What is a visa-free country?

A country that lets your passport enter without any visa application — just show your passport at the border.

What is the difference between visa on arrival and eVisa?

Visa on arrival is bought at the airport or border crossing when you arrive. An eVisa is applied for online before you fly and linked to your passport digitally.

An Electronic Travel Authorization — a quick online pre-approval, usually approved in minutes. The UK ETA, US ESTA, and Canadian eTA are examples.

Is this data official?

No. It comes from the open passport-index-dataset, which is maintained from Wikipedia. Always verify with the destination's embassy before booking.

Do Emirati citizens need a visa for Europe?

It depends on each country. Check the lists below — every destination is grouped by visa requirement for United Arab Emirates passport holders.

Is this visa information up to date?

Data is sourced from the open passport-index-dataset on GitHub, which in turn is derived from Wikipedia. Always confirm with the destination's embassy before booking a flight.

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Where can a United Arab Emirates passport take you?

184destinations open without an embassy visa — visa-free, visa on arrival, eVisa, or ETA combined.

127

Visa-free

Visa on arrival

eVisa

ETA

Visa required

No admission

Visa-free destinations for United Arab Emirates passport

127

Just your passport — no paperwork needed before you fly.

Albania90d
Andorra90d
Angola30d
Antigua and Barbuda90d
Argentina90d
Armenia180d
Austria90d
Azerbaijan90d
Bahamas90d
Bahrain
Barbados90d
Belarus90d
Belgium90d
Bosnia and Herzegovina90d
Botswana90d
Brazil90d
Brunei30d
Bulgaria90d
Burkina Faso
Chad
Chile90d
China30d
Colombia90d
Costa Rica180d
Croatia90d
Cuba90d
Cyprus90d
Czech Republic90d
Denmark90d
Dominica180d
Dominican Republic
Ecuador90d
Egypt180d
El Salvador180d
Equatorial Guinea90d
Estonia90d
Fiji120d
Finland90d
France90d
Gambia90d
Georgia90d
Germany90d
Greece90d
Grenada90d
Guatemala90d
Haiti90d
Honduras90d
Hong Kong30d
Hungary90d
Iceland90d
Iran15d
Ireland90d
Israel90d
Italy90d
Japan30d
Jordan90d
Kazakhstan30d
Kiribati90d
Kosovo90d
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan60d
Latvia90d
Lebanon180d
Liechtenstein90d
Lithuania90d
Luxembourg90d
Macau90d
Malaysia90d
Mali90d
Malta90d
Mauritius90d
Mexico180d
Micronesia30d
Moldova90d
Monaco90d
Mongolia30d
Montenegro90d
Morocco90d
Mozambique30d
Nauru
Netherlands90d
Nicaragua90d
North Macedonia90d
Norway90d
Oman
Pakistan90d
Palestine
Panama90d
Paraguay90d
Peru90d
Philippines30d
Poland90d
Portugal90d
Qatar
Romania90d
Russia90d
Saint Kitts and Nevis90d
Saint Lucia60d
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines90d
San Marino90d
São Tomé and Príncipe15d
Saudi Arabia
Senegal90d
Serbia90d
Seychelles90d
Singapore30d
Slovakia90d
Slovenia90d
Solomon Islands90d
South Africa90d
South Korea90d
Spain90d
Sudan
Sweden90d
Switzerland90d
Syria
Tajikistan30d
Thailand60d
Tonga60d
Tunisia90d
Turkey90d
Ukraine90d
Uruguay90d
Uzbekistan30d
Vanuatu120d
Vatican City90d
Zambia90d

Visa on arrival

Pay a small fee at the airport or border crossing.

Bangladesh
Bolivia
Burundi
Cambodia
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Comoros
Djibouti
Ethiopia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
India
Indonesia
Iraq
Jamaica
Laos
Madagascar
Maldives
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Namibia
Nepal
Palau
Republic of the Congo
Rwanda
Samoa
Sierra Leone
Somalia
Sri Lanka
Tanzania
Timor-Leste
Tuvalu
Yemen
Zimbabwe

eVisa (apply online)

Complete an online application before your trip.

Australia
Benin
Bhutan
Cameroon
DR Congo
Gabon
Lesotho
Libya
Malawi
Nigeria
Papua New Guinea
South Sudan
Taiwan
Togo
Uganda
Vietnam

Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA)

Quick pre-approval through a government website.

Canada
Ivory Coast
Kenya
New Zealand
United Kingdom

Visa required (embassy application)

Apply in advance at the destination's embassy or consulate.

Afghanistan
Algeria
Belize
Eritrea
Eswatini
Liberia
Myanmar
Niger
North Korea
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkmenistan
United States
Venezuela

Frequently asked questions

How many countries can Emirati passport holders visit without a visa?

Emirati passport holders have visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 184 destinations — 127 visa-free, 36 visa on arrival, 16 with an eVisa, and 5 with an ETA.

How long can Emirati passport holders stay visa-free?

Typical visa-free stays range from 14 to 180 days depending on the destination. Specific stay durations are shown on the visa-free list above where the data provides them.

How up to date is this data?

We use the open passport-index-dataset on GitHub, which is maintained from Wikipedia. Visa rules change often — always confirm with the destination's embassy before booking.

Why are some countries marked 'No data'?

A handful of jurisdictions have ambiguous or unreported rules. When in doubt, check the official embassy of the destination country.

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Where can a United Arab Emirates passport take you?

Visa-free destinations for United Arab Emirates passport

Visa on arrival

eVisa (apply online)

Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA)

Visa required (embassy application)

Frequently asked questions

How many countries can Emirati passport holders visit without a visa?

How long can Emirati passport holders stay visa-free?

How up to date is this data?

Why are some countries marked 'No data'?

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