No visa needed

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

Citizens of Cyprus don’t need a visa for the United Arab Emirates 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 Cyprus: the passport opens 121 countries visa-free; Nicosia — Abu Dhabi: ≈ 2,350 km, about 3.5 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 the United Arab Emirates without a visa on a Cyprus passport?

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

United Arab Emirates visa rules at a glance

With a Cyprus passport you can visit 121 countries visa-free, 26 with a visa on arrival and 34 with an e-visa; 17 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Cyprus passport ranks 14th of 199.
Cyprus passport: visa-free access to 121 countries; United Arab Emirates passport: 127.
Citizens of Cyprus and the United Arab Emirates can travel together visa-free to 102 countries, for example: Palestine, Greece, Armenia, Romania, Bulgaria, Georgia, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Albania, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Malta, and Ukraine.
Citizens of the United Arab Emirates, in turn, don’t need a visa for Cyprus. Cyprus visa for citizens of the United Arab Emirates

Travelling to the United Arab Emirates: good to know

Nicosia — Abu Dhabi: about 2,350 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Nicosia 12:00 — Abu Dhabi 13:00.
Local currency: United Arab Emirates Dirham.
Languages: Arabic.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ AED 3.67.
United Arab Emirates is the 47th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Cyprus.