Refreshed 11 Oct 2026
What changed in visa rules
Every refresh compares the new data with the previous snapshot. The latest one found 4,084 category changes worldwide and 1,600 changes to allowed stay.
Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 2026. Most changes below reflect that switch and eight months of rule changes, not changes made this week.
Easier for Emirati passport holders 10
AfghanistanVisa required→eVisa
BenineVisa30 days→Visa-free90 days
LiberiaeVisa→Visa on arrival90 days
MalawieVisa→Visa on arrival30 days
NigerVisa required→Visa on arrival
Papua New GuineaeVisa→Visa on arrival60 days
SurinameeTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
Trinidad and TobagoVisa on arrival→Visa-free90 days
UgandaeVisa→Visa-free90 days
VenezuelaVisa required→eVisa
Harder for Emirati passport holders 6
Côte d'IvoireeTA90 days→eVisa
Equatorial GuineaVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival
IraqVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
MozambiqueVisa-free30 days→eTA30 days
NicaraguaVisa-free90 days→eVisa
SeychellesVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
Changes for visitors to United Arab Emirates 38
- AfghanistaneVisa→Visa required
BangladesheVisa→Visa required
BoliviaeVisa→Visa required
DR CongoeVisa→Visa required
CubaeVisa→Visa required
AlgeriaeVisa→Visa required
EgypteVisa→Visa required
EthiopiaeVisa→Visa required
GaboneVisa→Visa required
GrenadaeVisa→Visa required
GambiaeVisa→Visa required
GuatemalaeVisa→Visa required
Guinea-BissaueVisa→Visa required
IndonesiaeVisa→Visa required
IndiaeVisa→Visa required- IraqeVisa→Visa required
IraneVisa→No admission
LaoseVisa→Visa required
Sri LankaeVisa→Visa required
MadagascareVisa→Visa required- MozambiqueeVisa→Visa required
NamibiaeVisa→Visa required
NepaleVisa→Visa required
PanamaeVisa→Visa required- Papua New GuineaeVisa→Visa required
PhilippineseVisa→Visa required
PalaueVisa→Visa required
South SudaneVisa→Visa required
Sao Tome and PrincipeeVisa→Visa required
SyriaeVisa→Visa required
ThailandeVisa→Visa required
TunisiaeVisa→Visa required
TürkiyeeVisa→Visa required
TaiwaneVisa→Visa required- VenezuelaeVisa→Visa required
VietnameVisa→Visa required
South AfricaeVisa→Visa required
ZambiaeVisa→Visa required
Refresh history
- 11 Oct 2026Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 20264,084 category changes
- 17 Feb 2026Passport Index data update (January 2025 to February 2026)2,761 category changes