Visa Requirements for United Arab Emirates Passport Holders (2026)

A United Arab Emirates passport gives visa-free access to 168 of 198 destinations (visa-free, visa on arrival, or eTA). Full breakdown by entry type below.

Visa-free destinations (127)

Albania (90d), Andorra (90d), Angola (30d), Antigua and Barbuda (90d), Argentina (90d), Armenia (180d), Austria (90d), Azerbaijan (90d), Bahamas (90d), Bahrain, Barbados (90d), Belarus (90d), Belgium (90d), Bosnia and Herzegovina (90d), Botswana (90d), Brazil (90d), Brunei (30d), Bulgaria (90d), Burkina Faso, Chad, Chile (90d), China (30d), Colombia (90d), Costa Rica (180d), Croatia (90d), Cuba (90d), Cyprus (90d), Czech Republic (90d), Denmark (90d), Dominica (180d), Dominican Republic, Ecuador (90d), Egypt (180d), El Salvador (180d), Equatorial Guinea (90d), Estonia (90d), Fiji (120d), Finland (90d), France (90d), Gambia (90d), Georgia (90d), Germany (90d), Greece (90d), Grenada (90d), Guatemala (90d), Haiti (90d), Honduras (90d), Hong Kong (30d), Hungary (90d), Iceland (90d), Iran (15d), Ireland (90d), Israel (90d), Italy (90d), Japan (30d), Jordan (90d), Kazakhstan (30d), Kiribati (90d), Kosovo (90d), Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan (60d), Latvia (90d), Lebanon (180d), Liechtenstein (90d), Lithuania (90d), Luxembourg (90d), Macao (90d), Malaysia (90d), Mali (90d), Malta (90d), Mauritius (90d), Mexico (180d), Micronesia (30d), Moldova (90d), Monaco (90d), Mongolia (30d), Montenegro (90d), Morocco (90d), Mozambique (30d), Nauru, Netherlands (90d), Nicaragua (90d), North Macedonia (90d), Norway (90d), Oman, Pakistan (90d), Palestine, Panama (90d), Paraguay (90d), Peru (90d), Philippines (30d), Poland (90d), Portugal (90d), Qatar, Romania (90d), Russia (90d), Saint Kitts and Nevis (90d), Saint Lucia (60d), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (90d), San Marino (90d), Sao Tome and Principe (15d), Saudi Arabia, Senegal (90d), Serbia (90d), Seychelles (90d), Singapore (30d), Slovakia (90d), Slovenia (90d), Solomon Islands (90d), South Africa (90d), South Korea (90d), Spain (90d), Sudan, Sweden (90d), Switzerland (90d), Syria, Tajikistan (30d), Thailand (60d), Tonga (60d), Tunisia (90d), Turkey (90d), Ukraine (90d), Uruguay (90d), Uzbekistan (30d), Vanuatu (120d), Vatican (90d), Zambia (90d)

Visa on arrival (36)

Bangladesh, Bolivia, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jamaica, Laos, Madagascar, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Namibia, Nepal, Palau, Rwanda, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu, Yemen, Zimbabwe

eTA required (5)

Canada, Ivory Coast, Kenya, New Zealand, United Kingdom

e-Visa required (16)

Australia, Benin, Bhutan, Cameroon, DR Congo, Gabon, Lesotho, Libya, Malawi, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, South Sudan, Taiwan, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam

Visa required in advance (14)

Afghanistan, Algeria, Belize, Eritrea, Liberia, Myanmar, Niger, North Korea, Suriname, Swaziland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkmenistan, United States, Venezuela

Passports with similar entry access

Spain · South Korea · Germany · Denmark · Finland · France

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Data source: Passport Index dataset (CC-BY). Retrieved & last verified June 26, 2026. Visa rules change frequently — always confirm with the destination’s embassy or official immigration website before you book. See our methodology.