No visa needed

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

Citizens of the United Arab Emirates don’t need a visa for Panama 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 — Panama City: ≈ 13,790 km, about 17.5 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 Panama without a visa on a United Arab Emirates passport?

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

Panama 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; Panama passport: 88.
Citizens of the United Arab Emirates and Panama can travel together visa-free to 84 countries, for example: Palestine, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Cyprus, Turkey, Seychelles, Greece, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Albania, and Russia.
Citizens of Panama, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to the United Arab Emirates. United Arab Emirates visa for citizens of Panama

Travelling to Panama: good to know

Abu Dhabi — Panama City: about 13,790 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 17.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −9 hours.
Local time: Abu Dhabi 12:00 — Panama City 03:00.
Local currency: Panamanian Balboa and US Dollar.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ PAB 1.00.
Panama is the 181st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the United Arab Emirates.