{"question":{"passport":"PHL","destination":"ARE","entryDate":"2026-09-12"},"dateBasis":"reference-date","status":"conditional","headline":"e-Visa, stay set by the visa","requirement":{"kind":"evisa","message":"Before you travel: you need an e-visa."},"stay":{"kind":"SET_BY_VISA","phrasing":"How long you may stay is set by your visa."},"conditions":[],"caveat":null,"source":{"documentId":"mofa-visa-exemptions","url":"https://www.mofa.gov.ae/en/visa-exemptions-for-non-citizen","passage":"Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Visa Required … Peoples Democratic Republic of Algeria Visa Required … Republic of Angola Visa Required … Antigua and Barbuda Visa Required … The Peoples Republic of Bangladesh Visa Required … Belize Visa Required … Republic of Benin Visa Required … Kingdom of Bhutan Visa Required … Plurinational State of Bolivia Visa Required … Republic of Botswana Visa Required … Burkina Faso Visa Required … Republic of Burundi Visa Required … Kingdom of Cambodia Visa Required … Republic of Cameroon Visa Required … Republic of Cabo Verde Visa Required … Central African Republic Visa Required … Republic of Chad Visa Required … The Union of the Comoros Visa Required … Democratic Republic of the Congo - Kinshasa Visa Required … Republic of the Congo – Brazzaville Visa Required … Republic of Côte dIvoire Visa Required … The Republic of Cuba Visa Required … Republic of Djibouti Visa Required … Commonwealth of Dominica Visa Required … Dominican Republic Visa Required … Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste Visa Required … Arab Republic of Egypt Visa Required … Republic of Equatorial Guinea Visa Required … State of Eritrea Visa Required … The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Visa Required … Gabonese Republic Visa Required … Republic of the Gambia Visa Required … Republic of Ghana Visa Required … Grenada Visa Required … Republic of Guatemala Visa Required … Republic of Guinea Visa Required … Republic of Guinea-Bissau Visa Required … Republic of Haiti Visa Required … Republic of India Visa Required … The Republic of Indonesia Visa Required … The Islamic Republic of Iran Visa Required … The Republic of Iraq Visa Required … Jamaica Visa Required … Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Visa Required … The Republic of Kenya Visa Required … Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Visa Required … Kyrgyz Republic Visa Required … Lao Peoples Democratic Republic Visa Required … Republic of Lebanon Visa Required … Kingdom of Lesotho Visa Required … Republic of Liberia Visa Required … State of Libya Visa Required … Macao Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China Visa Required … Republic of North Macedonia Visa Required … Republic of Madagascar Visa Required … Republic of Malawi Visa Required … Republic of Mali Visa Required … Republic of the Marshall Islands Visa Required … Islamic Republic of Mauritania Visa Required … Federated States of Micronesia Visa Required … Republic of Moldova Visa Required … Kingdom of Morocco Visa Required … Republic of Mozambique Visa Required … The Republic of the Union of Myanmar Visa Required … Republic of Namibia Visa Required … The Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal Visa Required … Republic of Nicaragua Visa Required … Republic of Niger Visa Required … Federal Republic of Nigeria Visa Required … Islamic Republic of Pakistan Visa Required … Republic of Palau Visa Required … State of Palestine Visa Required … Republic of Panama Visa Required … Independent State of Papua New Guinea Visa Required … Republic of the Philippines Visa Required … Republic of Rwanda Visa Required … Independent State of Samoa Visa Required … Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe Visa Required … Republic of Senegal Visa Required … Republic of Sierra Leone Visa Required … The Federal Republic of Somalia Visa Required … Republic of South Africa Visa Required … Republic of South Sudan Visa Required … Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Visa Required … Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis Visa Required … Saint Lucia Visa Required … Republic of the Sudan Visa Required … Republic of Suriname Visa Required … Kingdom of Eswatini Visa Required … Syrian Arab Republic Visa Required … Republic of Tajikistan Visa Required … United Republic of Tanzania Visa Required … Kingdom of Thailand Visa Required … Togolese Republic Visa Required … Kingdom of Tonga Visa Required … Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Visa Required … The Republic of Tunisia Visa Required … Republic of Turkiye Visa Required … Turkmenistan Visa Required … Tuvalu Visa Required … The Republic of Uganda Visa Required … Republic of Vanuatu Visa Required … Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Visa Required … Socialist Republic of Viet Nam Visa Required … The Republic of Yemen Visa Required … Republic of Zambia Visa Required … Republic of Zimbabwe Visa Required","explanation":"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs' visa-exemption register names every issuer on this row individually and marks it Visa Required. Read with Article 2 of the Executive Regulations, which makes holding a valid Entry Visa a condition of entry and exempts only nationals of States named in a Cabinet resolution, that entry means the holder must obtain a visa before travelling.","publisher":"Copyright 2026 Ministry of Foreign Affairs"},"checkedAt":"2026-08-29","snapshotAsOf":"2026-09-10","dataVersion":"4f66864a7d4f8a08b6c8c7e446d7f16addcd9303","upcomingChange":null,"alternatives":[{"headline":"e-Visa, stay set by the visa","conditions":[{"kind":"HOLDS_RESIDENCE_PERMIT","text":"The applicant and any accompanying family members must hold a valid residence permit issued by the United States of America, a European Union Member State, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, New Zealand or Canada. The permitted stay is 14 days (extendable once) or 60 days (single entry, non-extendable) depending on the category granted; the fee is AED 100 and AED 250 respectively."}],"source":{"documentId":"icp-expanded","url":"https://icp.gov.ae/en/media-center/icp-expands-eligibility-for-uae-entry-visa-for-nationals-of-certain-countries/","passage":"Under the updated eligibility criteria, nationals of the Republic of Indonesia, the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, the Kingdom of Thailand, the Republic of the Philippines, the Republic of Kenya, and the Republic of South Africa have been added to the list of eligible nationalities, alongside the Republic of India, which was previously the only eligible nationality. … The Authority explained that, to be eligible for the new visa, applicants and their accompanying family members must be nationals of the eligible countries and hold a valid residence permit issued by one of the following: the United States of America, a European Union Member State, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Singapore, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, New Zealand, or Canada. He noted that the permitted period of stay is either 14 days or 60 days, depending on the visa category.","explanation":"The Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security names each of these six nationalities as newly eligible for its Entry Visa for Nationals of Certain Countries, and states the condition attached to it and the two stay categories. It is still a visa that must be obtained, so it does not remove the requirement to arrange something before travel; it is recorded as a separate route because the announcement names these issuers and the headline register does not distinguish them.","publisher":"Copyright © 2026 Federal Authority For Identity, Citizenship, Customs & Port Security. All rights reserved. Last updated on 20/08/2026"}}],"scope":{"covers":["recorded entry requirement","recorded stay allowance"],"notEstablished":["personal admission decision","work permission","residence rights","tax position","individual eligibility for every condition"],"passportType":"ordinary"}}