No visa needed

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

Citizens of the United Arab Emirates don’t need a visa for Tunisia 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 — Tunis: ≈ 4,400 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 Tunisia without a visa on a United Arab Emirates passport?

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

Tunisia 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; Tunisia passport: 36.
Citizens of the United Arab Emirates and Tunisia can travel together visa-free to 24 countries, for example: Iran, Palestine, Turkey, Seychelles, Mauritius, Equatorial Guinea, Malaysia, Morocco, South Africa, Mali, Philippines, Gambia, Senegal, Japan, and Micronesia.
A language both countries share: Arabic.
Citizens of Tunisia, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to the United Arab Emirates. United Arab Emirates visa for citizens of Tunisia

Travelling to Tunisia: good to know

Abu Dhabi — Tunis: about 4,400 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 — Tunis 09:00.
Local currency: Tunisian Dinar.
Languages: Arabic.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ TND 2.95.
Tunisia is the 74th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the United Arab Emirates.