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United Arab Emirates → Greece

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
United Arab Emirates
To
Greece
Inflow 2023—OECD
Data as at 2025
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Migrant population

People born in the United Arab Emirates who live in Greece: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

469219901995200020052010201520202024
469219902000201020202024
Data table
199017
199547
200077
200583
201091
201585
202087
202492
Estimate, 2024
92
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.01%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
119
Counted by
country of birth
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Greece's consulates in the United Arab Emirates

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Greece's consulates located in the United Arab Emirates.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
202417,97414,6953,06217.0%
202319,54313,8385,51328.2%
202215,35011,7653,44922.5%
202113,9509,7134,02728.9%
20201,02279719318.9%
20196,9784,9911,85526.6%
20186,7394,7361,81026.9%
20178,0815,9861,80422.3%
20167,2605,8601,24617.2%
20159,1216,2892,65029.1%
201411,1527,0843,79134.0%
20137,7555,6251,65921.4%
20124,5074,0824259.4%
20113,9753,6603157.9%
20103,9763,6163709.3%
20093,8263,34858515.3%

Applications by year

9,77220k2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
9,77220k200920122015201820212024
Data table
20093,826
20103,976
20113,975
20124,507
20137,755
201411,152
20159,121
20167,260
20178,081
20186,739
20196,978
20201,022
202113,950
202215,350
202319,543
202417,974
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Greece

First residence permits issued by Greece to citizens of the United Arab Emirates (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Other reasons322
  2. Education1
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
2025323000
20243810010
2023448007
2022387005
2021343002
202053025
201919002
201821003
201742002
20162003
20152005
20142000
20131020
20121010
20110010
20100020
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
727
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Greece in the United Arab Emirates, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyAbu Dhabimfa.gr
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Where else people from the United Arab Emirates move (OECD, 2023).

Other destinations for people from the United Arab Emirates, 2023
  1. Australia1,062
  2. Germany746
  3. South Korea386
  4. Türkiye130
  5. Japan67
  6. United States50
  7. Canada25
  8. New Zealand21
  9. Israel16
  10. France12
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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