Entry rules · Armenia passport
Do Armenia passport holders need a visa for the United Arab Emirates?
No visa needed for a short visit. Armenia passport holders can stay in the United Arab Emirates visa-free for up to 90 days.
Checked against official sources on 30 Oct 2026. Two independent checks agreed.
The rule
- Entry
- Visa-free. No visa needed for a short visit.
- Stay
- Up to 90 days
- Status
- Verified 30 Oct 2026
- Official source
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
- Applies to
- A short tourist visit with an ordinary Armenia passport.
What the official sources say
The passages the two checks relied on, with where they come from. Quotes are shown as published, in the source’s language.
Entry: visa-free
Republic of Armenia Visa Free
Citizens of these countries are not required to apply for an Entry Visa prior to arrival. Instead, an entry visa is issued automatically upon arrival and it is valid for 30 days with a 10-day period for extension.
Stay: up to 90 days
to waive pre-entry visas between the UAE and Armenia for stays of up to 90 days
More quotes (1)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs signed a protocol amending a Memorandum of Understanding to waive pre-entry visas between the UAE and Armenia for stays of up to 90 days, facilitating the movement of citizens of the two countries. Under the protocol, the amendment added special, official and ordinary passports for both countries, provided that the protocol will enter into force after the exchange of diplomatic notifications between the two countries in the coming months.
United Arab Emirates for other passports
- Visa-free
- Albania, Andorra, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Guyana, Honduras, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Nauru, New Zealand, Oman, Paraguay, Peru, Qatar, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vatican City
- Visa-freeUp to 90 days in any 180-day period
- Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
- Visa-freeUp to 90 daysPublic data
- Australia, Bahamas, Belarus, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Cyprus, Georgia, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, South Korea, United Kingdom, United States
- Visa-freeUp to 90 days
- Argentina
- Visa-freeUp to 30 daysPublic data
- Hong Kong
- Visa-freeUp to 30 days
- Ireland
- eVisa
- Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Macao, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Micronesia, Moldova, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, North Korea, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How this rule was checked
On 30 Oct 2026 we checked this rule against the official sources that govern entry to the United Arab Emirates, chiefly Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates. Two independent checks reached the same result.
Public visa data (as of 17 Feb 2026) said the same; the check confirmed it.
See this check in the log of checks and changes, and how verification works in the methodology.
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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.
Plan your trip
- Check a trip with more stopsRoute check: the best passport at each stop
- Compare the Armenia passport with anotherWhat a second passport changes, destination by destination
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Before you travel
This page answers whether you need a visa and how long you can stay on a short tourist visit. It does not cover passport validity, other documents or permission to work. Entry rules change, sometimes without notice, and border officials make the final decision: confirm the requirements for your trip with the official immigration website or embassy of the United Arab Emirates.