Dubai, UAE
Passport · rank 2 of 66

🇦🇪 UAE.

Residence is easy. The passport is not on offer. Treat it as a base, not an identity.

In short, current to October 2026

  • The UAE passport ranks 2 of 66 on the Patrician.ch mobility table, with visa free or visa on arrival access to 188 destinations.
  • Naturalization in the UAE: No standard path. Citizenship by nomination only, exceptional cases. Dual nationality: Case by case.
  • Investment route into the UAE: Golden Visa residence from AED 2M in property, 10 years, renewable.
  • Figures are current to October 2026. Citizenship timelines and investment routes move, and several moved inside the last 24 months. Confirm with counsel before relying on any of them.

Source: the Patrician.ch passport table, part of an original dataset covering 100 residence addresses across 47 countries and territories. Mobility counts, citizenship timelines and investment routes are sourced. Figures current to October 2026. Updated . Cite as: Patrician.ch, UAE passport 2026: visa free or on arrival in 188 places, patrician.ch/passports/ae/, October 2026.

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By the Patrician.ch research desk · Updated 29 October 2026 · 5 min read
Mobility score 188 destinations without a prior visa
Rank on the board 2 / 66
Dual nationality Case by case
Taxes citizens abroad No

Years to citizenship.

No standard path. Citizenship by nomination only, exceptional cases

Investment route.

Golden Visa residence from AED 2M in property, 10 years, renewable

Addresses on the board in the UAE.

Dubai, UAE🇦🇪 Dubaieffective tax 0% on $1M · cost 74Abu Dhabi, UAE🇦🇪 Abu Dhabieffective tax 0% on $1M · cost 70

Around it in the ranking.

RankPassportMobilityDual
1🇸🇬 Singapore193No
2🇯🇵 Japan188No
2🇦🇪 UAE188Case by case
2🇰🇷 South Korea188Restricted, some categories
5🇸🇪 Sweden187Yes
Questions

How strong is the UAE passport?

The UAE passport ranks 2 of 66 on the Patrician.ch table, with visa free or visa on arrival access to 188 destinations.

2 of the 100 addresses on the board sit in the UAE: Dubai, Abu Dhabi.

How long does it take to get UAE citizenship?

No standard path. Citizenship by nomination only, exceptional cases.

Citizenship timelines moved in several countries inside the last 24 months. The figure is current to October 2026.

Does the UAE allow dual nationality?

Only in some cases. The UAE position on dual nationality: case by case.

Is there a UAE citizenship or residence by investment route?

Yes. Golden Visa residence from AED 2M in property, 10 years, renewable.

Does the UAE tax its citizens living abroad?

No. The UAE does not tax its citizens on income earned while they live abroad.

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