The UAE government has issued a visa-on-arrival system for 87 countries around the world, and citizens of some of these countries enjoy obtaining a visa for up to 90 days.
Eligible individuals who are citizens of these countries can obtain an entry visa valid for 30 days upon arrival, with a grace period of up to 10 days.
All 87 countries eligible for visa on arrival
- Albania
- Andorra
- Argentina
- Austria
- Australia
- Azerbaijan
- the two seas
- Barbados
- Brazil
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Chilean
- China
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- El Salvador
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Hong Kong
- Special Administrative Region of China
- Iceland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
- Kiribati
- Kuwait
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malaysia
- the moldive Islands
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Monaco
- the black Mountain
- Nauru
- New Zealand
- Norway
- of mine
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- The State of Qatar
- Republic of Ireland
- Romania
- Russia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- San Marino
- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Seychelles
- Serbia
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Bahamas
- Holland
- United kingdom
- we
- Ukraine
- Uruguay
- Vatican
- Hellenism
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Armenia
- Fiji
- Kosovo
For those wishing to obtain more information regarding the new arrival visa requirements in the UAE, they can refer to the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Ports Security and Customs.
Exemption for citizens of Gulf Cooperation Council countries
It is noteworthy that citizens of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries are exempt from visa and sponsorship requirements upon arrival in the United Arab Emirates, and they can only enter by presenting their GCC passport or ID card at the entry ports to the UAE.