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Posted on March 08 2024

Get visa-free access to 181 countries with a UAE passport

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By  Editor
Updated March 08 2024

Get visa-free access to 181 countries with a UAE passport

●     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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UAE passport strength ranking, 2024

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.

 

Visa-Free Countries for UAE Passport Holders, 2024

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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