United Arab Emirates, on a French passport
Visa-free entry.
Length of stay — 90 days.
All visa-free countries with a French passport
Validité exigée du passeport : 6 mois à l’entrée (France Diplomatie, fiche du 2026-07-17). La validité du passeport, pays par pays
Unchanged between the 12 January 2025 and 17 February 2026 datasets: visa-free, 90 days.
Applications go through Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs & Port Security. It is the only source that counts.
Open the official portal- 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 passportThis country has a scheme for remote workers: Virtual Working Programme (2021). It takes over when the entry period is no longer enough.
A United Arab Emirates passport travelling to France: visa-free.
See the reverse pageMiddle East: with a French passport, 6 of the 18 other countries in the region open visa-free or with a simple online authorisation.
- Electronic authorisation (1)
- Israel
- e-visa (3)
- Azerbaijan, Iraq, Syria
- Consulate visa (1)
- Yemen
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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