Passport validity
Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.
Passports must be valid for at least 6 months from the date of entry into the UAE.
Visa rules · Tourist entry
Other passports: see the rules for every passport visiting the United Arab Emirates.
The answer
The United Kingdom for Great Britain and Northern Ireland Visa Free
Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.
Passports must be valid for at least 6 months from the date of entry into the UAE.
These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.
What United Arab Emirates passport holders need to visit the United Kingdom.
United Arab Emirates passport
ETANL 1.1. Nationalities of the following locations (including countries and associated territories) are subject to the requirement to obtain an ETA for travel to the UK, pursuant to Appendix Electronic Travel Authorisation: (a) for travel to the UK on or after 15 November 2023: Qatar (b) for travel to the UK on or after 22 February 2024: Bahrain Kuwait Oman United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia (c) for travel to the UK on or after 8 January 2025: Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Australia Barbados Belize Brazil Brunei Canada Chile Costa Rica Grenada Guatemala Guyana Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Israel Japan Kiribati Macao Special Administrative Region Malaysia Maldives Marshall Islands Mauritius Mexico Federated States of Micronesia New Zealand Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru St Kitts and Nevis St Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Seychelles Singapore Solomon Islands South Korea Taiwan* The Bahamas Tonga Tuvalu United States Uruguay *Those who hold a passport issued by Taiwan that includes in it the number of the identification card issued by the competent authority in Taiwan. (d) travelling to the UK on or after 2 April 2025: Andorra Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czechia Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Monaco Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania San Marino Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Vatican City
Other places United Kingdom passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Abu Dhabi, nearest first.
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Booking.com · Stays
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EKTA · Insurance
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