Visa requirements for Emirati citizens

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Visa requirements for Emirati citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

As of 2024, Emirati citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 187 countries and territories, ranking the Emirati passport 9th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.^[1]

The Emirati passport is one of five passports with the greatest ranking improvement in the 2006–2016 time period.^[2]

Emirati citizens do not need a visa to enter other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and also have the right to work and reside in those countries. Similarly, citizens of other GCC states do not need a visa to enter the UAE. GCC citizens can use a GCC national identity card (rather than a passport) to enter the UAE.