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More and more people have two passports
Germany's new citizenship law has applied since 27 June 2024. People who naturalise no longer have to give up their previous citizenship. Many people with Turkish, Kosovan, Bosnian or Pakistani roots therefore now have two passports.
For Dubai, the question then is: which passport do I travel with, and do I need a visa at all?
What counts is the passport you enter with
Whether you need a visa depends on the passport you show on entry. According to the German Federal Foreign Office, German nationals with a valid biometric passport need no visa for stays of up to 90 days within 180 days.
If you travel with your German passport, you therefore usually do not need a visa from us. If you travel with your other passport, the rules for that nationality apply. Our visa checker shows which ones.
Enter and leave with the same passport
The German Federal Foreign Office states that people with several nationalities must leave with the travel document they entered with. So do not switch passports in Dubai.
Book your flight with the name and details of the passport you travel with. If you have already received a visa for your other passport, enter and leave with exactly that passport. The visa is linked to the passport number.
What else to keep in mind
The passport you travel with must be valid for at least 6 more months on entry. This also applies to the German passport.
According to the German Federal Foreign Office, an iris scan is carried out on entry to and exit from the UAE. If there were problems on an earlier trip, such as an overstay, contact us before you travel, no matter which passport you used at the time.
This page describes German law. For Austrian or Swiss citizenship, please ask the competent authority in your country.
Fellow travellers with only one passport
Often only part of the family has two passports. For each person, what counts is their own passport they travel with. If your partner or child needs a visa, apply online with us, up to 10 travellers in one application.
Last updated: 25 October 2026. Private visa agency, not a government authority. The UAE immigration authority decides on every visa.
Sources for this guide
The information above is based on these pages. Only the UAE authorities decide on your visa.
- Vereinigte Arabische Emirate: Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise (Auswärtiges Amt) (opens in a new tab)auswaertiges-amt.de · German Federal Foreign Office (Auswärtiges Amt)
- Gesetz zur Modernisierung des Staatsangehörigkeitsrechts tritt in Kraft (Informationsverbund Asyl und Migration) (opens in a new tab)asyl.net
Sources checked on 25 October 2026
Dubaivisum.de is a private visa agency, not an authority.