United Arab Emirates passport: visa-free countries in 2026

No visa needed for short visits. The number shows the maximum stay where it is known.

• Albania 90 days
• Andorra 90 days
• Angola 30 days
• Antigua and Barbuda 90 days
• Argentina 90 days
• Armenia 180 days
• Austria 90 days
• Azerbaijan 90 days
• Bahamas 90 days
• Bahrain
• Barbados 90 days
• Belarus 90 days
• Belgium 90 days
• Bosnia and Herzegovina 90 days
• Botswana 90 days
• Brazil 90 days
• Brunei 30 days
• Bulgaria 90 days
• Burkina Faso
• Chad
• Chile 90 days
• China 30 days
• Colombia 90 days
• Costa Rica 180 days
• Croatia 90 days
• Cuba 90 days
• Cyprus 90 days
• Czech Republic 90 days
• Denmark 90 days
• Dominica 180 days
• Dominican Republic
• Ecuador 90 days
• Egypt 180 days
• El Salvador 180 days
• Equatorial Guinea 90 days
• Estonia 90 days
• Fiji 120 days
• Finland 90 days
• France 90 days
• Gambia 90 days
• Georgia 90 days
• Germany 90 days
• Greece 90 days
• Grenada 90 days
• Guatemala 90 days
• Haiti 90 days
• Honduras 90 days
• Hong Kong 30 days
• Hungary 90 days
• Iceland 90 days
• Iran 15 days
• Ireland 90 days
• Israel 90 days
• Italy 90 days
• Japan 30 days
• Jordan 90 days
• Kazakhstan 30 days
• Kiribati 90 days
• Kosovo 90 days
• Kuwait
• Kyrgyzstan 60 days
• Latvia 90 days
• Lebanon 180 days
• Liechtenstein 90 days
• Lithuania 90 days
• Luxembourg 90 days
• Macau 90 days
• Malaysia 90 days
• Mali 90 days
• Malta 90 days
• Mauritius 90 days
• Mexico 180 days
• Micronesia 30 days
• Moldova 90 days
• Monaco 90 days
• Mongolia 30 days
• Montenegro 90 days
• Morocco 90 days
• Mozambique 30 days
• Nauru
• Netherlands 90 days
• Nicaragua 90 days
• North Macedonia 90 days
• Norway 90 days
• Oman
• Pakistan 90 days
• Palestine
• Panama 90 days
• Paraguay 90 days
• Peru 90 days
• Philippines 30 days
• Poland 90 days
• Portugal 90 days
• Qatar
• Romania 90 days
• Russia 90 days
• Saint Kitts and Nevis 90 days
• Saint Lucia 60 days
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 90 days
• San Marino 90 days
• Sao Tome and Principe 15 days
• Saudi Arabia
• Senegal 90 days
• Serbia 90 days
• Seychelles 90 days
• Singapore 30 days
• Slovakia 90 days
• Slovenia 90 days
• Solomon Islands 90 days
• South Africa 90 days
• South Korea 90 days
• Spain 90 days
• Sudan
• Sweden 90 days
• Switzerland 90 days
• Syria
• Tajikistan 30 days
• Thailand 60 days
• Tonga 60 days
• Tunisia 90 days
• Turkey 90 days
• Ukraine 90 days
• Uruguay 90 days
• Uzbekistan 30 days
• Vanuatu 120 days
• Vatican City 90 days
• Zambia 90 days

The visa is issued at the airport or border when you arrive, usually for a fee.

• 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

No visa, but an electronic travel authorisation must be approved online before departure.

• Canada
• Ivory Coast
• Kenya
• New Zealand
• United Kingdom

A visa is required, and the application is made online without visiting an embassy.

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

A visa must be obtained from an embassy, consulate or visa centre before travelling.

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

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Travelling to the United Arab Emirates instead? See United Arab Emirates visa requirements.