 2026), the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office does not advise against travel to Spain (updated 28 October 2026) and the German Foreign Office has no travel warning for Spain (updated 2 November 2026). The advice is aimed at each government’s own nationals.

How long Egyptian citizens can stay in Spain

How long Egyptian citizens may stay in Spain is set by the visa issued, and the visa type must match the purpose of the trip.

How Egyptian citizens apply

In Egypt, applications go to the Spanish embassy in Cairo and the consulate in Alexandria, or to a visa centre acting for Spain; fees, documents and processing times are published by Spain.

Spain and the Schengen area

A Schengen visa issued by Spain lets Egyptian citizens travel in all Schengen states; apply to Spain when it is the main destination of the trip.

Spain’s neighbours for Egyptian citizens

Andorra, Portugal, France and Morocco require Egyptian citizens to obtain a visa in advance.

Spanish citizens travelling to Egypt

Egypt issues Spanish citizens a visa on arrival for stays of up to 30 days, so nothing has to be arranged in advance.