UAE law distinguishes residence-based grants from exceptional talent provisions. Neither a strong passport rank nor residence alone establishes an obtainable second citizenship.
Middle East passport
United Arab Emirates passport rank
Global rank#15
Mobility score180
Destinations tracked227
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Passport overview
About the United Arab Emirates passport
The United Arab Emirates passport is grouped with Middle East in this index. It ranks #15 globally and #1 among 15 Middle East passports, with a mobility score of 180.
Its current access profile includes 131 visa-free destinations,35 visas on arrival, and 14 destinations using an ETA. The detailed list below separates these from eVisas, traditional visas, and any officially documented entry restrictions.
UAE domestic tax residence has alternative tests. Individuals conducting business must separately consider corporate-tax rules and exclusions.
Entry rules can change without notice. Treat this as a comparison tool and verify official requirements before travel.
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Not sure how an ETA differs from an eVisa?Africa
57AlgeriaVisa requiredAngolaVisa-freeBenineVisaBotswanaVisa-freeBurkina FasoVisa-freeBurundiVisa on arrivalCamerooneVisaCape Verde IslandsVisa on arrivalCentral African RepublicVisa on arrivalChadVisa-freeComoro IslandsVisa on arrivalCongo (Dem. Rep.)eVisaCongo (Rep.)Visa on arrivalCôte d'IvoireVisa on arrivalDjiboutiVisa on arrivalEgyptVisa on arrivalEquatorial GuineaVisa on arrivalEritreaVisa requiredeSwatiniVisa requiredEthiopiaVisa on arrivalGabonVisa on arrivalGhanaeVisaGuineaETAGuinea-BissauVisa on arrivalKenyaETALesothoVisa requiredLiberiaVisa requiredLibyaeVisaMadagascarVisa on arrivalMalawiVisa on arrivalMaliVisa-freeMauritaniaeVisaMauritiusVisa-freeMayotteVisa-freeMoroccoVisa-freeMozambiqueETANamibiaVisa on arrivalNigerVisa on arrivalNigeriaeVisaReunionVisa-freeRwandaVisa on arrivalSão Tomé and PríncipeVisa-freeSenegalVisa requiredSeychellesETASierra LeoneVisa on arrivalSomaliaETASouth AfricaVisa-freeSouth SudaneVisaSt. HelenaeVisaSudanVisa-freeTanzaniaVisa on arrivalThe GambiaVisa requiredTogoeVisaTunisiaVisa-freeUgandaVisa-freeZambiaVisa-freeZimbabweVisa on arrival
Americas
25ArgentinaVisa-freeBelizeVisa requiredBermudaVisa-freeBoliviaVisa-freeBrazilVisa-freeCanadaETAChileVisa-freeColombiaVisa-freeCosta RicaVisa-freeEcuadorVisa-freeEl SalvadorVisa-freeFalkland IslandsVisa-freeFrench GuianaVisa-freeGuatemalaVisa-freeGuyanaVisa-freeHondurasVisa-freeMexicoVisa-freeNicaraguaVisa-freePanamaVisa-freeParaguayVisa-freePeruVisa-freeSurinameVisa-freeUnited StatesVisa requiredUruguayVisa-freeVenezuelaeVisa
Caribbean
25AnguillaeVisaAntigua and BarbudaVisa-freeArubaVisa-freeBarbadosVisa-freeBonaire; St. Eustatius and SabaVisa-freeBritish Virgin IslandseVisaCayman IslandsVisa requiredCubaVisa-freeCuracaoVisa-freeDominicaVisa-freeDominican RepublicVisa-freeFrench West IndiesVisa-freeGrenadaVisa-freeHaitiVisa-freeJamaicaVisa requiredMontserrateVisaPuerto RicoVisa requiredSaint Martin (French part)Visa-freeSt. Kitts and NevisETASt. LuciaVisa requiredSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa-freeThe BahamasVisa-freeTrinidad and TobagoVisa-freeTurks and Caicos IslandsVisa-freeUS Virgin IslandsVisa required
Asia
32AfghanistanVisa requiredBangladeshVisa on arrivalBhutaneVisaBruneiVisa-freeCambodiaVisa on arrivalChinaVisa-freeHong Kong (SAR China)Visa-freeIndiaeVisaIndonesiaVisa on arrivalJapanVisa-freeKazakhstanVisa-freeKyrgyzstanVisa-freeLaoseVisaMacao (SAR China)Visa-freeMalaysiaVisa-freeMaldivesVisa on arrivalMongoliaVisa-freeMyanmarVisa requiredNepalVisa on arrivalNorth KoreaVisa requiredPakistanETAPhilippinesVisa-freeSingaporeVisa-freeSouth KoreaETASri LankaETATaiwan (Chinese Taipei)eVisaTajikistanVisa-freeThailandVisa-freeTimor-LesteVisa on arrivalTurkmenistanVisa requiredUzbekistanVisa-freeVietnameVisa
Europe
52AlbaniaVisa-freeAndorraVisa-freeAustriaVisa-freeAzerbaijanVisa-freeBelarusVisa-freeBelgiumVisa-freeBosnia and HerzegovinaVisa-freeBulgariaVisa-freeCroatiaVisa-freeCyprusVisa-freeCzechiaVisa-freeDenmarkVisa-freeEstoniaVisa-freeFaroe IslandsVisa-freeFinlandVisa-freeFranceVisa-freeGeorgiaVisa-freeGermanyVisa-freeGibraltarVisa-freeGreeceVisa-freeGreenlandVisa-freeHungaryVisa-freeIcelandVisa-freeIrelandVisa-freeItalyVisa-freeKosovoVisa-freeLatviaVisa-freeLiechtensteinVisa-freeLithuaniaVisa-freeLuxembourgVisa-freeMaltaVisa-freeMoldovaVisa-freeMonacoVisa-freeMontenegroVisa-freeNetherlandsVisa-freeNorth MacedoniaVisa-freeNorwayVisa-freePolandVisa-freePortugalVisa-freeRomaniaVisa-freeRussian FederationVisa-freeSan MarinoVisa-freeSerbiaVisa-freeSlovakiaVisa-freeSloveniaVisa-freeSpainVisa-freeSwedenVisa-freeSwitzerlandVisa-freeTürkiyeVisa-freeUkraineVisa-freeUnited KingdomETAVatican CityVisa-free
Middle East
15Oceania
21American SamoaVisa requiredAustraliaVisa requiredCook IslandsVisa on arrivalFijiVisa-freeFrench PolynesiaVisa-freeGuamVisa requiredKiribatiVisa-freeMarshall IslandsVisa on arrivalMicronesiaVisa-freeNauruVisa requiredNew CaledoniaVisa-freeNew ZealandETANiueVisa requiredNorthern Mariana IslandsVisa requiredPalau IslandsVisa on arrivalPapua New GuineaVisa on arrivalSamoaVisa on arrivalSolomon IslandsVisa-freeTongaVisa requiredTuvaluVisa on arrivalVanuatuVisa on arrival
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Human Development Index
0.9400–1 · 2023
UNDP's development measure; not a passport or relocation score.
United Arab Emirates · Publisher-reported national statistical geography; not every overseas territory or citizen abroad
UNDP · Human Development Report 2025Source, reuse and review
UNDP Human Development Report 2025, composite indices time series. Selected observations; display rounded to three decimals. No endorsement implied.
Source reviewed 2026-09-22. Next review due 2026-12-21.
Source data · CC BY 3.0 IGOLife expectancy at birth
83.1years · 2024
Population-level period estimate; not an individual prediction or healthcare-access rating.
United Arab Emirates · Publisher-reported national statistical geography; not every overseas territory or citizen abroad
World Bank · World Development Indicators, updated 2026-07-13Source, reuse and review
World Bank: World Development Indicators, SP.DYN.LE00.IN; UN World Population Prospects, national statistical offices and Eurostat. Selected observations; display rounded to one decimal. No endorsement implied.
Source reviewed 2026-09-22. Next review due 2026-12-21.
Source data · Source geography registry · CC BY 4.0 with World Bank additional terms