Prior to Travelling

We advise delegates travelling to the United Arab Emirates to check for visit visa requirements before their scheduled travel. A detailed list of countries eligible for visa on arrival is shown and countries that will need pre-arranged visa.

Visa Upon Arrival

Citizens of the following countries can get a 30-day visit visa on arrival, free of charge and renewable for similar period.

Citizens of the following countries can get a 90-day multiple entry visit visa, free of charge and valid for 6 months from the date of issue for a stay of 90 days.

Passports must be valid for at least 6 months from the date of entry into the UAE.

This list may vary from time to time; therefore, it is advisable to check with the airline you are flying with or the UAE embassy before travelling to the UAE.

Visa-free entry

Citizens of GCC countries do not require a visa or permit or to be sponsored by a national or resident in the UAE. They need to produce their GCC country passport or national ID card at the point of entry into the UAE.

• Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Kuwait
• Bahrain
• Oman

GCC Residents

For delegates whom are not GCC citizens but are GCC residents, obtaining a visa permit of entry is now possible online through the UAE Ministry of Interior online service. To learn more about the service and initiate the application online please click here.

Non-eligible Countries

It is not possible to process visit visa application for citizens of the following countries: Ethiopia, Syria, Nigeria, Libya, Tunisia and Bangladesh.
We recommend Tunisians to apply by themselves via Emirates Airlines as this is possible since March 2017.