No visa needed

Do citizens of the United Arab Emirates need a visa for Barbados?

Citizens of the United Arab Emirates don’t need a visa for Barbados and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of the United Arab Emirates: the passport opens 127 countries visa-free; Abu Dhabi — Bridgetown: ≈ 11,730 km, about 15 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Barbados without a visa on a United Arab Emirates passport?

Yes, citizens of the United Arab Emirates don’t need a visa for Barbados for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Barbados visa rules at a glance

With a United Arab Emirates passport you can visit 127 countries visa-free, 34 with a visa on arrival and 26 with an e-visa; 11 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the United Arab Emirates passport ranks 2nd of 199.
United Arab Emirates passport: visa-free access to 127 countries; Barbados passport: 105.
Citizens of the United Arab Emirates and Barbados can travel together visa-free to 90 countries, for example: Palestine, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Cyprus, Seychelles, Greece, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Albania, Montenegro, Serbia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Citizens of Barbados, in turn, don’t need a visa for the United Arab Emirates. United Arab Emirates visa for citizens of Barbados

Travelling to Barbados: good to know

Abu Dhabi — Bridgetown: about 11,730 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 15 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −8 hours.
Local time: Abu Dhabi 12:00 — Bridgetown 04:00.
Local currency: Barbadian Dollar.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BBD 2.00.
Barbados is the 156th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the United Arab Emirates.