Visa policy of the United Arab Emirates

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Visitors to the United Arab Emirates must obtain a visa prior to travel unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries or one of the countries whose citizens are eligible for visa on arrival.

Citizens of member nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council have a freedom of movement in the UAE and the Schengen Area, Seychelles and South Korea citizens can make short term visits up to 90 days without visa limits. Nationals of 16 other countries are granted free visa on arrival to the UAE for a period of 30 days.[1][2] All visitors must hold a passport valid for 6 months.

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Visa policy of UAE

Visa-free

Nationals of the following 37 countries may enter the UAE without a visa.

1 — except the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom.
2 — for up to 90 days within 180 days.
3 — freedom of movement. May enter with an ID card
4 — for a maximum stay of 90 days.

Holders of diplomatic, official or service passports of Albania, Colombia and holders of diplomatic passports of Russia do not require a visa. Holders of ordinary passports of China endorsed for public affairs also do not require a visa.

A visa-free memorandum was signed with  The Bahamas in November 2016 and is yet to be implemented.[5]

Visa on arrival

Nationals of the following 16 countries and territories who are holders of normal passports are eligible to obtain a free UAE visa on arrival valid for 30 days.[6] Extension is possible for a fee.[7]

Holders of diplomatic or official/service/special passports of Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Brunei, Chile, Egypt, Indonesia, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, New Zealand, Serbia, Singapore, South Korea, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom (60 days) and Vietnam can obtain a free visa on arrival for a maximum stay of 90 days. Holders of diplomatic passports only of Armenia, Belarus, Jordan (60 days) and Kazakhstan can also obtain a free visa on arrival for a maximum stay of 90 days. Holders of diplomatic or official passports of Australia, Japan and the United States can obtain a visa on arrival if holding an e-Visa receipt.

Transit visa

Passengers on all international airlines may enter the United Arab Emirates for 96 hours after obtaining a transit visa at the airport. The time difference between the two flights must be over 8 hours and the passenger must continue to a third destination. Passengers also must have a hotel booking. This is not applicable to nationals of Afghanistan, Iraq, Niger, Somalia, and Yemen.[9]

Requirements for visa application

For all others nationals who are not granted visa-free or visa on arrival, UAE visas rules vary according to nationality, age and gender. For example, for Moroccans, Algerians, Libyans, Mauritanians and Tunisians minimum age requirement to apply for a visa is 40. For other nationalities, the minimum age requirement to apply for a visa is 21 for men and 23 for women.[10][11]

Airline visas

Visitors normally require a sponsor but visas can also be arranged online through an airline if they are arriving on Air Arabia,[12] Air Astana,[13] Emirates,[14] Etihad[15] (and Air Baltic,[16] Air Berlin,[17] and Air Serbia[18]), flydubai,[19] Turkish Airlines[20] and Indigo Airlines[21]

Refusal of Entry

Entry is refused to Israel Israeli Passport Holders.[22]

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