The UAE's growing non-oil economy and its forward-looking attitude to education, technology and innovation has helped make the Emirati passport one of the world's most valuable.
According to the Global Passport Power Rank 2017, the UAE passport is now the most valuable in the Arab world and has been elevated to 22nd globally.
The achievement goes hand in hand with the country's successful leadership under President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi His Highness Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
The UAE passport allows nationals to travel to 122 countries without the need for a visa as part of its 2021 initiative to boost the power of the Emirati documentation and to reflect the political, economic, commercial, technological and educational strength of the nation.