Posted on March 08 2024
● The Emirates passport ranked 14th on the Global Passport Index
● Allowing visa-free access to 141 countries
● Visa on arrival in 34 destinations
● Need a visa to visit 30 countries
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The Henley & Partners Passport Index released the list of the world's most powerful passports in 2024, based on the number of countries the holder can travel to without a visa. The UAE passport has secured the 14th rank on this list, allowing Emiratis to travel to 181 countries without a visa.
UAE passport holders can travel to 141 countries without a visa.
The 141 countries where UAE people can travel without a visa are:
Albania | Gambia | Oman |
Andorra | Georgia | Palestinian Territories |
Angola | Germany | Panama |
Antigua and Barbuda | Greece | Paraguay |
Argentina | Greenland | Peru |
Armenia | Grenada | Philippines |
Aruba | Guatemala | Poland |
Austria | Haiti | Portugal |
Azerbaijan | Honduras | Qatar |
Bahamas | Hong Kong | Reunion |
Bahrain | Hungary | Romania |
Barbados | Iceland | Russia |
Belarus | Ireland | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Belgium | Israel | Saint Lucia |
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba | Italy | San Marino |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Japan | Sao Tome and Principe |
Botswana | Jordan | Saudi Arabia |
Brazil | Kazakhstan | Senegal |
Brunei | Kiribati | Serbia |
Bulgaria | Kosovo | Singapore |
Burkina Faso | Kuwait | Slovakia |
Chad | Kyrgyzstan | Slovenia |
Chile | Latvia | Solomon Islands |
China | Lebanon | South Africa |
Colombia | Liechtenstein | South Korea |
Cook Islands | Lithuania | Spain |
Costa Rica | Luxembourg | St. Maarten |
Croatia | Macao | St. Pierre and Miquelon |
Cuba | Malaysia | St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
Curacao | Mali | Sudan |
Cyprus | Malta | Suriname |
Czech Republic | Mauritius | Sweden |
Denmark | Mayotte | Switzerland |
Dominica | Mexico | Syria |
Dominican Republic | Micronesia | Tajikistan |
Ecuador | Moldova | Thailand |
Egypt | Monaco | Tonga |
El Salvador | Mongolia | Tunisia |
Equatorial Guinea | Montenegro | Turkey |
Estonia | Morocco | Turks and Caicos Islands |
Faroe Islands | Mozambique | Ukraine |
Fiji | Nauru | Uruguay |
Finland | Netherlands | Uzbekistan |
France | New Caledonia | Vanuatu |
French Guiana | Nicaragua | Vatican City |
French Polynesia | North Macedonia | Wallis and Futuna |
French West Indies | Norway | Zambia |
Visa-On-Arrival Countries for UAE Passport holders, 2024
The Emiratis can apply for a visa on arrival to visit 34 countries. The countries are listed below:
Bangladesh | India | Niue |
Bolivia | Indonesia | Palau |
Burundi | Iraq | Rwanda |
Cambodia | Laos | Samoa |
Cape Verde | Madagascar | Seychelles |
Comoros | Maldives | Sierra Leone |
Congo | Marshall Islands | Somalia |
Ethiopia | Mauritania | Tanzania |
Guinea | Namibia | Timor-Leste |
Guinea-Bissau | Nepal | Togo |
Guyana | Tuvalu | Zimbabwe |
Yemen |
Countries Allowing Entry to the Emiratis with an eTA in 2024
UAE passport holders can travel to 6 countries with a valid electronic travel authorisation (eTA). The countries that accept eTA for UAE citizens are:
Canada |
Kenya |
New Zealand |
Pakistan |
Sri Lanka |
United Kingdom |
Countries Allowing Online Visa to UAE Passport Holders, 2024
A UAE passport holder can apply for an online visa to travel to these 18 countries:
Australia | Lesotho |
Benin | Malawi |
Bhutan | Montserrat |
Cameroon | Nigeria |
Congo (Dem. Rep.) | South Sudan |
Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | St. Helena |
Djibouti | Taiwan |
Gabon | Uganda |
Iran | Vietnam |
Countries requiring a visa with a UAE passport, 2024
The Emiratis will require a visa to travel to the following 30 countries:
Afghanistan | Eswatini | Norfolk Island |
Algeria | Falkland Island | North Korea |
American Samoa | Ghana | Northern Mariana Islands |
Anguilla | Gibraltar | Papua New Guinea |
Belize | Guam | Puerto Rico |
Bermuda | Jamaica | Trinidad and Tobago |
British Virgin Island | Liberia | Turkmenistan |
Cayman Island | Libya | United States of America Venezuela |
Central African Republic | Myanmar | |
Eritrea | Niger | |
US Virgin Island |
Powerful Passports of the World, 2024
Based on the Henley & Partners passport Index List 2024, the top 6 potential passports are from Italy, Spain, South Korea, Germany, France, and Singapore. Holders of these passports can travel to at least 194 countries without a visa.
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