No visa needed

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

Citizens of Mauritius don’t need a visa for the United Arab Emirates and can stay up to 30 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 Mauritius: the passport opens 94 countries visa-free; Port Louis — Abu Dhabi: ≈ 4,970 km, about 6.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to the United Arab Emirates without a visa on a Mauritius passport?

Yes, citizens of Mauritius don’t need a visa for the United Arab Emirates for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

United Arab Emirates visa rules at a glance

With a Mauritius passport you can visit 94 countries visa-free, 25 with a visa on arrival and 42 with an e-visa; 37 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Mauritius passport ranks 61st of 199.
Mauritius passport: visa-free access to 94 countries; United Arab Emirates passport: 127.
Citizens of Mauritius and the United Arab Emirates can travel together visa-free to 79 countries, for example: Seychelles, Mozambique, Eswatini, South Africa, Zambia, Botswana, Angola, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Iran, Palestine, Cyprus, Georgia, and Greece.
Citizens of the United Arab Emirates, in turn, don’t need a visa for Mauritius. Mauritius visa for citizens of the United Arab Emirates

Travelling to the United Arab Emirates: good to know

Port Louis — Abu Dhabi: about 4,970 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 6.5 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: United Arab Emirates Dirham.
Languages: Arabic.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ AED 3.67.
United Arab Emirates is the 31st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Mauritius.