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Visa requirements for the United Arab Emirates

Holders of 90 of 198 passports can enter without applying for a visa in advance.

176 of 198 rules checked in the last 90 days · the rest not recently checked (public visa data as of 17 Feb 2026)

Government travel advice for the United Arab Emirates

United States
Level 3: Reconsider Travel
United Kingdom
No advice against travel
Canada
Avoid non-essential travel

What these governments tell their own citizens about travel to the United Arab Emirates as a whole, as of 30 Sept 2026. It is not about visas, and it reflects each government’s relations and consular reach as well as conditions on the ground.

Who needs a visa for the United Arab Emirates

World map of what each country's passport holders need to enter the United Arab Emirates. The full list is in the table below.

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Each country is coloured by what its passport holders need to enter the United Arab Emirates. Select a country to see the rule for its passport.

Entry requirements by passport

What holders of each passport need for a short visit to the United Arab Emirates — tourism or business — grouped from the easiest entry to the hardest.

Visa-free90 passports

No visa needed for a short visit.

Visa-free to enter the United Arab Emirates
PassportStayStatusSource
Albania—Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Andorra—Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
ArgentinaUp to 90 daysSource rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
ArmeniaUp to 90 daysSource rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
AustraliaUp to 90 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
AustriaUp to 90 daysSource rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Azerbaijan—Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
BahamasUp to 90 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Bahrain—Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Barbados—Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
BelarusUp to 90 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
BelgiumUp to 90 daysSource rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Bosnia and Herzegovina—Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
BrazilUp to 90 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Brunei—Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
BulgariaUp to 90 daysSource rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
CanadaUp to 90 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Chile—Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
ChinaUp to 90 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
ColombiaUp to 90 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Costa Rica—Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
CroatiaUp to 90 daysSource rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
CyprusUp to 90 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
CzechiaUp to 90 daysSource rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
DenmarkUp to 90 daysSource rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Ecuador—Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
El Salvador—Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
EstoniaUp to 90 daysSource rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Fiji—Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
FinlandUp to 90 daysSource rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
FranceUp to 90 daysVerified 17 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
GeorgiaUp to 90 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
GermanyUp to 90 daysVerified 17 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
GreeceUp to 90 daysSource rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Guyana—Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Honduras—Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Hong KongUp to 30 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
HungaryUp to 90 daysSource rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
IcelandUp to 90 daysSource rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
IrelandUp to 30 daysVerified 17 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Israel—Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
ItalyUp to 90 daysVerified 17 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Japan—Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Kazakhstan—Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Kiribati—Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Kosovo—Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Kuwait—Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
LatviaUp to 90 daysSource rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
LiechtensteinUp to 90 daysSource rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
LithuaniaUp to 90 daysSource rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
LuxembourgUp to 90 daysSource rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Malaysia—Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Maldives—Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
MaltaUp to 90 daysSource rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Mauritius—Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Mexico—Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Monaco—Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Mongolia—Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
MontenegroUp to 90 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Nauru—Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
NetherlandsUp to 90 daysVerified 17 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
New Zealand—Verified 17 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
NorwayUp to 90 daysSource rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Oman—Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Paraguay—Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Peru—Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
PolandUp to 90 daysSource rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
PortugalUp to 90 daysSource rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Qatar—Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
RomaniaUp to 90 daysSource rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
RussiaUp to 90 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines—Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
San Marino—Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Saudi Arabia—Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
SerbiaUp to 90 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
SeychellesUp to 90 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
SingaporeUp to 90 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
SlovakiaUp to 90 daysSource rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
SloveniaUp to 90 daysSource rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Solomon Islands—Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
South KoreaUp to 90 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
SpainUp to 90 daysSource rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
SwedenUp to 90 daysSource rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
SwitzerlandUp to 90 daysSource rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Ukraine—Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
United KingdomUp to 90 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
United StatesUp to 90 daysPublic dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Uruguay—Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan—Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Vatican City—Source rechecked 2 Nov 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates

eVisa108 passports

Apply for a visa online before you travel. You may still be asked to give fingerprints or attend an interview in person.

eVisa to enter the United Arab Emirates
PassportStayStatusSource
Afghanistan—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Algeria—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Angola—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Antigua and Barbuda—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Bangladesh—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Belize—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Benin—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Bhutan—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Bolivia—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Botswana—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Burkina Faso—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Burundi—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Cambodia—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Cameroon—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Cape Verde—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Central African Republic—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Chad—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Comoros—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Côte d'Ivoire—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Cuba—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Democratic Republic of the Congo—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Djibouti—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Dominica—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Dominican Republic—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Egypt—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Equatorial Guinea—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Eritrea—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Eswatini—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Ethiopia—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Gabon—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Gambia—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Ghana—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Grenada—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Guatemala—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Guinea—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Guinea-Bissau—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Haiti—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
India—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Indonesia—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Iran—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Iraq—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Jamaica—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Jordan—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Kenya—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Kyrgyzstan—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Laos—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Lebanon—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Lesotho—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Liberia—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Libya—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Macao—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Madagascar—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Malawi—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Mali—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Marshall Islands—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Mauritania—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Micronesia—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Moldova—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Morocco—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Mozambique—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Myanmar—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Namibia—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Nepal—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Nicaragua—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Niger—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Nigeria—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
North Korea—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
North Macedonia—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Pakistan—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Palau—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Palestine—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Panama—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Papua New Guinea—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Philippines—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Republic of the Congo—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Rwanda—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Saint Kitts and Nevis—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Saint Lucia—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Samoa—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
São Tomé and Príncipe—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Senegal—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Sierra Leone—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Somalia—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
South Africa—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
South Sudan—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Sri Lanka—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Sudan—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Suriname—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Syria—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Taiwan—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Tajikistan—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Tanzania—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Thailand—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Timor-Leste—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Togo—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Tonga—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Trinidad and Tobago—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Tunisia—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Türkiye—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Turkmenistan—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Tuvalu—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Uganda—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Vanuatu—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Venezuela—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Vietnam—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Yemen—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Zambia—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
Zimbabwe—Verified 30 Oct 2026Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates