Entry right

United Arab Emirates, on a Canadian passport

Visa-free entry.

Length of stay — 90 days.

All visa-free countries with a Canadian passport

What changed

Unchanged between the 12 January 2025 and 17 February 2026 datasets: visa-free, 90 days.

The official portal

Applications go through Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs & Port Security. It is the only source that counts.

Open the official portal
A layover in United Arab Emirates
  • Dubaï · DXB — airside connection, nothing to show
  • Dubaï · DWC — airside connection, nothing to show
  • Abou Dabi · AUH — airside connection, nothing to show

International-to-international connection, single booking, same airport. Exemptions for holders of certain visas or residence permits are not assumed.

All 166 layovers for this passport
Staying longer

This country has a scheme for remote workers: Virtual Working Programme (2021). It takes over when the entry period is no longer enough.

The other way round

A United Arab Emirates passport travelling to Canada: electronic authorisation.

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Same region, same passport

Middle East: with a Canadian passport, 5 of the 18 other countries in the region open visa-free or with a simple online authorisation.

Visa-free (4)
Cyprus (90 d), Georgia (360 d), Palestine, Turkey (90 d)
Electronic authorisation (1)
Israel
e-visa (3)
Azerbaijan, Iraq, Syria
Consulate visa (2)
Iran, Yemen
Once you are there
Cities rated for working there
The same country, on another passport
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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.

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