{
  "snapshot_id": "approved-static-48d32b636f07abc8",
  "page_version": "6ff825effa7718a8838c62f44e55bb2a",
  "content_date": "2026-10-16",
  "generated_at": "2026-10-25",
  "schema_version": "immigrationdb-visa-pair-answer-v1",
  "question": "Do United States citizens need a visa for the United Arab Emirates?",
  "route": "/visas/pair/united-states-to-united-arab-emirates/",
  "passport_origin": "us",
  "destination_country_code": "AE",
  "purpose": "tourism",
  "stay_profile": "short_visit",
  "verdict": "visa_free",
  "verdict_label": "Visa-free",
  "answer_sentence": "No. American passport holders do not need a visa for short tourism stays in the United Arab Emirates, per www.mofa.gov.ae (checked 2026-09-05).",
  "source": {
    "url": "https://www.mofa.gov.ae/en/visa-exemptions-for-non-citizen",
    "label": "www.mofa.gov.ae",
    "source_title": "Visa information to enter the UAE",
    "last_checked": "2026-09-05"
  },
  "conditions": [],
  "allowed_stay": null,
  "selection": {
    "monthly_volume": 1390,
    "rule": "combined known volume >= 750/mo + accepted non-superseded cell + official source with checked date (pair sizing, 2026-09-18)"
  },
  "purpose_boundary": {
    "work_route": "/visas/united-arab-emirates/work/",
    "study_route": "/visas/united-arab-emirates/study/",
    "note": "A tourism entry rule never answers a work or study question."
  }
}