Entry requirements

Who can enter United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates splits the world roughly down the middle — 93 passports arrive without prior paperwork and 105 apply first, 105 of them online. It ranks #38 for openness, tier A.

By nationality

United Arab Emirates entry rules, nationality by nationality

93 passports enter United Arab Emirates without an advance visa

United Arab Emirates ranks #38 for openness

Visa-free, visa on arrival and eTA combined, out of 198 passports in our dataset. How we count

Openness reflects visa policy only — not safety, government travel advisories, or how easy the country is to travel in.

Visa-free: 93
Visa on arrival: 0
eTA: 0
eVisa: 105
Visa required: 0

No passports match this filter.

About this data

How to read these categories

Visa-free means no permission is needed before or on arrival; visa on arrival and eTA are granted at the border or online in minutes; eVisa and consular visa must be approved before you travel.

Data last verified: August 20, 2026. How we count

Openness reflects visa policy only. It says nothing about safety, government travel advisories, flight connectivity or how easy the trip actually is.

No destination-specific primary source has been recorded for United Arab Emirates yet — this column comes from the general dataset sweep rather than an individual re-verification.