🇦🇪Visa-Free Countries for United Arab Emirates Passport Holders in 2026
In 2026, United Arab Emirates passport holders can enter 125 destinations visa-free, and 61 more with a visa on arrival or an e-visa, out of the 197 destinations documented by IziVisas. The lists below are grouped by entry regime — click any destination for the full requirements (documents, fees, processing times).
Visa-free destinations for United Arab Emirates citizens (125)
Entry with just a valid passport, within the stay limit shown.
- 🇦🇱Albaniastay 1 year
- 🇦🇩Andorrastay 5 years
- 🇦🇴Angolastay 30 days
- 🇦🇬Antigua And Barbudastay 180 days
- 🇦🇷Argentinastay 90 days
- 🇦🇲Armeniastay 180 days
- 🇦🇹Austriastay 5 years
- 🇦🇿Azerbaijanstay 90 days
- 🇧🇭Bahrainstay 90 days
- 🇧🇧Barbadosstay 6 months
- 🇧🇾Belarusstay 90 days
- 🇧🇪Belgiumstay 5 years
- 🇧🇯Beninstay 90 days
- 🇧🇴Boliviastay 180 days
- 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovinastay 90 days
- 🇧🇼Botswanastay 90 days
- 🇧🇷Brazilstay 90 days
- 🇧🇳Bruneistay 90 days
- 🇧🇬Bulgariastay 5 years
- 🇧🇫Burkina Fasostay 90 days
- 🇹🇩Chadstay 90 days
- 🇨🇱Chilestay 90 days
- 🇨🇳Chinastay 90 days
- 🇨🇴Colombiastay 90 days
- 🇨🇷Costa Ricastay 180 days
- 🇭🇷Croatiastay 5 years
- 🇨🇺Cubastay 90 days
- 🇨🇾Cyprusstay 5 years
- 🇨🇿Czech Republicstay 5 years
- 🇩🇰Denmarkstay 5 years
- 🇩🇲Dominicastay 6 months
- 🇩🇴Dominican Republicstay 120 days
- 🇪🇨Ecuador
- 🇪🇬Egyptstay 6 months
- 🇸🇻El Salvadorstay 180 days
- 🇬🇶Equatorial Guineastay 30 days
- 🇪🇪Estoniastay 5 years
- 🇫🇯Fiji Islandsstay 4 months
- 🇫🇮Finlandstay 5 years
- 🇫🇷Francestay 5 years
- 🇬🇪Georgiastay 1 year
- 🇩🇪Germanystay 5 years
- 🇬🇷Greecestay 5 years
- 🇬🇩Grenadastay 3 months
- 🇬🇹Guatemalastay 90 days
- 🇬🇾Guyanastay 180 days
- 🇭🇹Haiti
- 🇭🇳Hondurasstay 90 days
- 🇭🇰Hong Kong S.A.R.stay 180 days
- 🇭🇺Hungarystay 5 years
- 🇮🇸Icelandstay 5 years
- 🇮🇷Iranstay 90 days
- 🇮🇪Irelandstay 90 days
- 🇮🇹Italystay 5 years
- 🇯🇵Japanstay 90 days
- 🇯🇴Jordanstay 3 months
- 🇰🇿Kazakhstanstay 90 days
- 🇰🇮Kiribatistay 1 month
- 🇽🇰Kosovostay 90 days
- 🇰🇼Kuwaitstay 30 days
- 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstanstay 180 days
- 🇱🇻Latviastay 5 years
- 🇱🇧Lebanonstay 6 months
- 🇱🇮Liechtensteinstay 5 years
- 🇱🇹Lithuaniastay 5 years
- 🇱🇺Luxembourgstay 5 years
- 🇲🇴Macau S.A.R.stay 1 year
- 🇲🇾Malaysiastay 90 days
- 🇲🇱Malistay 3 months
- 🇲🇹Maltastay 5 years
- 🇲🇺Mauritiusstay 90 days
- 🇲🇽Mexicostay 180 days
- 🇫🇲Micronesiastay 365 days
- 🇲🇩Moldovastay 90 days
- 🇲🇨Monacostay 5 years
- 🇲🇳Mongoliastay 90 days
- 🇲🇪Montenegrostay 90 days
- 🇲🇦Moroccostay 90 days
- 🇳🇷Naurustay 90 days
- 🇳🇱Netherlandsstay 5 years
- 🇲🇰North Macedoniastay 90 days
- 🇳🇴Norwaystay 5 years
- 🇴🇲Omanstay 90 days
- 🇵🇰Pakistanstay 90 days
- 🇵🇦Panamastay 180 days
- 🇵🇾Paraguaystay 90 days
- 🇵🇪Perustay 183 days
- 🇵🇭Philippinesstay 30 days
- 🇵🇱Polandstay 5 years
- 🇵🇹Portugalstay 5 years
- 🇶🇦Qatarstay 90 days
- 🇷🇴Romaniastay 5 years
- 🇷🇺Russiastay 90 days
- 🇱🇨Saint Luciastay 90 days
- 🇻🇨Saint Vincent And The Grenadinesstay 6 months
- 🇸🇲San Marinostay 5 years
- 🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principestay 90 days
- 🇸🇦Saudi Arabiastay 90 days
- 🇸🇳Senegalstay 90 days
- 🇷🇸Serbiastay 90 days
- 🇸🇬Singaporestay 90 days
- 🇸🇰Slovakiastay 5 years
- 🇸🇮Sloveniastay 5 years
- 🇸🇧Solomon Islandsstay 90 days
- 🇿🇦South Africastay 90 days
- 🇪🇸Spainstay 5 years
- 🇸🇩Sudanstay 30 days
- 🇸🇿Swazilandstay 90 days
- 🇸🇪Swedenstay 5 years
- 🇨🇭Switzerlandstay 5 years
- 🇹🇯Tajikistanstay 10 days
- 🇹🇭Thailandstay 90 days
- 🇧🇸The Bahamasstay 3 months
- 🇬🇲The Gambiastay 90 days
- 🇹🇴Tongastay 90 days
- 🇹🇹Trinidad And Tobagostay 90 days
- 🇹🇳Tunisiastay 90 days
- 🇹🇷Turkeystay 90 days
- 🇺🇬Ugandastay 3 months
- 🇺🇦Ukrainestay 90 days
- 🇺🇾Uruguaystay 90 days
- 🇺🇿Uzbekistanstay 60 days
- 🇻🇺Vanuatustay 120 days
- 🇻🇦Vatican City State (Holy See)stay 5 years
- 🇿🇲Zambiastay 30 days
For destinations that require an e-visa or a visa, apply online in minutes with iVisa.
- Simplified form for your nationality
- Real-time application tracking
- 98% approval rate
Visa on arrival for United Arab Emirates citizens (29)
The visa is issued directly at the border or airport — no application needed beforehand.
- 🇧🇩Bangladeshstay 90 days
- 🇧🇮Burundistay 3 months
- 🇰🇭Cambodiastay 30 days
- 🇨🇻Cape Verdestay 90 days
- 🇰🇲Comorosstay 45 days
- 🇨🇬Congostay 90 days
- 🇩🇯Djiboutistay 90 days
- 🇹🇱East Timorstay 90 days
- 🇪🇹Ethiopiastay 3 months
- 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissaustay 90 days
- 🇮🇳Indiastay 90 days
- 🇮🇩Indonesiastay 30 days
- 🇱🇦Laosstay 30 days
- 🇲🇬Madagascarstay 90 days
- 🇲🇼Malawistay 30 days
- 🇲🇻Maldivesstay 90 days
- 🇲🇭Marshall Islandsstay 90 days
- 🇳🇦Namibiastay 3 months
- 🇳🇵Nepalstay 30 days
- 🇵🇼Palaustay 1 year
- 🇵🇬Papua new Guineastay 60 days
- 🇷🇼Rwandastay 6 months
- 🇼🇸Samoastay 90 days
- 🇸🇱Sierra Leonestay 1 month
- 🇸🇾Syriastay 30 days
- 🇹🇿Tanzaniastay 3 months
- 🇹🇻Tuvalustay 90 days
- 🇾🇪Yemenstay 30 days
- 🇿🇼Zimbabwestay 3 months
E-visa destinations for United Arab Emirates citizens (32)
An electronic authorization applied for online before departure, usually within days.
- 🇦🇫Afghanistanstay 30 days
- 🇦🇺Australiastay 12 months (3 months per stay)
- 🇧🇹Bhutanstay 14 days
- 🇨🇲Cameroonstay 90 days
- 🇨🇦Canadastay 6 months
- 🇨🇮Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)stay 90 days
- 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congostay 90 days
- 🇬🇦Gabonstay 90 days
- 🇬🇭Ghanastay 90 days
- 🇬🇳Guineastay 30 days
- 🇮🇶Iraqstay 30 days
- 🇮🇱Israelstay 90 days
- 🇰🇪Kenyastay 90 days
- 🇱🇸Lesothostay 90 days
- 🇱🇷Liberiastay 90 days
- 🇱🇾Libyastay 3 months
- 🇲🇷Mauritaniastay 90 days
- 🇲🇿Mozambiquestay 3 months
- 🇳🇿New Zealandstay 2 years
- 🇳🇮Nicaraguastay 30 days
- 🇳🇬Nigeriastay 90 days
- 🇵🇸Palestinian Territory Occupiedstay 90 days
- 🇰🇳Saint Kitts And Nevisstay 6 months
- 🇸🇨Seychellesstay 90 days
- 🇸🇴Somaliastay 30 days
- 🇰🇷South Koreastay 6 months
- 🇸🇸South Sudan
- 🇱🇰Sri Lankastay 90 days
- 🇹🇼Taiwanstay 90 days
- 🇹🇬Togostay 30 days
- 🇬🇧United Kingdomstay 6 months
- 🇻🇳Vietnamstay 90 days
Consular visa required for United Arab Emirates citizens (11)
A visa must be obtained from an embassy or consulate before travelling.
This information is checked regularly but can change: always confirm with official sources before booking. Each destination page details up-to-date documents, fees and processing times.
Frequently asked questions
How many countries can United Arab Emirates passport holders visit visa-free in 2026?▾
In 2026, the United Arab Emirates passport gives visa-free access to 125 destinations. Counting the 61 destinations reachable with a visa on arrival or an e-visa, 186 of the 197 destinations documented by IziVisas are easy to access.
How do you get a visa for destinations that require one?▾
For an e-visa, you apply online before departure, usually within days. For a consular visa, the application is filed at the destination’s embassy or consulate. Each destination page here details the documents, fees and processing times, and an online provider such as iVisa can simplify the process.
How many destinations require a consular visa for United Arab Emirates citizens?▾
11 destinations require a consular visa for United Arab Emirates citizens: the visa must be obtained before departure from an embassy or consulate.
Does the United Arab Emirates passport ranking change?▾
Yes. Visa exemptions evolve with bilateral agreements and migration-policy changes: the number of visa-free destinations can go up or down. IziVisas re-checks its data regularly and this page is refreshed daily.
Visa alerts and regulations
Receive the latest visa updates and travel advice
We will never share your email. Unsubscribe at any time.