No visa needed

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

Citizens of the United Arab Emirates don’t need a visa for Brunei and can stay up to 30 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 — Bandar Seri Begawan: ≈ 6,800 km, about 9 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

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

Yes, citizens of the United Arab Emirates don’t need a visa for Brunei for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Brunei 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; Brunei passport: 103.
Citizens of the United Arab Emirates and Brunei can travel together visa-free to 88 countries, for example: Oman, Iran, Palestine, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Cyprus, Turkey, Kyrgyzstan, Seychelles, Greece, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, and North Macedonia.
Citizens of Brunei, in turn, don’t need a visa for the United Arab Emirates. United Arab Emirates visa for citizens of Brunei

Travelling to Brunei: good to know

Abu Dhabi — Bandar Seri Begawan: about 6,800 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 9 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +4 hours.
Local time: Abu Dhabi 12:00 — Bandar Seri Begawan 16:00.
Local currency: Brunei Dollar and Singapore Dollar.
Languages: Malay.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BND 1.28.
Brunei is the 135th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the United Arab Emirates.