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.
Emirati citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 170 countries and territories, ranking the Emirati passport 19th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index. All other passports from the 'Arab world' had a lower ranking in this respect as of 2018.
The Emirati passport is one of five passports with the greatest ranking improvement in the 2006-2016 time period. The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation plans to make the UAE passport one of the five strongest passports in the world by 2021.
Emirati citizens do not need a visa to enter other Gulf Cooperation Council and also have the right to work in those countries. Similarly, citizens of other GCC states, with the current exception of Qatar, do not need a visa to enter the UAE. GCC citizens can use a GCC national identity card to enter the UAE.
Recent changes
Visa requirements for Emirati citizens were lifted by New Zealand,Brunei,
Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, the Schengen Area countries,
Belarus,
Moldova,
São Tomé and Príncipe,
Argentina,
Chad and Saint Lucia in October 2017,
Nauru,
Solomon Islands,
Chile,
Rwanda,
Ukraine, China,
Burkina Faso, Ireland,
Uruguay,
Tonga,
Honduras,
Brazil,
Canada,
Barbados, Mexico, Russia, Uzbekistan.
South Africa,
Paraguay, Central African Republic, Kiribati.
The first possibility of electronic visas for Emirati citizens began with the United Kingdom's electronic visa waiver program that commenced on 1 January 2014,
followed by India in November 2014, Lesotho on 1 May 2017, Benin on 1 January 2018, Uzbekistan on 15 July 2018, Tanzania on 26 November 2018, and Pakistan on 14 March 2019.
Visas on arrival for UAE citizens were introduced by
Gabon in October 2017, Guinea on 19 April 2018,
Guyana on 28 May 2018, Mongolia on 15 May 2019 and Equatorial Guinea on 28 July 2019.
Visa requirements map
Visa requirements
Dependent, disputed, or restricted territories
;Unrecognized or partially recognized countries| Visitor to | Conditions of access | Notes |
| Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed. | ||
| Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory. | ||
| 30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival. | ||
| Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia. | ||
| Registration required after 24h. |
;Dependent and autonomous territories