Visa requirements for Emirati citizens

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 11th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.^[1]

All other passports from the 'Arab world' had a lower ranking in this respect as of 1 December 2018^[update].^[2]^[3]^[4]

The Emirati passport is one of five passports with the greatest ranking improvement in the 2006–2016 time period.^[5]

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.

^ "Global Passport Ranking".
^ Courtney Trenwith (19 April 2015). "Revealed: Most powerful Arab passports". Arabian Business. ITP Media Group. Retrieved 10 June 2018. The UAE has the most powerful Arab passport, according to an annual ranking by financial firm Arton Capital
^ Katherine LaGrave (22 May 2018). "This Is the World's Most Powerful Passport". Condé Nast Traveler. Condé Nast International. Retrieved 10 June 2018. The passport to watch? The United Arab Emirates, which currently sits in 23rd place but has climbed 38 spots since 2008, and gained visa-free access to eight countries in 2018 alone—China, Ireland, Burkina Faso, Uruguay, Guinea, Tonga, Benin, and Honduras.
^ Mohamed Khalil (29 October 2017). "Which Arab country has the best passport?". Esquire Middle East. ITP Media Group. Retrieved 10 June 2018. Here's are the rankings for all the Arab countries with their global ranking: 1. United Arab Emirates
^ Henley & Partners. "The Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index Celebrates Ten Years". www.prnewswire.com (Press release).

[1] "Global Passport Ranking".

[2] Courtney Trenwith (19 April 2015). "Revealed: Most powerful Arab passports". Arabian Business. ITP Media Group. Retrieved 10 June 2018. The UAE has the most powerful Arab passport, according to an annual ranking by financial firm Arton Capital

[3] Katherine LaGrave (22 May 2018). "This Is the World's Most Powerful Passport". Condé Nast Traveler. Condé Nast International. Retrieved 10 June 2018. The passport to watch? The United Arab Emirates, which currently sits in 23rd place but has climbed 38 spots since 2008, and gained visa-free access to eight countries in 2018 alone—China, Ireland, Burkina Faso, Uruguay, Guinea, Tonga, Benin, and Honduras.

[4] Mohamed Khalil (29 October 2017). "Which Arab country has the best passport?". Esquire Middle East. ITP Media Group. Retrieved 10 June 2018. Here's are the rankings for all the Arab countries with their global ranking: 1. United Arab Emirates

[5] Henley & Partners. "The Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index Celebrates Ten Years". www.prnewswire.com (Press release).

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