Please note this is only a guideline. It is important to check with your travel agent or the nearest UAE Embassy/Consulate for latest visa information before making your travel arrangements. Overstay on visa vadility period will result in detention and fines.
VISA-EXEMPT COUNTRIES:
Nationals of the following countries do not need to obtain a visa prior to their arrival in the United Arab Emirates:
| Europe |
United Kingdom, France, Italy, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Finland, Spain, Monaco, Vatican City, Iceland, Andorra, San Marino, Liechtenstein |
| America | United States of America |
| Australasia | Australia, New Zealand |
| Asia | Japan, Brunei, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong |
| GCC | Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait |
Passports (which must be valid 6 months) will be stamped with the visit visa as traveller passes through Immigration at any airport in the United Arab Emirates.
GCC RESIDENTS:
GCC expatriate residents who meet certain conditions may obtain a non-renewable 30-day visa upon arrival at the approved ports of entry. Visitors who are businessmen, company managers/representatives, auditors, accountants, doctors, engineers or employees working in the public sector, their family members and drivers and servants sponsored by them are eligible for this visa.
TOURIST VISA:
This special category of visa is available for individual visitors and tourists who are not entitled to be issued with a visa on arrival. The tourist visa, which must be sponsored by hotels and tour operators, entitles its holder to a 30 day stay and is non-renewable.
