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United Arab Emirates

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United Arab Emirates passport

United Arab Emirates (AE) ranks #1 with mobility 169 / 198. 169 destinations need no prior visa.

Snapshot 2026-10 · This week · Passport-index source

Rank

#1

199

Mobility

169

/ 198

Visa free

127

Visa required

11

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Country profile

Capital

Abu Dhabi

Population

10.7 million

Area

82,880 km²

Currency

United Arab Emirates dirham AED

Languages

Arabic

Time zone

UTC+04:00

Foreign-born

8.2 million · 2024

Migrant share

74%

Ethnic groups · 2015

  • South Asian59.4%
  • other12.8%
  • Emirati11.6%
  • Egyptian10.2%
  • Filipino6.1%

Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.

Travel notes

Plug

Type G

Mains

230 V · 50 Hz

Driving

Right

Emergency

Police 999 · Ambulance 998

Dialing code

+971

Airports

DXB · AUH · SHJ · DWC

Highlights

  • Burj Khalifa
  • Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
  • Dubai Museum
  • Palm Jumeirah
  • Al Ain Oasis

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FVisa free127

AlbaniaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoChadChileChinaColombiaCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEstoniaEswatiniFijiFinlandFranceGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIranIrelandItalyJapanJordanKazakhstanKiribatiKosovoKuwaitKyrgyzstanLatviaLebanonLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMalaysiaMaliMaltaMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueNauruNetherlandsNicaraguaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPakistanPalestinePanamaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRussiaSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSan MarinoSão Tomé and PríncipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSudanSwedenSwitzerlandTajikistanThailandTongaTunisiaTürkiyeUkraineUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityZambia

AOn arrival34

BangladeshBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCentral African RepublicComorosCongoDjiboutiEthiopiaGhanaGuineaGuinea-BissauIndiaIndonesiaIraqJamaicaLaosMadagascarMaldivesMarshall IslandsNamibiaNepalPalauRwandaSamoaSierra LeoneSri LankaSyriaTanzaniaTimor-LesteTrinidad and TobagoTuvaluYemenZimbabwe

TeTA8

CanadaCôte d'IvoireIsraelKenyaNew ZealandSaint Kitts and NevisSurinameUnited Kingdom

EeVisa18

AustraliaBeninBhutanCameroonDR CongoGabonLiberiaLibyaMalawiMauritaniaNigeriaPapua New GuineaSomaliaSouth SudanTaiwanTogoUgandaVietnam

RVisa required11

AfghanistanAlgeriaBelizeEritreaLesothoMyanmarNigerNorth KoreaTurkmenistanUnited StatesVenezuela

Nearby in the ranking

South KoreaSingaporeJapanSpainBelgiumSwitzerland

FAQ

How many visa-free countries for United Arab Emirates?

Visa-free 127, on arrival 34, eTA 8, eVisa 18, visa required 11.

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