Dubai

Visa information for Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Do I need a tourist visa to visit United Arab Emirates? Is there a startup or entrepreneur visa available for United Arab Emirates? Here’s Teleport’s overview of travel visa requirements for citizens of various countries along with startup and entrepreneur visa options in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Visa Check

For visits up to 90 days

Required with citizenship of

Tourist Visa access to United Arab Emirates by citizenship

CitizenshipTourist visaComment
AfghanistanAfghanistan
Required
AlbaniaAlbania
Required
AlgeriaAlgeria
Required
AndorraAndorra
On arrival
30 days
AngolaAngola
Required
ArgentinaArgentina
Not required
90 days
ArmeniaArmenia
Required
AustraliaAustralia
On arrival
30 days
AustriaAustria
Not required
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan
Required
BahamasBahamas
Not required
BahrainBahrain
Not required
BangladeshBangladesh
Required
BarbadosBarbados
Required
BelarusBelarus
Required
BelgiumBelgium
Not required
BelizeBelize
Required
BeninBenin
Required
Possible visa on arrival for 96 hours
BhutanBhutan
Required
BoliviaBolivia
Required
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
Required
BotswanaBotswana
Required
BrazilBrazil
Required
BruneiBrunei
On arrival
30 days
BulgariaBulgaria
Not required
Burkina FasoBurkina Faso
Required
BurundiBurundi
Required
CambodiaCambodia
Required
CameroonCameroon
Required
CanadaCanada
On arrival
30 days (multiple)
Cape VerdeCape Verde
Required
Central African RepublicCentral African Republic
Required
ChadChad
Required
ChileChile
Required
ChinaChina
Required
May get a visa on arrival for free
ColombiaColombia
Required
Costa RicaCosta Rica
Required
CroatiaCroatia
Not required
CubaCuba
Required
CyprusCyprus
Not required
Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Required
DenmarkDenmark
Not required
DjiboutiDjibouti
Required
Dominican RepublicDominican Republic
Required
East TimorEast Timor
Required
EcuadorEcuador
Required
EgyptEgypt
Required
El SalvadorEl Salvador
Required
EritreaEritrea
Required
EstoniaEstonia
Not required
EthiopiaEthiopia
Required
FinlandFinland
Not required
FranceFrance
Not required
GabonGabon
Required
GambiaGambia
Required
GeorgiaGeorgia
Required
GermanyGermany
Not required
90 days within any 180 day period
GhanaGhana
Required
GreeceGreece
Not required
GrenadaGrenada
Required
A 96-hour transit visa can be obtained on arrival at Dubai (DXB), provided transit time is at least 8 hours; and holding onward ticket to a third country; and holding a passport valid for at least 6 months from date of arrival. Visa fee of 170 AED. Visas are only issued as a part of a transit package together with hotel accommodation and airport transfer
GuatemalaGuatemala
Required
GuineaGuinea
Required
Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau
Required
GuyanaGuyana
Required
HaitiHaiti
Required
HungaryHungary
Not required
IcelandIceland
Not required
IndiaIndia
Required
IndonesiaIndonesia
Required
Electronic visa available to passengers boarding Emirates or Etihad flight(s)
IranIran
Required
IraqIraq
Required
IrelandIreland
On arrival
30 days
IsraelIsrael
Not allowed
ItalyItaly
Not required
JamaicaJamaica
Required
JapanJapan
Not required
30 days
JordanJordan
Required
KazakhstanKazakhstan
Required
KenyaKenya
Required
KiribatiKiribati
Required
KosovoKosovo
Required
KuwaitKuwait
Not required
KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan
Required
LaosLaos
Required
LatviaLatvia
Not required
LebanonLebanon
Required
LiberiaLiberia
Required
LibyaLibya
Required
LiechtensteinLiechtenstein
Not required
LithuaniaLithuania
Not required
LuxembourgLuxembourg
Not required
MacedoniaMacedonia
Required
MadagascarMadagascar
Required
MalawiMalawi
Required
MalaysiaMalaysia
On arrival
30 days
MaldivesMaldives
Required
MaliMali
Required
MaltaMalta
Unknown
MauritaniaMauritania
Required
MauritiusMauritius
Required
MexicoMexico
Required
MoldovaMoldova
Required
MonacoMonaco
On arrival
30 days
MongoliaMongolia
Required
MontenegroMontenegro
Required
MoroccoMorocco
Required
MozambiqueMozambique
Required
MyanmarMyanmar
Required
NamibiaNamibia
Required
NepalNepal
Required
NetherlandsNetherlands
Not required
New ZealandNew Zealand
On arrival
30 days
NicaraguaNicaragua
Required
NigerNiger
Required
NigeriaNigeria
Required
North KoreaNorth Korea
Required
NorwayNorway
Not required
OmanOman
Not required
Freedom of movement
PakistanPakistan
Required
PanamaPanama
Required
A 96-hour transit visa can be obtained on arrival at Dubai(DXB), provided:transit time is at least 8 hours; and holding onward ticket to a third country; and holding a passport valid for at least 6 months from date of arrival. Pay Visa fee of 170 AED. Visas are only issued as a part of a transit package together with hotel accommodation and airport transfer
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
Required
ParaguayParaguay
Required
PeruPeru
Required
PhilippinesPhilippines
Required
PolandPoland
Not required
PortugalPortugal
Not required
Republic of the CongoRepublic of the Congo
Required
RomaniaRomania
Not required
RussiaRussia
On arrival
30 days. Visa is issued free of charge.
RwandaRwanda
Required
San MarinoSan Marino
On arrival
30 days
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
Not required
Freedom of Movement
SenegalSenegal
Required
SerbiaSerbia
Required
Sierra LeoneSierra Leone
Required
SingaporeSingapore
On arrival
Visa on Arrival is issued free of charge for stays not exceeding 30 Days, extension is possible for a fee.
SlovakiaSlovakia
Not required
SloveniaSlovenia
Not required
SomaliaSomalia
Required
South AfricaSouth Africa
Required
South KoreaSouth Korea
On arrival
30 days
South SudanSouth Sudan
Required
SpainSpain
Not required
Sri LankaSri Lanka
Required
SudanSudan
Required
SurinameSuriname
Required
SwedenSweden
Not required
SwitzerlandSwitzerland
Not required
SyriaSyria
Required
TajikistanTajikistan
Required
TanzaniaTanzania
Required
ThailandThailand
Required
Electronic visa through specified airlines is available to passengers.
TogoTogo
Required
TongaTonga
Required
Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago
Required
TunisiaTunisia
Required
TurkeyTurkey
Required
TuvaluTuvalu
Required
UgandaUganda
Required
UkraineUkraine
Required
E-visas are available.
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Required
United StatesUnited States
On arrival
30 days
UruguayUruguay
Required
UzbekistanUzbekistan
Required
VenezuelaVenezuela
Required
A 96-hour transit visa can be obtained on arrival at Dubai (DXB), provided transit time is at least 8 hours; and holding onward ticket to a third country; and holding a passport valid for at least 6 months from date of arrival. Visa fee of 170 AED. Visas are only issued as a part of a transit package together with hotel accommodation and airport transfer
VietnamVietnam
Required
YemenYemen
Required
ZambiaZambia
Required
ZimbabweZimbabwe
Required