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United Arab Emirates visa rules for United Kingdom passport holders

Other passports: see the rules for every passport visiting the United Arab Emirates.

The answer

Visa on arrival. United Kingdom passport holders can get a visa on arrival in the United Arab Emirates.

Entry
Visa on arrival
Stay
Not stated by the source
Covers
Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA ONARRIVAL

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

mofa.gov.aeMinistry of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab EmiratesChecked 28 Oct 2026

The United Kingdom for Great Britain and Northern Ireland Visa Free

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

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.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What United Arab Emirates passport holders need to visit the United Kingdom.

United Arab Emirates passport United Kingdom

ETA needed before travel · 6 months

Fee
£20.00
Maximum stay
Up to 6 months

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

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Visa-free nearby

Other places United Kingdom passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Abu Dhabi, nearest first.

  1. OmanMuscat, about 420 km from Abu DhabiVisa-free · 14 days
  2. ArmeniaYerevan, about 1,980 km from Abu DhabiVisa-free · 180 days
  3. GeorgiaTbilisi, about 2,110 km from Abu DhabiVisa-free · 12 months
  4. UzbekistanTashkent, about 2,320 km from Abu DhabiVisa-free · 30 days
  5. CyprusNicosia, about 2,350 km from Abu DhabiVisa-free · 90 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Abu Dhabi

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Abu Dhabi, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 24.6°CLow 14.1°CRain 13 mm
  2. FebHigh 26.6°CLow 15.2°CRain 5 mm
  3. MarHigh 30.0°CLow 18.0°CRain 11 mm
  4. AprHigh 35.1°CLow 21.8°CRain 4 mm
  5. MayHigh 39.6°CLow 25.2°CRain 0 mm
  6. JunHigh 41.4°CLow 27.4°CRain 0 mm
  7. JulHigh 42.7°CLow 30.3°CRain 0 mm
  8. AugHigh 43.3°CLow 30.6°CRain 0 mm
  9. SepHigh 40.9°CLow 27.8°CRain 0 mm
  10. OctHigh 36.8°CLow 24.3°CRain 0 mm
  11. NovHigh 31.1°CLow 19.9°CRain 3 mm
  12. DecHigh 26.5°CLow 16.0°CRain 7 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 22 to 29 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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