United Arab Emirates passportVisa rules for United Arab Emirates passport holders
Short-stay rules for United Arab Emirates citizens travelling to all 196 destinations. Click any destination to see the full rule, max stay, and key requirements. Verified 2026.
AfghanistaneVisa required30 days (eVisa single-entry, 90-day validity)
AlbaniaVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
AlgeriaEmbassy visa required30 days (organized tour VOA)
AndorraVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period (Schengen short-stay rule)
AngolaVisa-free30 days per entry (max 90 days per year)
Antigua and BarbudaVisa-free6 months
ArgentinaEmbassy visa required
ArmeniaVisa-freeUp to 180 days per year
AustraliaEmbassy visa required
AustriaVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
AzerbaijaneVisa required30 days (single-entry, 90-day validity)
BahamasEmbassy visa required
BahrainFree movementIndefinite — GCC
BangladeshVisa on arrival30 days (extendable +30)
BarbadosVisa-free90 days
BelarusEmbassy visa required
BelgiumVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
BelizeEmbassy visa required
BenineVisa required90 days (eVisa)
BhutaneVisa requiredAs applied for (typically up to 30 days)
BoliviaVisa-free90 days within 12-month period
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
BotswanaVisa-free90 days within 12-month period
BrazilVisa-free90 days (max 180 within 12-month period)
BruneiEmbassy visa required
BulgariaVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
Burkina FasoVisa-free90 days
BurundieVisa required30 days (eVisa single / 90 days multi)
CambodiaVisa on arrival30 days (extendable)
CamerooneVisa required90 days (eVisa)
CanadaETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Cape VerdeEmbassy visa required
Central African RepublicVisa-free90 days
ChadeVisa required90 days (eVisa multi-entry)
ChileVisa-free90 days (extendable +90)
ChinaVisa-free30 days
ColombiaVisa-free90 days (extendable to 180 within calendar year)
ComorosVisa on arrival45 days (single-entry, extendable)
Congo (DRC)eVisa required90 days (eVisa)
Congo (Republic)Visa on arrival30 days
Costa RicaVisa-free30 days (extendable to 90)
Côte d'IvoireeVisa required90 days (eVisa)
CroatiaVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
CubaVisa-free90 days
CyprusVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
Czech RepublicVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
DenmarkVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
DjiboutiVisa on arrival30 days (extendable)
DominicaVisa-free6 months
Dominican RepublicEmbassy visa required
EcuadorVisa-free90 days
EgyptVisa-free6 months
El SalvadorEmbassy visa required
Equatorial GuineaVisa on arrival90 days
EritreaEmbassy visa required30 days
EstoniaVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
EswatiniEmbassy visa required
EthiopiaeVisa required30/90 days (eVisa)
FijiVisa-free4 months
FinlandVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
FranceVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
GaboneVisa required30 days (eVisa)
GambiaVisa-free90 days
GeorgiaVisa-free1 year (365 days)
GermanyVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
GhanaeVisa required30 days (eVisa)
GreeceVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
GrenadaVisa-free3 months
GuatemalaEmbassy visa required
GuineaeVisa required90 days (eVisa)
Guinea-BissauVisa on arrival90 days
GuyanaeVisa required30 days
HaitiVisa-free3 months
Holy See (Vatican City)Visa-free90 days within any 180-day period (Schengen short-stay rule)
HondurasEmbassy visa required
HungaryVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
IcelandVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
IndiaeVisa requiredUp to 30 days (e-Tourist, single/double entry); up to 180 days within calendar year for 1/5-year visas
IndonesiaVisa on arrival30 days (extendable once for an additional 30 days)
IranVisa on arrival30 days (VOA, extendable)
IraqeVisa required30 days (eVisa, USD ~160)
IrelandVisa-free90 days
IsraelEmbassy visa required
ItalyVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
JamaicaEmbassy visa required
JapanVisa-free90 days
JordanVisa-free3 months within any 6-month period
KazakhstanVisa-free30 days (max 90 within 180)
KenyaETA required90 days (single-entry eTA)
KiribatiEmbassy visa required
KosovoVisa-free90 days within 180
KuwaitFree movementIndefinite — GCC ID
KyrgyzstanVisa-free30 days (per 60-day period)
LaosVisa on arrival30 days
LatviaVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
LebanonVisa-free6 months per calendar year
LesothoVisa-free90 days
LiberiaEmbassy visa required90 days
LibyaeVisa required30 days (eVisa single-entry)
LiechtensteinVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
LithuaniaVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
LuxembourgVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
MadagascarVisa on arrival90 days (VOA or eVisa)
MalawieVisa required30 days (eVisa)
MalaysiaVisa-free90 days
MaldivesVisa on arrival30 days (free)
MaliVisa-free30-90 days (varies)
MaltaVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
Marshall IslandsEmbassy visa required
MauritaniaeVisa required30 days (eVisa, 90-day validity)
MauritiusEmbassy visa required
MexicoVisa-free180 days
MicronesiaEmbassy visa required
MoldovaVisa-free90 days within 180
MonacoVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period (Schengen short-stay rule)
MongoliaVisa-free30 days
MontenegroEmbassy visa required
MoroccoVisa-free90 days
MozambiqueVisa on arrival30 days
MyanmareVisa required28 days
NamibiaVisa on arrival90 days
NauruEmbassy visa required
NepalVisa on arrival15, 30, or 90 days (paid VOA)
NetherlandsVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
New ZealandETA required3 months
NicaraguaeVisa required90 days
NigerEmbassy visa required90 days
NigeriaeVisa required90 days (eVisa)
North KoreaEmbassy visa required
North MacedoniaEmbassy visa required
NorwayVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
OmanFree movementNo fixed cap — GCC
PakistanVisa-free90 days
PalauEmbassy visa required
PalestineEmbassy visa required90 days (governed by Israeli policy)
PanamaVisa-free90 days
Papua New GuineaeVisa required30-60 days
ParaguayEmbassy visa required
PeruVisa-free90 days within 180
PhilippinesVisa-free30 days
PolandVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
PortugalVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
QatarFree movementNo fixed cap — GCC ID
RomaniaVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
RussiaeVisa required30 days (eVisa valid up to 120 days)
RwandaVisa on arrival30 days (VOA or eVisa)
Saint Kitts and NeviseVisa required30 days
Saint LuciaVisa-free60 days
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa-free3 months (extendable)
SamoaVisa on arrival90 days (free Visitor Permit)
San MarinoVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period (Schengen short-stay rule)
São Tomé and PríncipeeVisa required30 days (single entry)
Saudi ArabiaFree movementNo fixed cap — GCC freedom of movement on national ID
SenegalVisa-free90 days
SerbiaeVisa required90 days
SeychellesETA required90 days (free visitor permit)
Sierra LeoneVisa on arrival30 days (extendable to 90)
SingaporeVisa-freeUp to 90 days (granted on arrival, length at officer discretion)
SlovakiaVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
SloveniaVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
Solomon IslandsEmbassy visa required
SomaliaeVisa required30 days (eVisa)
South AfricaVisa-free90 days
South KoreaVisa-free90 days
South SudaneVisa required30 days (eVisa single / multi)
SpainVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
Sri LankaETA required30 days
SudanEmbassy visa required30 days
SurinameVisa-free90 days (with entry fee)
SwedenVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
SwitzerlandVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
SyriaEmbassy visa required30 days
TaiwaneVisa required30 days
TajikistanVisa-free30 days
TanzaniaeVisa required90 days (eVisa or VOA)
ThailandVisa-free30 days
Timor-LesteVisa on arrival30 days
TogoeVisa required15-90 days (eVisa)
TongaEmbassy visa required
Trinidad and TobagoVisa-free90 days
TunisiaVisa-free3 months
TurkeyVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
TurkmenistanEmbassy visa required30 days
TuvaluEmbassy visa required
UgandaVisa-free3 months
UkraineVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
United KingdomETA required6 months
United StatesEmbassy visa required
UruguayEmbassy visa required
UzbekistanVisa-free30 days
VanuatuVisa-free120 days
VenezuelaeVisa required90 days
VietnameVisa required90 days (eVisa, single or multiple entry)
YemenEmbassy visa required30 days
ZambiaVisa on arrival90 days
ZimbabweeVisa required90 days