As an attendee of ADIPEC, your entry visa depends on the policies of United Arab Emirates rules and regulations set by the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship-ICA and its affiliated Directorates of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in each emirate.
Citizens across GCC region do not need a visa to enter the UAE while some of the other nationalities can obtain a visa on arrival and other nationalities need to apply for their UAE visa in advance to enter the country.
Please make sure you got the needed documents on hand before your travel dates to ADIPEC. Click here to view more information about the UAE visa.
An Abu Dhabi visit visa is free of charge upon arrival at Abu Dhabi International Airport for citizens of the following countries:
- Andorra
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Barbados
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Chile
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Malta
- Mexico
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Nauru
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Oman
- People’s Republic of China
- Poland
- Republic of Mauritius
- Republic of El Salvador
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- The Vatican
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- USA
- Uruguay
GCC citizens do not need a visa to enter the UAE.
Apply for a visa with airlines
If you are flying with Etihad Airways or Emirates, a visit visa may be arranged for you upon request. If you have booked your trip through a travel agency, in most cases they will be able to arrange this for you.
