Visa policy of the United Arab Emirates

Citizens of Gulf Cooperation Council countries need only show a government-issued ID card.

Passengers on all international airlines may enter the United Arab Emirates for 96 hours after obtaining a transit visa at the airport.

[22] The UAE has also introduced a new Green Visa for people with bachelors degrees who earn Dh15,000 (4,084 USD) or more per month.

The five-year visa policy would offer greater stability and flexibility to middle-income workers in the education sector and attract new talent to the Emirates.

[34] The Golden Visa was invoked by the government of the United Arab Emirates in 2019,[35] under Cabinet Resolution No.56 of Organization of Residence Permits for Investors, Entrepreneurs and Professional Talent, 2018.

[37] Citizens of Nigeria are required to hold a hotel booking or an accommodation address for the whole period of their intended stay.

[22] Citizens of South Sudan who hold a "business passport" are refused entry into the United Arab Emirates, but are allowed to transit in the UAE.

2 Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Russia and the partially recognised republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia each span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia.