Entry requirements

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates visa requirements by nationality

As of 2026, 87 of the world’s 198 passports can enter United Arab Emirates without applying for a visa in advance: 87 visa-free, 1 with a visa on arrival and 0 with an electronic travel authorisation. A further 109 can apply online before travelling, and 1 must obtain a visa from an embassy or consulate.

Visa-free access to United Arab Emirates by continent

Europe
42/45
Asia
22/50
North America
9/23
South America
7/12
Oceania
5/14
Africa
2/54

All passports and their United Arab Emirates status

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many countries can enter United Arab Emirates without a visa?

87 passports enter United Arab Emirates visa-free, 1 receive a visa on arrival and 0 use an electronic travel authorisation — 198 passports in total are covered here. 109 more can apply for an e-visa online.

Does this page tell me whether I need a visa for United Arab Emirates?

Yes, if you tell us your passport. Pick your passport once and every page on this site answers for it. We never assume your nationality silently: when a passport is guessed from your device it is labelled as a guess.

Is this information official?

Partly. Where we have an official government source for a passport we use it and say so on the page. Everything else comes from an open, community-maintained dataset and is guidance for planning, not legal advice. Visa rules change without notice; confirm with the destination’s own authority before booking.

Data last rebuilt 2026-08-26. Official government data is used for these passports: TR; all others come from the open passport-index dataset and are guidance only — confirm with an official source before you travel.

Important: this content is general information

Visa rules can change without notice. Always confirm your situation with an official source before you travel: Also check with the embassy or consulate of your destination country in your own country. The information on this page is guidance, not legal advice.