The Power
of the UAE Passport

WRITTEN BY: Outbound Manager Elena Verakso

Every country in the world differs from all the rest in many aspects. In our day and age, one of the most immediately important is the power its passport bestows upon its holders.

Such power is measured by how many states the passport allows one to travel to without a visa. It is usually a marker of the quality of the country’s foreign politics and how much it is respected by the others.

no visa required

Citizens of the UAE have it far better than those of many other countries. Let’s look at the list of states that they can go to without having to spend any time or money on a visa:

Albania
Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Austria
Bahamas
Bahrain

Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria

Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba

Curacao
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
Equatorial

Estonia
Eswatini
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French West Indies

Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Haiti

Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
Indonesia
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Jordan
The Republic of Kazakhstan

Kiribati
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lebanon
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg

Macao
Malaysia
Mali
Malta
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova

Monaco
Montenegro
Morocco
Nauru
Netherlands
New Caledonia
Nicaragua
Niue
North Macedonia

Norway
Oman
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar

Romania
Russia
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Salvador
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Serbia

Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Republic of South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Saint Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelonl

Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Republic of South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Saint Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelonl

Ukraine
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican
Wallis and Futuna

visa on arrival

But that’s not all, because even though some other states do require UAE citizens to obtain a visa, certain ones are content with giving one to you as soon as you arrive-without the need to do it in advance and risk rejection. They are: