Embassy of UAE in Washington, D.C., United States

• Embassy Address

  3522 International Court, NW Suite #400
  Washington, D.C. 20008
  United States

• Telephone

• (202) 243-2400

• Fax

• (202) 243-2432

• Email

• [email protected]

• Office Hours

• Monday to Friday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Website

Office website

Common Visa Types

Citizens of qualified countries may be able to travel to United Arab Emirates without a visa. The most common types of United Arab Emirates visas are the following.

• Tourist visa
• Business visa
• Employment visa
• Residence visa
• Student visa
• Retirement visa for UAE residents
• Patient entry permit
• Transit visa

30 days visa (extendable) on arrival

Citizens of the following countries can obtain an extendable visa upon arrival for 30 days: Andorra, Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Vatican City, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, Monaco, Russia, San Marino, Seychelles, Singapore, Ukraine, Mauritius, China, Kazakhstan, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and United States.

90 days visa (extendable) on arrival

Citizens of the following countries can obtain an extendable visa upon arrival for 90 days: South Korea, Argentina, Bahamas, Solomon Islands, and Nauru.

90 days visa (non-extendable) on arrival

Citizens of the following countries can obtain a non-extendable visa upon arrival for 90 days: Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Switzerland, Finland, Poland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Liechtenstein, and Czech Republic.

Transit visa

UAE Transit visas are either for 48 hours or for 96 hours. 48 hours Transit visa is issued free of charge. UAE based-airlines can arrange transit visa prior to your journey.

UAE work permit

The sponsoring UAE employer needs to apply to MoHRE (Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation) for the work permit. MoHRE issues work permits. The employer will send the work permit to the employee. The work permit holder can enter the UAE for employment, but that work permit is valid for two months only. Within the scope of 60 days employee and employer have to arrange to get the employee's UAE Resident Identity (Emirates ID) Card, Labour Card and stamping the UAE Residence visa. For more information please visit: https://www.mohre.gov.ae/en/home.aspx.

Do I Need a Visa to Enter UAE?

US citizens do not need to obtain a UAE visa prior to entry to the UAE if the duration of their visit will be less than one month and the passport is valid for more than six months.

See also

• Diplomatic missions in Washington, D.C.
• Embassies of United Arab Emirates