No visa needed

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

Citizens of the Seychelles 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 the Seychelles: the passport opens 99 countries visa-free; Victoria — Abu Dhabi: ≈ 3,240 km, about 4.5 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 Seychelles passport?

Yes, citizens of the Seychelles 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 Seychelles passport you can visit 99 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 38 with an e-visa; 32 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Seychelles passport ranks 55th of 199.
Seychelles passport: visa-free access to 99 countries; United Arab Emirates passport: 127.
Citizens of the Seychelles and the United Arab Emirates can travel together visa-free to 81 countries, for example: Mauritius, Zambia, Eswatini, South Africa, Botswana, Iran, Palestine, Angola, Cyprus, Malaysia, Georgia, Singapore, Turkey, Greece, and Bulgaria.
Citizens of the United Arab Emirates, in turn, don’t need a visa for the Seychelles. Seychelles visa for citizens of the United Arab Emirates

Travelling to the United Arab Emirates: good to know

Victoria — Abu Dhabi: about 3,240 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4.5 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 21st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Seychelles.