Global rank
#1
UAE • Passport
PASSPORT • PASS • PASAPORTE
Visa-free128 · 64%
Visa on arrival34 · 17%
eTA9 · 5%
Visa required29 · 14%
Bloc
GCC
Language required
Arabic
Years to citizenship
30 yr
Dual citizenship
No
Inheritable generations
1 gen
World reach
96%
Renounce required
Yes
About the UAE passport
The United Arab Emirates passport ranks #1 of 200 globally, ahead of 100% of the world's ranked passports. Alongside France and Spain, it sits among the world's strongest travel documents. United Arab Emirates citizenship is inheritable across generations, meaning children born to United Arab Emirates citizens abroad may be eligible to claim citizenship by descent.
Passport context
United Arab Emirates applies a top marginal income tax rate of 0% and a capital gains tax rate of 0%. The country operates a zero tax regime, with no income tax liability for residents. For expatriates, the absence of income tax makes United Arab Emirates one of the more tax-efficient jurisdictions globally.
United Arab Emirates is a member of the Gulf Cooperation Council, granting facilitated movement and residency rights across 6 Gulf states.
Where UAE passport holders can travel
AlbaniaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCongoCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCubaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFijiFinlandFranceGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestinePanamaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTuvaluUkraineUnited KingdomUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityYemenZambiaZimbabwe
How UAE compares regionally
Among GCC member states, the United Arab Emirates passport ranks 1st of 6 by mobility. The average passport rank across GCC member states is #38.