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Visa-free entry for UAE nationals to Russia, Brazil to end by August

Dubai - UAE now provides its citizens with visa-free access to 140 destinations worldwide.

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Published: Wed 14 Mar 2018, 9:23 AM

Last updated: Thu 15 Mar 2018, 9:44 AM

Emiratis holding an ordinary passport could travel to Brazil and Russia without a pre-entry visa, but that could end soon.
According to a new update, Emiratis can avail of the visa exemption policy to Russia and Brazil only up till August.

In a tweet on the social media page Forsan_UAE, Ahmed Said Alham Al Dhaheri, Assistant Undersecretary of Consular Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, had revealed the details during a meeting at Majlis Al Bateen, Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.
Now, visa-free entry for Emiratis visiting Brazil
He added that plans for further visa exemptions to other countries are currently underway.
"We seek to make the UAE passport reach the top 5 ranking."
The UAE passport climbed an impressive 34 positions on the Henley Passport Index over the past decade - and 11 positions in the past year alone.
Providing its citizens with visa-free access to 140 destinations worldwide, UAE passport now sits in 27th place on the index after gaining entry to China and Ireland earlier this year.
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