United Arab Emirates entry requirements for Indian citizens
Short answerIndian citizens need a visa to visit the United Arab Emirates. Your visa sets how long you can stay.
- How long you can stay
- Your visa sets how long you can stay.
- What you need
- Passport valid for at least 6 months
- UAE entry permit/visa obtained in advance (via airline, hotel, tour operator, or an ICP/GDRFA-approved typing/service centre)
- Return or onward travel ticket
- Proof of accommodation
- Good to know
- The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs' own visa-exemption list explicitly marks the Republic of India as requiring a visa (i.e. not on the visa-exempt list), unlike US/UK/EU/Australian/Canadian/Japanese/Korean/Singaporean passport holders who are visa-free. Ordinary Indian passport holders must therefore arrange a UAE tourist entry permit/e-visa in advance through an airline, hotel, tour operator, or authorized typing centre before travel; it is not a walk-up visa-on-arrival for the general case. Some third-party and travel-industry sources describe a conditional visa-on-arrival for Indian nationals who separately hold a valid, used US visa/green card or UK/Schengen visa or residency, but this agent could not confirm that specific carve-out against a primary UAE government source in this session, so it is not asserted here as fact.
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The rule: Passport valid for at least 6 months
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Source UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs — Visa Exemptions for Non-CitizensChecked against the source on 2026-09-03
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United Arab Emirates for other passports
- Argentinavisa-free short stay
- Australiavisa-free short stay
- Brazilvisa-free short stay
- Canadavisa-free short stay
- Chilevisa-free short stay
- Francevisa-free short stay
- Germanyvisa-free short stay
- Israelvisa-free short stay
- Italyvisa-free short stay
- Japanvisa-free short stay
- Malaysiavisa-free short stay
- Mexicovisa-free short stay
- Netherlandsvisa-free short stay
- New Zealandvisa-free short stay
- Singaporevisa-free short stay
- South Koreavisa-free short stay
- Spainvisa-free short stay
- Ukrainevisa-free short stay
- United Kingdomvisa-free short stay
- United Statesvisa-free short stay
Other destinations for Indian citizens
- Argentinavisa required
- Armeniavisa required
- Australiavisa required
- Bahamasvisa required
- Bosnia and Herzegovinavisa required
- Brazilvisa required
- Canadavisa required
- Chilevisa required
- Chinavisa required
- Colombiavisa required
- Costa Ricavisa required
- Cyprusvisa required
- Dominican Republicvisa required
- Ecuadorvisa required
- Egyptvisa required
- Fijivisa-free short stay
- Georgiavisa required
- Ghanavisa required
- Hong Kongvisa-free short stay
- Indonesiavisa on arrival
- Irelandvisa required
- Israelvisa required
- Jamaicavisa-free short stay
- Japanvisa required
- Jordanvisa on arrival
- Kenyaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Macaovisa-free short stay
- Malaysiavisa-free short stay
- Maldivesvisa on arrival
- Mauritiusvisa-free short stay
- Mexicovisa required
- Mongoliavisa required
- Montenegrovisa required
- New Zealandvisa required
- Nigeriavisa required
- Peruvisa required
- Philippinesvisa-free short stay
- Qatarvisa-free short stay
- Rwandavisa on arrival
- Saudi Arabiavisa required
- Serbiavisa required
- Seychelleselectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Singaporevisa required
- South Africavisa required
- South Koreavisa required
- Sri Lankaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Taiwanelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Tanzaniavisa on arrival
- Thailandvisa-free short stay
- Turkeyvisa required
- United Kingdomvisa required
- United Statesvisa required
- Uruguayvisa required
- Uzbekistanvisa required
- Zambiavisa required
- Zimbabwevisa on arrival
Informational only — not legal advice. Entry rules change; confirm with the official source above before you travel. See update history