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Citizens of certain other countries must obtain a visa from one of the UAE diplomatic missions. Alternatively, they may obtain an online visa through Smart Service or airlines. All visitors must have a passport valid for at least 6 months, or 3 months if holding a residence permit.
The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation plans to make the UAE passport one of the five strongest passports in the world by 2021. [11] According to The Passport Index, this goal was achieved by December 2018, ranking the Emirati passport as the strongest passport in the world with a visa-free score of 170. [12] [13]
As of 2025, Emirati citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 185 countries and territories, ranking the Emirati passport 10th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index. [1] The Emirati passport is one of five passports with the greatest ranking improvement in the 2006–2016 time period. [2]
The typical work-flow of an automatic border control system (eGate) [1] Automated border control systems (ABC) or eGates are automated self-service barriers which use data stored in a chip in biometric passports along with a photo or fingerprint taken at the time of entering the eGates to verify the passport holder's identity.
Beginning in the 2000s many countries introduced e-visas and electronic travel authorisations (ETAs) as an alternative to traditional visas.An ETA is a kind of pre-arrival registration, which may or may not be officially classified as a visa depending on the issuing jurisdiction, required for foreign travellers who are exempted from obtaining a full visa.
The Henley Passport index ranks passports according to the number of destinations that can be reached using a particular country's ordinary passport without the need of a prior visa ("visa-free"). [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] The survey ranks 199 passports against 227 destination [ 12 ] countries , territories , and micro-states .
The Emirates ID system was introduced as part of the UAE government’s efforts to enhance national security, streamline public services, and modernize the identification process. Initially launched in 2004, the initiative aimed to replace traditional paper-based identity documents with a secure, digital alternative.
PRADO contains basic technical descriptions, including information on security features, of authentic identity and travel documents. [1] The information is selected and provided by document experts in the member states of the European Union (EU), Iceland, Norway and Switzerland; part of the information contained in the classified, restricted "Expert FADO" system is made publicly available via ...