Spanish Embassy in Abu Dhabi Island and Internal Islands City

Embassy Spain Abu Dhabi Island and Internal Islands City, United Arab Emirates

Address: 96 Al Ladeem Street, Abu Dhabi
Phone: +971 (02) 407 90 00
Website: exteriores.gob.es

No opening hours on record. Most missions receive visitors by appointment only.

Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata · Foreign ministry of Spain: list of missions abroad · Record last updated on 17 August 2023

Spain’s embassy to the United Arab Emirates is in Abu Dhabi Island and Internal Islands City, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, at 96 Al Ladeem Street, Abu Dhabi. Emirati citizens do not need a visa for Spain: stays of up to 90 days are visa-free.

Opening hours

No opening hours on record. Most missions receive visitors by appointment only.

Upcoming closures

Public holidays in Spain

6Dec

Constitution Day

Sunday
8Dec

Immaculate Conception

Tuesday

Spain visa for Emirati citizens

United Arab EmiratesSpain Visa-free, 90 days Spain visa for citizens of the United Arab Emirates

SpainUnited Arab Emirates Visa-free, 90 days United Arab Emirates visa for citizens of Spain

Emirati citizens do not need a visa for Spain: stays of up to 90 days are visa-free.

Visa statistics

Year	Applications	Visas issued	Refused	Refusal rate	Multiple-entry share
2023	26,023	20,337	4,760	18.6%	28.8%
2024	24,799	19,420	4,482	18.3%	32.4%
2025	30,265	24,814	4,171	14.1%	37.5%

In 2025, Spain’s embassy in Abu Dhabi Island and Internal Islands City received 30,265 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 24,814. 4,171 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 14.1%. In 2024 it had been 18.3%: the rate fell by 4.2 points. Applications rose by 22% compared with 2024 (24,799).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 14.1% (2025) to 18.6% (2023).

Across all Schengen consulates in the United Arab Emirates, 24.2% of applications were refused in 2025; Spain’s rate worldwide was 14.6%. Spain received the 3rd largest number of applications of the 27 Schengen states represented here.

Multiple-entry visas made up 37.5% of those issued. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of the United Arab Emirates.

Source: European Commission, Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates 2023–2025 (© European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0). Short-stay (type C) visas. How these figures are made

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Spain’s other missions in the United Arab Emirates

The Spanish embassy in Abu Dhabi Island and Internal Islands City is the only mission of Spain in the United Arab Emirates on record. The United Arab Emirates in turn has 2 missions in Spain, its embassy being in Madrid.

Good to know

About the Spanish embassy in Abu Dhabi Island and Internal Islands City

It appears in official lists as Embassy of Spain in Abu Dhabi Island and Internal Islands City.

Address and contact

Address: 96 Al Ladeem Street, Abu Dhabi. The record for the Spanish embassy in Abu Dhabi Island and Internal Islands City includes a phone number and an official website.

Spanish citizens travelling to the United Arab Emirates

Spanish citizens can visit the United Arab Emirates without a visa for up to 90 days.

Before visiting the Spanish embassy in Abu Dhabi Island and Internal Islands City

Current procedures for the Spanish embassy in Abu Dhabi Island and Internal Islands City, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.