No visa needed

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

Citizens of the United Arab Emirates don’t need a visa for Chad 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 — N'Djamena: ≈ 4,360 km, about 6 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 Chad without a visa on a United Arab Emirates passport?

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

Chad 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; Chad passport: 24.
Citizens of the United Arab Emirates and Chad can travel together visa-free to 13 countries, for example: Seychelles, Mauritius, Malaysia, Singapore, Mali, Philippines, Gambia, Micronesia, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, and Hong Kong.
A language both countries share: Arabic.
Citizens of Chad, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to the United Arab Emirates. United Arab Emirates visa for citizens of Chad

Travelling to Chad: good to know

Abu Dhabi — N'Djamena: about 4,360 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 6 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −3 hours.
Local time: Abu Dhabi 12:00 — N'Djamena 09:00.
Local currency: Central African CFA Franc.
Languages: Arabic and French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ FCFA 575.
Chad is the 72nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the United Arab Emirates.