United Arab Emirates visa for British citizens
Visa-free
🇬🇧 British passport → 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates: no — entry is visa-free for up to 30 days. You can stay up to 30 days.
How it works
No visa needed — book, pack, go. Carry a passport valid for your whole stay (six months' validity is the safe rule) and be ready to show an onward ticket and accommodation details if asked. For United Arab Emirates, that's 30 days — a comfortable month.
Heads-up: United Arab Emirates commonly asks for proof of onward travel (airline check-in).
Before the airport: run the "Will I board?" checklist for this route →
Beyond United Arab Emirates: the United Kingdom passport
The 🇬🇧 United Kingdom passport ranks #20 of 199 worldwide, entering 162 destinations without a visa arranged in advance (see the world ranking).
Also visa-free on the United Kingdom passport: 🇯🇵 Japan (90 days), 🇹🇭 Thailand (60 days), 🇹🇷 Türkiye (90 days) — all 162 open destinations.
Going the other way? Emirati citizens visiting the United Kingdom need no visa, but an eTA (online authorisation) is required.
Never get caught out
Visa rules change with little notice. Get one email when United Arab Emirates changes its entry rules for British passports.
Capital Abu Dhabi · Currency United Arab Emirates dirham (د.إ) · Dialling +971
Before you travel
Sorting your United Arab Emirates trip on the United Kingdom passport:
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