United Arab Emirates passport
Rank #16 · Strength 186 destinations (visa-free + on arrival + eTA) · score 87.8
Citizens of United Arab Emirates can reach 186 of 248 destinations without applying for a consular visa in advance — 150 visa-free, 25 visa on arrival and 11 eTA. Ranked #16 for passport strength worldwide.
United Arab Emirates passport: where it stands
This passport is stronger than 78% of the 198 passports in the Passport Index. Within Asia it ranks 7 of 51; the strongest in the region is Singapore, with 209 destinations. Across 6 major destinations: the Schengen Area and Japan allow visa-free entry; the United Kingdom and Canada require an eTA; the United States requires a consular visa; Australia issues an e-Visa online. Beyond those 186 destinations, 34 issue an e-Visa online and 27 require a consular visa; e-Visas do not count towards passport strength.
Visa-free (150)
Albania
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Benin
Bermuda
Bolivia
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Bouvet Island
Brazil
British Virgin Islands
Brunei
Bulgaria
Cayman Islands
Chile
China
Colombia
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Curaçao
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Estonia
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French Southern Territories
Georgia
Germany
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
Iran
Ireland
Isle of Man
Italy
Japan
Jersey
Kazakhstan
Kiribati
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lebanon
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macao
Malaysia
Malta
Martinique
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Netherlands
New Caledonia
Niue
North Macedonia
Norway
Oman
Palestine
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Réunion
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Helena
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Singapore
Sint Maarten
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Sweden
Switzerland
Tajikistan
Thailand
Tunisia
Turkey
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Wallis and Futuna
Western Sahara
Zambia
Åland Islands
Visa on arrival (25)
Bangladesh
Burundi
Cambodia
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Comoros
Congo
Ethiopia
Guinea-Bissau
Indonesia
Jamaica
Jordan
Laos
Madagascar
Malawi
Maldives
Marshall Islands
Namibia
Nepal
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Pitcairn Islands
Tanzania
Timor-Leste
Zimbabwe
eTA — electronic travel authorisation (11)
Canada
Israel
Kenya
Mozambique
New Zealand
Seychelles
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
South Korea
Sri Lanka
Suriname
United Kingdom
e-Visa — applied for online in advance (34)
Australia
Bhutan
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Chad
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Côte d’Ivoire
DR Congo
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eswatini
Gabon
Ghana
Guinea
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
India
Iraq
Liberia
Libya
Mauritania
Nigeria
Norfolk Island
Pakistan
Sao Tome and Principe
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Sudan
Togo
Trinidad and Tobago
Venezuela
Vietnam
Visa required (27)
Afghanistan
Algeria
American Samoa
Belize
British Indian Ocean Territory
Eritrea
Gambia
Guam
Lesotho
Mali
Myanmar
Nauru
Nicaragua
Niger
North Korea
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
Sudan
Syria
Taiwan
Tokelau
Tonga
Turkmenistan
United States
United States Minor Outlying Islands
United States Virgin Islands
Yemen
What the index measures
- 248 destinations, countries and territories
- Strength = visa-free + visa on arrival + eTA; e-Visa is not taken into account.
- Passports with the same score share a rank
Data sources
- Government portals of each destination.
- Immigration authorities, foreign ministries, and official e-Visa and eTA portals.
Method
- How each entry condition is classified
- The limits of the data and how to check official sources
