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Nepal visa for citizens of the United Arab Emirates

Citizens of the United Arab Emirates get a Nepal visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of the United Arab Emirates: the passport opens 127 countries visa-free; Abu Dhabi — Kathmandu: ≈ 3,100 km, about 4.5 hours of flying.

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

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Nepal 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; Nepal passport: 12.
Citizens of the United Arab Emirates and Nepal can travel together visa-free to 11 countries, for example: Palestine, Pakistan, Seychelles, Singapore, Philippines, Gambia, Micronesia, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Haiti.
Citizens of Nepal, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to the United Arab Emirates. United Arab Emirates visa for citizens of Nepal

Travelling to Nepal: good to know

Abu Dhabi — Kathmandu: about 3,100 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1.75 hours.
Local time: Abu Dhabi 12:00 — Kathmandu 13:45.
Local currency: Nepalese Rupee.
Languages: Nepali.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ NPR 153.
Nepal is the 33rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the United Arab Emirates.