United Arab Emirates: embassies, consulates & entry rules
- foreign missions here
- 150
- Consulates
- 45
- missions abroad
- 126
- Visa-free / Visa on arrival
- 93
Live & travel in United Arab Emirates
Monthly budget
$3,100/mo
Prices vs USA: 69%
Exchange rate
1 USD = 3.672 AED
Internet access
100%
of people online
Air quality
57.2
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
Official languages
Arabic
Emergency
112 · 997 · 998
Plug types
Europlug, BS 1363, British and related types
Calling code
+971
Estimate for a remote worker (rent + living) from World Bank price levels. Capitals can be higher. · US travel advisory: Oct 22, 2026
3.1
/ 5
embassly score
Sources: World Bank · NASA · U.S. State Dept
- Cost2.7
- Safety3.5
- Internet access5.0
- Air quality1.0
- Climate3.4
SOS · United Arab Emirates112Restaurants, cafés and dishes in United Arab EmiratesAt.mosphere · Moonrise · Dubai chocolate · khanfaroosh
Government consensus
Increased caution· 1 of 3 governments- United StatesReconsider travel
- United KingdomNormal precautions
- CanadaIncreased caution· parts of the country
Sources: official travel advice of the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.
Digital nomad visa
- Virtual Work Residence Permit (Remote Work Visa)Verified Nov 9, 2026Min. income: $3,500/moDuration: 12 monthsUS$3,500/month salary certificate (or equivalent), employer outside UAEOfficial site
Programme rules change; always confirm on the official site linked on each card.
Upcoming public holidays
- Dec 2, 2026 · National Day
- Jan 1, 2027 · New Year’s Day
- Jan 5, 2027 · Laylat al-Miʿraj
- Feb 8, 2027 · First day of Ramadan
- Mar 9, 2027 · End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
- May 16, 2027 · Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
- Jun 6, 2027 · Islamic New Year
- Aug 14, 2027 · Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
Cities in United Arab Emirates
Traveller essentials · United Arab Emirates
- Emergency
- 112 · 997 · 998 · 999
- Calling code
- +971
- Currency
- AED
- Plug types
- Europlug, BS 1363, British and related types
- Drives on the
- right
- Capital
- Abu Dhabi
- Time zone
- Asia/Dubai
Foreign missions in United Arab Emirates
AfghanistanAbu Dhabi, Dubai2AlbaniaAbu Dhabi1AlgeriaAbu Dhabi, Dubai2AngolaAbu Dhabi, Dubai2ArgentinaAbu Dhabi1ArmeniaAbu Dhabi1AustraliaAbu Dhabi1AustriaAbu Dhabi1AzerbaijanDubai, Abu Dhabi2BahamasAbu Dhabi1BahrainAbu Dhabi1BangladeshAbu Dhabi1BelarusAbu Dhabi1BelgiumAbu Dhabi1Bosnia and HerzegovinaAbu Dhabi1BrazilAbu Dhabi1BulgariaDubai1CanadaAbu Dhabi1ChadAbu Dhabi1ChileAbu Dhabi1ChinaAbu Dhabi, Dubai2ColombiaAbu Dhabi2Costa RicaAbu Dhabi1CyprusAbu Dhabi1CzechiaAbu Dhabi1DenmarkDubai, Abu Dhabi3EgyptAbu Dhabi, Dubai2EstoniaAbu Dhabi1EswatiniAbu Dhabi1EthiopiaDubai1FinlandAbu Dhabi1FranceAbu Dhabi, Dubai2GambiaAbu Dhabi1GeorgiaAbu Dhabi1GermanyAbu Dhabi, Dubai2GhanaAbu Dhabi1GreeceAbu Dhabi1GuineaAbu Dhabi1IndiaAbu Dhabi1IndonesiaAbu Dhabi, Dubai2IranAbu Dhabi, Dubai2IraqAbu Dhabi, Dubai2IrelandAbu Dhabi1IsraelAbu Dhabi1ItalyAbu Dhabi, Dubai2JapanAbu Dhabi, Dubai2JordanAbu Dhabi, Dubai2KazakhstanAbu Dhabi1KenyaAbu Dhabi1KosovoAbu Dhabi1KuwaitAbu Dhabi, Dubai2KyrgyzstanDubai1LatviaAbu Dhabi1LebanonAbu Dhabi, Dubai2LibyaAbu Dhabi, Dubai2LithuaniaAbu Dhabi1LuxembourgAbu Dhabi1MalawiDubai1MalaysiaAbu Dhabi, Dubai2MaldivesAbu Dhabi1MaltaAbu Dhabi1MexicoAbu Dhabi1MoldovaAbu Dhabi1MontenegroAbu Dhabi1MoroccoAbu Dhabi, Dubai3MozambiqueAbu Dhabi1NepalAbu Dhabi1NetherlandsAbu Dhabi1New ZealandAbu Dhabi1NigeriaAbu Dhabi1North MacedoniaAbu Dhabi1NorwayEmirate of Abu Dhabi1OmanDubai1PakistanAbu Dhabi, Dubai2PalestineAbu Dhabi, Dubai2PanamaAbu Dhabi1PeruDubai1PhilippinesAbu Dhabi, Dubai2PolandAbu Dhabi1PortugalAbu Dhabi1QatarAbu Dhabi, Dubai2RomaniaAbu Dhabi, Dubai2RussiaAbu Dhabi, Dubai3Saudi ArabiaAbu Dhabi, Dubai2SerbiaAbu Dhabi1SeychellesAbu Dhabi1SingaporeAbu Dhabi, Dubai2SlovakiaAbu Dhabi1SloveniaAbu Dhabi1Somalia1South AfricaAbu Dhabi, Dubai2South KoreaAbu Dhabi, Dubai2SpainAbu Dhabi1Sri LankaDubai1SudanDubai1SwedenAbu Dhabi1SwitzerlandAbu Dhabi, Dubai2SyriaAbu Dhabi1ThailandAbu Dhabi, Dubai2TunisiaAbu Dhabi1TürkiyeAbu Dhabi, Dubai2TurkmenistanAbu Dhabi, Dubai2UkraineAbu Dhabi1United KingdomAbu Dhabi, Dubai2United StatesAbu Dhabi, Dubai2UruguayAbu Dhabi1UzbekistanDubai1Vatican CityAbu Dhabi1VietnamAbu Dhabi1YemenAbu Dhabi1
United Arab Emirates missions abroad
AfghanistanKabul1AlgeriaAlgiers1AngolaLuanda1ArgentinaBuenos Aires1ArmeniaYerevan1AustraliaCanberra, Melbourne2AustriaVienna1AzerbaijanBaku1BahrainManama1BangladeshDhaka1BelarusMinsk1BelgiumBrussels2BrazilBrasília, São Paulo2BulgariaSofia1CanadaOttawa, Toronto2ChadN'Djamena1ChileLas Condes1ChinaBeijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai3ColombiaBogotá1Costa RicaSan José1CubaHavana1CyprusNicosia1CzechiaPrague1DenmarkCopenhagen1DjiboutiDjibouti1EgyptCairo1EthiopiaAddis Ababa1FinlandHelsinki1FranceParis2GeorgiaTbilisi1GermanyBerlin, Bonn, Munich3GhanaAccra1GreeceAthens1GuineaConakry1Hong KongHong Kong1HungaryBudapest1IndiaNew Delhi, Kerala, Mumbai3IndonesiaJakarta1IranTehran1IraqBaghdad, Erbil2IrelandDublin1IsraelTel Aviv1ItalyRome, Milan2JapanTokyo1JordanAmman1KazakhstanAstana1KenyaNairobi1KuwaitKuwait1LatviaRiga1LebanonBeirut1LibyaTripoli1MalaysiaKuala Lumpur1MaldivesMalé1MauritaniaNouakchott1MexicoMexico City1MongoliaUlaanbaatar1MontenegroPodgorica1MoroccoRabat, Laâyoune2MozambiqueMaputo1NepalKathmandu1Netherlands's-Gravenhage1New ZealandWellington1NigeriaAbuja, Lagos2NorwayOslo1OmanMuscat1PakistanIslamabad, Karachi2PanamaPanama City1PeruLima1PhilippinesManila1PolandWarsaw1PortugalLisbon1RomaniaBucharest1RussiaMoscow1RwandaKigali1Saudi ArabiaRiyadh, Jeddah2SenegalDakar1SerbiaBelgrade1SeychellesVictoria1SingaporeSingapore1SomaliaMogadishu1South AfricaPretoria1South KoreaSeoul1SpainMadrid, Barcelona2Sri LankaColombo1SudanKhartoum1SwedenStockholm1SwitzerlandBern2SyriaDamascus1TanzaniaDar es Salaam1ThailandBangkok1TunisiaTunis1TürkiyeAnkara, Istanbul2TurkmenistanAshgabat1UgandaKampala1UkraineKyiv1United KingdomLondon2United StatesWashington, D.C., New York City, Houston6UzbekistanTashkent1VietnamHanoi1YemenSanaa1
Who can enter United Arab Emirates without a visa?
Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.
Frequently asked questions
Embassies & consulates in United Arab Emirates?
150 missions, 110 countries.
Emergency: United Arab Emirates?
112, 997 (fire department), 998 (emergency medical services), 999 (police)
Who can enter United Arab Emirates without a visa?
93: Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, and Belgium…