United Arab Emirates to Austria visa requirements

UAE ordinary passport holders can travel to Austria visa-free for up to 90 days within any 180-day period under the EU-UAE Schengen visa waiver. Austria is a member of the Schengen Area, and holders of an ordinary United Arab Emirates passport enjoy visa-free entry for short stays under the EU-UAE visa waiver agreement signed and provisionally applied from 6 May 2015 (the UAE was the first Arab country granted a Schengen waiver). You may stay up to 90 days within any rolling 180-day period across the entire Schengen Area for tourism, business, family visits or transit, without applying for a visa in advance. You must hold a passport valid for at least three months beyond your intended departure date and issued within the previous 10 years, and you may be asked at the border to show proof of accommodation, sufficient funds and a return/onward ticket; travel medical insurance is recommended for visa-free travellers, not mandatory. Note two EU border changes: the Entry/Exit System (EES) progressively started on 12 October 2025 and replaces manual passport stamping as of 10 April 2026, with biometric collection mandatory for non-exempt third-country nationals. ETIAS (a mandatory online travel authorisation, fee EUR 20, valid 3 years) is scheduled to launch in the last quarter of 2026, followed by at least a six-month transitional period and a grace period. As of 17 June 2026, ETIAS is not yet required, but normal Schengen entry conditions still apply.