Visa requirements for United Arab Emirati citizens

The cover of a biometric Emirati passport

Visa requirements for UAE citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the United Arab Emirates. Emirati citizens do not need a visa to enter other member states of the GCC. They also have the right to take up jobs in those countries. Similarly, citizens of other GCC states do not need a visa to enter UAE. In 2016, Emirati citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 122 countries and territories, ranking the Emirati passport 38th in the world according to the Visa Restrictions Index.^[1] Emirati passport is one of the 5 passports with the most improved rating since 2006.^[2]

Recent

The UK introduced electronic visa waiver (EVW) on 1 January 2014.^[3][4] The Schengen Area introduced mutual visa free access with the UAE from 7 May 2015.^[5] Belarus abolished visas for Emirati citizens effective 30 April 2016.^[6]

Visa requirements map

Visa requirements for United Arab Emirati citizens

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Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan	Visa required[7]
Albania	Visa not required[8]	90 days
Algeria	Visa required[9]
Andorra	Visa not required[10]
Angola	Visa required[11]
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa not required[12][13]	30 days
Argentina	Visa required[14]
Armenia	Visa on arrival[15]	180 days
Australia	Visa required[16]	May apply online.[17] Transit visa is not required.[18]
Austria	Visa not required[19]	90 days within 180 days inside Schengen Area
Azerbaijan	Visa on arrival[20]	30 days; obtainable at any international airport.[21]
Bahamas	Visa not required[22]	3 months
Bahrain	Visa not required[23]	Freedom of movement.
Bangladesh	Visa on arrival[24]	30 days
Barbados	Visa required[25]
Belarus	Visa not required[26]	30 days
Belgium	Visa not required[27]	90 days within 180 days inside Schengen Area
Belize	Visa required[28]
Benin	Visa required[29]
Bhutan	Visa required[30]
Bolivia	Visa on arrival[31]	90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa not required[32][33]	90 days
Botswana	Visa not required[34]	90 days[35]
Brazil	Visa required[36]
Brunei	Visa not required[37]	30 days
Bulgaria	Visa not required[38]	90 days within 180 days
Burkina Faso	Visa required[39]
Burundi	Visa on arrival[40]	3 months
Cambodia	Visa on arrival[41]	30 days
Cameroon	Visa required[42]
Canada	Visa required[43]
Cape Verde	Visa on arrival[44]
Central African Republic	Visa required[45]
Chad	Visa required[46]
Chile	Visa required[47]
China	Visa required[48]	72-hours visa free visit when in transit at Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Guilin, Shanghai, Shenyang and Xi'an.
Colombia	Visa not required[49]	180 days
Comoros	Visa on arrival[50]
Republic of the Congo	Visa required[51]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Visa required[52]
Costa Rica	Visa required[53]
Côte d'Ivoire	eVisa[54]	3 months; eVisa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport.
Croatia	Visa not required[55]	90 days within 180 days
Cuba	Visa required[56]
Cyprus	Visa not required[57]	90 days within 180 days
Czech Republic	Visa not required[58]	90 days within 180 days inside Schengen Area
Denmark	Visa not required[59]	90 days within 180 days inside Schengen Area
Djibouti	Visa on arrival[60]
Dominica	Visa not required[61]	21 days
Dominican Republic	Visa not required[62]	Tourist card required.
Ecuador	Visa not required[63]	90 days
Egypt	Visa not required[64]	90 days
El Salvador	Visa not required[65]	90 days
Equatorial Guinea	Visa required[66]
Eritrea	Visa required[67]
Estonia	Visa not required[68]	90 days within 180 days inside Schengen Area
Ethiopia	Visa required[69]
Fiji	Visa not required[70]	4 months
Finland	Visa not required[71]	90 days within 180 days inside Schengen Area
France	Visa not required[72]	90 days within 180 days inside Schengen Area
Gabon	eVisa[73]	Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia	Visa not required[74]	90 days
Georgia	Visa not required[75]	360 days[76]
Germany	Visa not required[77]	90 days within 180 days inside Schengen Area
Ghana	Visa required[78]
Greece	Visa not required[79]	90 days within 180 days inside Schengen Area
Grenada	Visa not required[80]
Guatemala	Visa not required[81]	90 days
Guinea	Visa required[82]
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival[83]	90 days
Guyana	Visa required[84]
Haiti	Visa not required[85]	3 months
Honduras	Visa required[86]
Hungary	Visa not required[87]	90 days within 180 days inside Schengen Area
Iceland	Visa not required[88]	90 days within 180 days inside Schengen Area
India	e-Tourist Visa[89]	30 days
Indonesia	Visa not required[90]	30 days. Select ports of entry.
Iran	Visa on arrival[91]	30 days[92]
Iraq	Visa required[93]
Ireland	Visa required[94]	Visa waiver for UK 'C' visa holders until October 2016. Entry permitted only if first point of entry to the Common Travel Area is in the UK.[95]
Israel	Visa required[96]
Italy	Visa not required[97]	90 days within 180 days inside Schengen Area
Jamaica	Visa required[98]
Japan	Visa required[99]
Jordan	Visa not required[100]	3 months
Kazakhstan	Visa not required[101]	15 days as part of the no-visa pilot program in period 15 July 2014 - 31 December 2017[102]
Kenya	eVisa[103]	3 months; also visa on arrival until 1 September 2015
Kiribati	Visa required[104]
North Korea	Visa required[105]
South Korea	Visa not required[106]	30 days
Kuwait	Visa not required[107]	Freedom of movement.
Kyrgyzstan	Visa not required[108]	60 days
Laos	Visa on arrival[109]	30 days
Latvia	Visa not required[110]	90 days within 180 days inside Schengen Area
Lebanon	Visa not required[111]	6 months
Lesotho	Visa required[112]
Liberia	Visa required[113]
Libya	Visa required[114]
Liechtenstein	Visa not required[115]	90 days within 180 days inside Schengen Area
Lithuania	Visa not required[116]	90 days within 180 days inside Schengen Area
Luxembourg	Visa not required[117]	90 days within 180 days inside Schengen Area
Macedonia	Visa not required[118]	90 days
Madagascar	Visa on arrival[119]	90 days
Malawi	Visa on arrival[120]
Malaysia	Visa not required[121]	3 months
Maldives	Visa on arrival[122]	30 days
Mali	Visa required[123]
Malta	Visa not required[124]	90 days within 180 days inside Schengen Area
Marshall Islands	Visa on arrival[125]	90 days
Mauritania	Visa on arrival[126]
Mauritius	Visa not required[127]	90 days
Mexico	Visa required[128]
Micronesia	Visa not required[129]	30 days
Moldova	Visa required[130]
Monaco	Visa not required[131]
Mongolia	Visa required[132]
Montenegro	Visa not required[133][134]	90 days
Morocco	Visa not required[135]	3 months
Mozambique	Visa required[136]	Visa on arrival is no longer available to citizens of countries that host an embassy of Mozambique.[137][138][139]
Myanmar	Visa required[140]
Namibia	Visa required[141]
Nauru	Visa required[142]
Nepal	Visa on arrival[143]	90 days
Netherlands	Visa not required[144]	90 days within 180 days inside Schengen Area
New Zealand	Visa not required[145]	90 days
Nicaragua	Visa not required[146]	90 days
Niger	Visa required[147]
Nigeria	Visa required[148]
Norway	Visa not required[149]	90 days within 180 days inside Schengen Area
Oman	Visa not required[150]	Freedom of movement.
Pakistan	Visa required[151]
Palau	Visa on arrival[152]	30 days
Panama	Visa not required[153]	180 days
Papua New Guinea	Visa required[154]
Paraguay	Visa required[155]
Peru	Visa required[156]
Philippines	Visa not required[157]	30 days
Poland	Visa not required[158]	90 days within 180 days inside Schengen Area
Portugal	Visa not required[159]	90 days within 180 days inside Schengen Area
Qatar	Visa not required[160]	Freedom of movement.
Romania	Visa not required[161]	90 days within 180 days
Russia	Visa required[162]
Rwanda	eVisa[163]	90 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa not required[164]	3 months
Saint Lucia	Visa required[165]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required[166]	1 month
Samoa	Entry Permit on arrival[167]	60 days
San Marino	Visa not required[168]
São Tomé and Príncipe	eVisa[169]
Saudi Arabia	Visa not required[170]	Freedom of movement.
Senegal	Visa on arrival[171]	3 months
Serbia	Visa not required[172]	90 days
Seychelles	Visa not required[173]	90 days
Sierra Leone	Visa required[174]
Singapore	Visa not required[175]	30 days
Slovakia	Visa not required[176]	90 days within 180 days inside Schengen Area
Slovenia	Visa not required[177]	90 days within 180 days inside Schengen Area
Solomon Islands	Visa required[178]
Somalia	Visa required[179]	30 days, provided an invitation letter issued by the sponsor has been submitted to the Airport Immigration Department at least 2 days before arrival.
South Africa	Visa required[180]
South Sudan	Visa required[181]
Spain	Visa not required[182]	90 days within 180 days inside Schengen Area
Sri Lanka	Electronic Travel Authorization[183]	30 days
Sudan	Visa on arrival[184]
Suriname	Visa required[185]
Swaziland	Visa not required[186]	30 days
Sweden	Visa not required[187]	90 days within 180 days inside Schengen Area
Switzerland	Visa not required[188]	90 days within 180 days inside Schengen Area
Syria	Visa required[189]
Tajikistan	Visa on arrival[190]
Tanzania	Visa on arrival[191]
Thailand	Visa not required[192]	1 month
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival[193]	30 days
Togo	Visa on arrival[194]	7 days
Tonga	Visa required[195]
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa required[196]
Tunisia	Visa not required[197]	90 days
Turkey	eVisa[198]	3 months
Turkmenistan	Visa required[199]
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival[200]	1 month
Uganda	Visa on arrival[201]
Ukraine	Visa on arrival[202][203]	15 days
United Kingdom	Electronic Visa Waiver[204]	6 months
United States	Visa required[205]
Uruguay	Visa required[206]
Uzbekistan	Visa required[207]
Vanuatu	Visa not required[208]
Vatican City	Visa not required[209]
Venezuela	Visa required[210]
Vietnam	Visa required[211]
Yemen	Visa on arrival[212]	3 months
Zambia	Visa on arrival[213]	90 days; also eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe	Visa on arrival[214]	90 days; also eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zambia.

Vaccination

Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zambia require all incoming passengers to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination. Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area.^[215]

Passport validity

Many countries require passport validity of no less than 6 months and one or two blank pages.^[216]

Visitors with passport stamp of Israel are not allowed to enter a number of countries because of the Arab League boycott of Israel.

See also

• Emirati passport
• Visa policy of the United Arab Emirates

References

1. "Global Ranking - Visa Restriction Index 2016". Henley & Partners. Retrieved 24 October 2016. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
4. http://www.uae-embassy.ae/Embassies/uk/Content/5293
6. Belarus facilitates visa regime for UAE citizens
12. Antigua abolishes visa requirements for UAE citizens
17. "Visitor e600 Visa Online Applications". Department of Immigration and Border Protection. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
18. Do I need a visa to transit through Australia?
21. Emiratis to get visa on arrival in Azerbaijan
26. Belarus facilitates visa regime for UAE citizens
33. Bosnia lifts visa requirements for 10 countries
35. List of countries whose nationals/citizens do not require a visa for entry into Botswana.
40. "Visa Information for Burundi: Holders of Normal Passports from United Arab Emirates". Timatic. International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved 9 October 2015.
54. Visa at International Airport Felix Houphouet Boigny in Abidjan
73. Gabon e-Visa
76. Georgia Restores One-Year Visa-Free Rules
89. Tourist Visa on Arrival enabled by ETA
90. "Visa Information for Indonesia: Holders of Normal Passports from United Arab Emirates". Timatic. International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved 7 October 2015.
92. Iran extends airport visa validity to 30 days
95. The Irish Short-stay Visa Waiver Programme
102. Kazakhstan Dropping Visa Requirements For Citizens Of 10 Countries
103. Republic of Kenya - eCitizen portal
120. "Visa Information for Malawi: Holders of Normal Passports from United Arab Emirates". Timatic. International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved 5 October 2015.
137. Mozambique: Tightened Visa Requirements for Entering Mozambique
138. New Enforcement of Visa Requirements for Entry
139. Mozambique
169. http://www.smf.st/virtualvisa/
171. "Visa Information for Senegal: Holders of Normal Passports from United Arab Emirates". Timatic. International Air Transport Association (IATA).
202. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 482 dated September 23, 2014 "On amendment of Regulation for processing of visas for entry to and transit through Ukraine"
215. Country list - Yellow fever vaccination requirements and recommendations; and malaria situation
216. "International Travel Information". Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 20 November 2013.