How many visa-free countries with a Emirati passport?

168 destinations out of 198 open without a prior application (127 visa-free, 5 with an electronic authorisation, 36 with a visa on arrival). Counting e-visas too, which remain an online application, the total is 184. Data dated 2026-07-17.

Why do websites give different numbers for the Emirati passport?

Because they count different things. Strictly visa-free gives 127 countries; adding electronic authorisations and visas on arrival (the Henley Passport Index count) gives 168; adding e-visas gives 184. An outdated source adds another gap.

What is the rank of the Emirati passport?

1 out of 199 ranked passports, by destinations reachable without a prior application.

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Visa-free countries with a Emirati passport

168 destinations without a prior application, out of 198.

Rank 1 of 199 passports. Data dated 2026-07-17, 39,402 passport/destination pairs.

Why you read different numbers elsewhere

For the same Emirati passport, websites give totals that don't match. They are not necessarily wrong: they count different things, without saying so. Here are the three definitions, applied to the same data.

Strictly visa-free: 127; You show your passport, nothing else.
No prior application: 168; + electronic authorisation and visa on arrival. The Henley Passport Index count, and ours.
Counting e-visas: 184; + e-visa. More flattering, but still an application.

Where the Emirati passport opens doors

Destinations reachable without prior application by region, Emirati passport
Region	Open doors	Countries
Western Europe	24	24
Central & Eastern Europe	21	21
North America	2	3
Latin America & Caribbean	28	32
East Asia	6	8
Southeast Asia	9	11
South Asia	6	8
Central Asia	4	5
Middle East	18	18
North Africa	4	6
West Africa	11	16
East Africa & Horn	11	14
Central Africa	6	9
Southern Africa	6	9
Oceania	12	14

All 198 countries, one by one

Visa-free entry. — 127

Armenia · 180 days
Costa Rica · 180 days
Dominica · 180 days
Egypt · 180 days
El Salvador · 180 days
Lebanon · 180 days
Mexico · 180 days
Fiji · 120 days
Vanuatu · 120 days
Albania · 90 days
Andorra · 90 days
Antigua & Barbuda · 90 days
Argentina · 90 days
Austria · 90 days
Azerbaijan · 90 days
Bahamas · 90 days
Barbados · 90 days
Belarus · 90 days
Belgium · 90 days
Bosnia & Herzegovina · 90 days
Botswana · 90 days
Brazil · 90 days
Bulgaria · 90 days
Chile · 90 days
Colombia · 90 days
Croatia · 90 days
Cuba · 90 days
Cyprus · 90 days
Czech Republic · 90 days
Denmark · 90 days
Ecuador · 90 days
Equatorial Guinea · 90 days
Estonia · 90 days
Finland · 90 days
France · 90 days
Gambia · 90 days
Georgia · 90 days
Germany · 90 days
Greece · 90 days
Grenada · 90 days
Guatemala · 90 days
Haiti · 90 days
Honduras · 90 days
Hungary · 90 days
Iceland · 90 days
Ireland · 90 days
Israel · 90 days
Italy · 90 days
Jordan · 90 days
Kiribati · 90 days
Kosovo · 90 days
Latvia · 90 days
Liechtenstein · 90 days
Lithuania · 90 days
Luxembourg · 90 days
Macau · 90 days
Malaysia · 90 days
Mali · 90 days
Malta · 90 days
Mauritius · 90 days
Moldova · 90 days
Monaco · 90 days
Montenegro · 90 days
Morocco · 90 days
Netherlands · 90 days
Nicaragua · 90 days
North Macedonia · 90 days
Norway · 90 days
Pakistan · 90 days
Panama · 90 days
Paraguay · 90 days
Peru · 90 days
Poland · 90 days
Portugal · 90 days
Romania · 90 days
Russia · 90 days
San Marino · 90 days
Senegal · 90 days
Serbia · 90 days
Seychelles · 90 days
Slovakia · 90 days
Slovenia · 90 days
Solomon Islands · 90 days
South Africa · 90 days
South Korea · 90 days
Spain · 90 days
St. Kitts & Nevis · 90 days
St. Vincent & Grenadines · 90 days
Sweden · 90 days
Switzerland · 90 days
Tunisia · 90 days
Turkey · 90 days
Ukraine · 90 days
Uruguay · 90 days
Vatican City · 90 days
Zambia · 90 days
Kyrgyzstan · 60 days
St. Lucia · 60 days
Thailand · 60 days
Tonga · 60 days
Angola · 30 days
Brunei · 30 days
China · 30 days
Hong Kong · 30 days
Japan · 30 days
Kazakhstan · 30 days
Micronesia · 30 days
Mongolia · 30 days
Mozambique · 30 days
Philippines · 30 days
Singapore · 30 days
Tajikistan · 30 days
Uzbekistan · 30 days
Iran · 15 days
São Tomé & Príncipe · 15 days
Bahrain
Burkina Faso
Chad
Dominican Republic
Kuwait
Nauru
Oman
Palestine
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Sudan
Syria

Electronic authorisation to obtain before departure. — 5

E-visa to apply for online before leaving. — 16

Visa required, filed at a consulate before departure. — 14

What this page does not replace

Entry rules change often, sometimes overnight. This record gives the known state, with its source; it does not replace checking with the destination’s embassy or consulate, the only authority on the day you leave. Source: passport-index-dataset, compiled from IATA Timatic, dated 2026-07-17. Emirati passport, 2026.