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.

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For visits up to 90 days

Required with citizenship of

Tourist Visa access to United Arab Emirates by citizenship

Citizenship	Tourist visa	Comment
Afghanistan	Required
Albania	Required
Algeria	Required
Andorra	On arrival	30 days
Angola	Required
Argentina	Not required	90 days
Armenia	Required
Australia	On arrival	30 days
Austria	Not required
Azerbaijan	Required
Bahamas	Not required
Bahrain	Not required
Bangladesh	Required
Barbados	Required
Belarus	Required
Belgium	Not required
Belize	Required
Benin	Required	Possible visa on arrival for 96 hours
Bhutan	Required
Bolivia	Required
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Required
Botswana	Required
Brazil	Required
Brunei	On arrival	30 days
Bulgaria	Not required
Burkina Faso	Required
Burundi	Required
Cambodia	Required
Cameroon	Required
Canada	On arrival	30 days (multiple)
Cape Verde	Required
Central African Republic	Required
Chad	Required
Chile	Required
China	Required	May get a visa on arrival for free
Colombia	Required
Costa Rica	Required
Croatia	Not required
Cuba	Required
Cyprus	Not required
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Required
Denmark	Not required
Djibouti	Required
Dominican Republic	Required
East Timor	Required
Ecuador	Required
Egypt	Required
El Salvador	Required
Eritrea	Required
Estonia	Not required
Ethiopia	Required
Finland	Not required
France	Not required
Gabon	Required
Gambia	Required
Georgia	Required
Germany	Not required	90 days within any 180 day period
Ghana	Required
Greece	Not required
Grenada	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
Guatemala	Required
Guinea	Required
Guinea-Bissau	Required
Guyana	Required
Haiti	Required
Hungary	Not required
Iceland	Not required
India	Required
Indonesia	Required	Electronic visa available to passengers boarding Emirates or Etihad flight(s)
Iran	Required
Iraq	Required
Ireland	On arrival	30 days
Israel	Not allowed
Italy	Not required
Jamaica	Required
Japan	Not required	30 days
Jordan	Required
Kazakhstan	Required
Kenya	Required
Kiribati	Required
Kosovo	Required
Kuwait	Not required
Kyrgyzstan	Required
Laos	Required
Latvia	Not required
Lebanon	Required
Liberia	Required
Libya	Required
Liechtenstein	Not required
Lithuania	Not required
Luxembourg	Not required
Macedonia	Required
Madagascar	Required
Malawi	Required
Malaysia	On arrival	30 days
Maldives	Required
Mali	Required
Malta	Unknown
Mauritania	Required
Mauritius	Required
Mexico	Required
Moldova	Required
Monaco	On arrival	30 days
Mongolia	Required
Montenegro	Required
Morocco	Required
Mozambique	Required
Myanmar	Required
Namibia	Required
Nepal	Required
Netherlands	Not required
New Zealand	On arrival	30 days
Nicaragua	Required
Niger	Required
Nigeria	Required
North Korea	Required
Norway	Not required
Oman	Not required	Freedom of movement
Pakistan	Required
Panama	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 Guinea	Required
Paraguay	Required
Peru	Required
Philippines	Required
Poland	Not required
Portugal	Not required
Republic of the Congo	Required
Romania	Not required
Russia	On arrival	30 days. Visa is issued free of charge.
Rwanda	Required
San Marino	On arrival	30 days
Saudi Arabia	Not required	Freedom of Movement
Senegal	Required
Serbia	Required
Sierra Leone	Required
Singapore	On arrival	Visa on Arrival is issued free of charge for stays not exceeding 30 Days, extension is possible for a fee.
Slovakia	Not required
Slovenia	Not required
Somalia	Required
South Africa	Required
South Korea	On arrival	30 days
South Sudan	Required
Spain	Not required
Sri Lanka	Required
Sudan	Required
Suriname	Required
Sweden	Not required
Switzerland	Not required
Syria	Required
Tajikistan	Required
Tanzania	Required
Thailand	Required	Electronic visa through specified airlines is available to passengers.
Togo	Required
Tonga	Required
Trinidad and Tobago	Required
Tunisia	Required
Turkey	Required
Tuvalu	Required
Uganda	Required
Ukraine	Required	E-visas are available.
United Kingdom	Required
United States	On arrival	30 days
Uruguay	Required
Uzbekistan	Required
Venezuela	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
Vietnam	Required
Yemen	Required
Zambia	Required
Zimbabwe	Required