Swedish Embassy in Abu Dhabi Island and Internal Islands City

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

Address: Al Otaiba Tower, Zayed the 1st Street, Abu Dhabi
Website: swedenabroad.se

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

Sources: OpenStreetMap · Wikidata · Record last updated on 11 July 2023

At Al Otaiba Tower, Zayed the 1st Street, Abu Dhabi, the Swedish embassy in Abu Dhabi Island and Internal Islands City represents Sweden towards the United Arab Emirates. Emirati citizens can visit Sweden without a visa for up to 90 days.

Opening hours

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

Upcoming closures

Public holidays in Sweden

24Dec

Christmas Eve

Thursday
25Dec

Christmas Day

Friday

Sweden visa for Emirati citizens

United Arab EmiratesSweden Visa-free, 90 days Sweden visa for citizens of the United Arab Emirates

SwedenUnited Arab Emirates Visa-free, 90 days United Arab Emirates visa for citizens of Sweden

Emirati citizens can visit Sweden without a visa for up to 90 days.

Visa statistics

Year	Applications	Visas issued	Refused	Refusal rate	Multiple-entry share
2023	4,299	2,866	1,420	33.0%	26.2%
2024	4,693	2,701	1,914	41.2%	21.8%
2025	6,312	3,654	2,532	40.7%	13.9%

In 2025, Sweden’s embassy in Abu Dhabi Island and Internal Islands City received 6,312 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 3,654. 2,532 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 40.7%. In 2024 the rate was much the same, 41.2%. Applications rose by 34% compared with 2024 (4,693).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 33.0% (2023) to 41.2% (2024).

Across all Schengen consulates in the United Arab Emirates, 24.2% of applications were refused in 2025; Sweden’s rate worldwide was 23.1%. Sweden received the 15th largest number of applications of the 27 Schengen states represented here.

Multiple-entry visas made up 13.9% 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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Sweden’s other missions in the United Arab Emirates

The Swedish embassy in Abu Dhabi Island and Internal Islands City is the only mission of Sweden in the United Arab Emirates on record. The United Arab Emirates in turn has an embassy in Stockholm.

Good to know

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

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

Address and contact

Address: Al Otaiba Tower, Zayed the 1st Street, Abu Dhabi. The record for the Swedish embassy in Abu Dhabi Island and Internal Islands City includes an official website.

Swedish citizens travelling to the United Arab Emirates

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

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

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