UAE Passport Visa-Free Countries
Travel with an UAE passport
The Emirati passport ranks 37th in the world as of October 2023. This means that Emirati citizens can travel visa-free to 137 countries in the world. However, to enter the remaining countries, Emirati passport holders must apply for a visa beforehand.
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Where Can UAE Passport Holders Travel Without a Visa?
UAE passport visa-free countries
As of October 2023, Emirati passport holders can travel visa free to 137 countries and territories:
- Albania
- Andorra
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Caribbean Netherlands
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Canada
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Cook Islands
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Curaçao
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Estonia
- Faroe Islands
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- French Guiana
- French Polynesia
- French West Indies
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Greenland
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malaysia
- Mali
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Mayotte
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Nauru
- Netherlands
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niue
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Réunion
- Romania
- Russia
- Samoa
- San Marino
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Martin
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Thailand
- Gambia
- Tonga
- Tunisia
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Ukraine
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City
- Zambia
- Eswatini
For visa-free travels, you still must have a valid passport — usually six months after your departure date— and you must purchase travel health insurance as required by your destination country.
Visa on arrival countries
If you are an Emirati citizen, you can get a visa on arrival for the 32 countries listed below:
- Bangladesh
- Bolivia
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cabo Verde
- Comoros
- Republic of the Congo
- Equatorial Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- India
- Indonesia
- Iraq
- Laos
- Macau
- Madagascar
- Maldives
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mongolia
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Palau
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- Sri Lanka
- Tanzania
- Timor-Leste
- Tuvalu
- Yemen
- Zimbabwe
Electronic visa countries
The following 24 countries issue eVisas for Emirati passport holders:
- Angola
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Cameroon
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Ivory Coast
- Djibouti
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Guinea
- Iran
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Malawi
- Montserrat
- Nigeria
- South Sudan
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Togo
- Türkiye
- Uganda
- United Kingdom
- Vietnam
The process of getting an eVisa is more or less the same as applying for a traditional visa. However, in this case, you don’t have to visit a visa application center— you can submit your application online, including the visa payment.
After your application is approved, you will receive an email confirming your visa status along with a document you must print out and bring with you when crossing the border. Your visa will be registered online, but some officers may ask you for a physical copy of the permit; that is why it’s important to keep the copy on your person while traveling.
