🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates: visa, entry rules and travel facts
The United Arab Emirates grants visa-free entry or visa on arrival to many nationalities, with paid e-Visas for others through airlines and agencies. Dubai and Abu Dhabi are major hubs, so transit rules matter as much as entry rules.
A United Arab Emirates passport gives visa-free or simplified entry to about 183 countries and territories according to the visa dataset.
Key facts
- Capital
- Abu Dhabi
- Currency
- United Arab Emirates dirham
- Languages
- Arabic
- Region
- Western Asia
Entry rules for every passport
Below is every passport we have verified data for, grouped by how it enters. Rules change, so confirm with the official source before you book.
Visa-free (up to 180 days)
87 passports enter United Arab Emirates visa-free.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇦🇱 Albania | 180 days |
| 🇦🇩 Andorra | 30 days |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | 90 days |
| 🇦🇲 Armenia | 90 days |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | 30 days |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | 90 days |
| 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 90 days |
| 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 90 days |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | – |
| 🇧🇧 Barbados | 90 days |
| 🇧🇾 Belarus | 90 days |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | 90 days |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | 90 days |
| 🇧🇳 Brunei | 30 days |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 90 days |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | 90 days |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | 90 days |
| 🇨🇳 China | 30 days |
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | 90 days |
| 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 90 days |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | 90 days |
| 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 90 days |
| 🇨🇿 Czechia | 90 days |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | 90 days |
| 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 90 days |
| 🇪🇪 Estonia | 90 days |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | 90 days |
| 🇫🇷 France | 90 days |
| 🇬🇪 Georgia | 90 days |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 90 days |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | 90 days |
| 🇭🇳 Honduras | 90 days |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 30 days |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | 90 days |
| 🇮🇸 Iceland | 90 days |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | 30 days |
| 🇮🇱 Israel | 90 days |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | 90 days |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | 30 days |
| 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 30 days |
| 🇰🇮 Kiribati | 90 days |
| 🇽🇰 Kosovo | 90 days |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | – |
| 🇱🇻 Latvia | 90 days |
| 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | 90 days |
| 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 90 days |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 90 days |
| 🇲🇴 Macau | 30 days |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 30 days |
| 🇲🇻 Maldives | 90 days |
| 🇲🇹 Malta | 90 days |
| 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 30 days |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | 180 days |
| 🇲🇨 Monaco | 30 days |
| 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 30 days |
| 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 90 days |
| 🇳🇷 Nauru | 90 days |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 90 days |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 30 days |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | 90 days |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | – |
| 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 90 days |
| 🇵🇪 Peru | 90 days |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | 90 days |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | 90 days |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | – |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | 90 days |
| 🇷🇺 Russia | 90 days |
| 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 90 days |
| 🇸🇲 San Marino | 90 days |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | – |
| 🇷🇸 Serbia | 90 days |
| 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 90 days |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | 30 days |
| 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 90 days |
| 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 90 days |
| 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | 90 days |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | 90 days |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | 90 days |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | 90 days |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 90 days |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 30 days |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 30 days |
| 🇺🇸 United States | 30 days |
| 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 90 days |
| 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 30 days |
| 🇻🇦 Vatican City | 30 days |
Visa on arrival
1 passports get a visa on arrival at the border.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | – |
e-Visa
110 passports apply for an e-visa online before travelling.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | – |
| 🇩🇿 Algeria | – |
| 🇦🇴 Angola | – |
| 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | – |
| 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | – |
| 🇧🇿 Belize | – |
| 🇧🇯 Benin | – |
| 🇧🇹 Bhutan | – |
| 🇧🇴 Bolivia | – |
| 🇧🇼 Botswana | – |
| 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | – |
| 🇧🇮 Burundi | – |
| 🇰🇭 Cambodia | – |
| 🇨🇲 Cameroon | – |
| 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | – |
| 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | – |
| 🇹🇩 Chad | – |
| 🇰🇲 Comoros | – |
| 🇨🇬 Congo | – |
| 🇨🇺 Cuba | – |
| 🇩🇯 Djibouti | – |
| 🇩🇲 Dominica | – |
| 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | – |
| 🇨🇩 DR Congo | – |
| 🇪🇨 Ecuador | – |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | – |
| 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | – |
| 🇪🇷 Eritrea | – |
| 🇸🇿 Eswatini | – |
| 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | – |
| 🇫🇯 Fiji | – |
| 🇬🇦 Gabon | – |
| 🇬🇲 Gambia | – |
| 🇬🇭 Ghana | – |
| 🇬🇩 Grenada | – |
| 🇬🇹 Guatemala | – |
| 🇬🇳 Guinea | – |
| 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | – |
| 🇬🇾 Guyana | – |
| 🇭🇹 Haiti | – |
| 🇮🇳 India | – |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | – |
| 🇮🇷 Iran | – |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | – |
| 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | – |
| 🇯🇲 Jamaica | – |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | – |
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | – |
| 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | – |
| 🇱🇦 Laos | – |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanon | – |
| 🇱🇸 Lesotho | – |
| 🇱🇷 Liberia | – |
| 🇱🇾 Libya | – |
| 🇲🇬 Madagascar | – |
| 🇲🇼 Malawi | – |
| 🇲🇱 Mali | – |
| 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | – |
| 🇲🇷 Mauritania | – |
| 🇫🇲 Micronesia | – |
| 🇲🇩 Moldova | – |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | – |
| 🇲🇿 Mozambique | – |
| 🇲🇲 Myanmar | – |
| 🇳🇦 Namibia | – |
| 🇳🇵 Nepal | – |
| 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | – |
| 🇳🇪 Niger | – |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | – |
| 🇰🇵 North Korea | – |
| 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | – |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – |
| 🇵🇼 Palau | – |
| 🇵🇸 Palestine | – |
| 🇵🇦 Panama | – |
| 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | – |
| 🇵🇭 Philippines | – |
| 🇷🇼 Rwanda | – |
| 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis | – |
| 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia | – |
| 🇼🇸 Samoa | – |
| 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe | – |
| 🇸🇳 Senegal | – |
| 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | – |
| 🇸🇴 Somalia | – |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | – |
| 🇸🇸 South Sudan | – |
| 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | – |
| 🇸🇩 Sudan | – |
| 🇸🇷 Suriname | – |
| 🇸🇾 Syria | – |
| 🇹🇼 Taiwan | – |
| 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | – |
| 🇹🇿 Tanzania | – |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | – |
| 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | – |
| 🇹🇬 Togo | – |
| 🇹🇴 Tonga | – |
| 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | – |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisia | – |
| 🇹🇷 Türkiye | – |
| 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | – |
| 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | – |
| 🇺🇬 Uganda | – |
| 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | – |
| 🇻🇪 Venezuela | – |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | – |
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | – |
| 🇿🇲 Zambia | – |
| 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | – |
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a visa for United Arab Emirates?
It depends on your passport. For popular passports it currently looks like this: United States: visa-free (up to 30 days), 30 days; United Kingdom: visa-free (up to 30 days), 30 days; Germany: visa-free (up to 90 days), 90 days; Canada: visa-free (up to 90 days), 90 days. The full table is above on this page.
What currency is used in United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates dirham.
What language is spoken in United Arab Emirates?
Arabic.
Cheap flights from this country
Visa requirements by passport
| Passport | Requirement | Max stay |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Visa-free (up to 30 days) | 30 days |
| United Kingdom | Visa-free (up to 30 days) | 30 days |
| Germany | Visa-free (up to 90 days) | 90 days |
| Canada | Visa-free (up to 90 days) | 90 days |
| Australia | Visa-free (up to 30 days) | 30 days |
| India | e-Visa | - |
| Russia | Visa-free (up to 90 days) | 90 days |
| China | Visa-free (up to 30 days) | 30 days |
| France | Visa-free (up to 90 days) | 90 days |
| Japan | Visa-free (up to 30 days) | 30 days |
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