Check that your passport is valid and is machine-readable or is an ePassport as some countries call it. Many countries do not accept travellers that do not have a machine-readable passport or ePassport.

UAE nationals can check the validity of their passports through the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in the respective emirate. Meanwhile, expatriate residents in UAE may contact their embassies and consulates in the UAE for passport’s validity, issuance and renewal.

Travellers can contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, or through call centre on (80044444) for any enquiries related to travelling abroad.

Useful links:

• The Emirati ePassport- UAE Government portal
• Applying for UAE passport - UAE Government portal