Broadest regional access in this sample
United Arab Emirates records 17 of 19 destinations as visa-free, on-arrival or electronically authorised.
Open the passport hubOriginal Visa Advisor analysis
Arab Passport Access to Latin America: 2026 Data Report
A route-by-route comparison of entry rules for 22 Arab passports across 19 Latin American destinations, covering 418 nationality-destination combinations.
Scope at a glance
418entry-rule combinations
22Arab passports
19Latin American destinations
1shared operational dataset
This is a regional comparison, not a global passport ranking. “Easier access” means visa-free entry, visa on arrival or electronic authorisation in this dataset; it does not guarantee admission at the border.
What the data says
Two findings to start with
Most broadly accessible destination in this sample
Ecuador records easier access for 22 of the 22 covered Arab passports.
Open the destination hub →The tables below retain the underlying categories rather than collapsing them into a proprietary score. Ties are ordered first by the number of visa-free destinations and then alphabetically.
Passport view
Access by Arab passport
| # | Passport | Visa-free | On arrival / electronic | Prior visa | Security review | Easier access total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 / 19 |
| 2 | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 15 / 19 |
| 3 | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 7 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 9 / 19 |
| 4 | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 6 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 8 / 19 |
| 5 | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 6 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 8 / 19 |
| 6 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 4 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 5 / 19 |
| 7 | 🇵🇸 Palestine | 3 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 5 / 19 |
| 8 | 🇴🇲 Oman | 3 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 4 / 19 |
| 9 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 4 / 19 |
| 10 | 🇰🇲 Comoros | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 4 / 19 |
| 11 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 4 / 19 |
| 12 | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 3 / 19 |
| 13 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 3 / 19 |
| 14 | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 3 / 19 |
| 15 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 3 / 19 |
| 16 | 🇱🇾 Libya | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 3 / 19 |
| 17 | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 3 / 19 |
| 18 | 🇸🇩 Sudan | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 3 / 19 |
| 19 | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 2 / 19 |
| 20 | 🇸🇴 Somalia | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 2 / 19 |
| 21 | 🇸🇾 Syria | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 2 / 19 |
| 22 | 🇾🇪 Yemen | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 2 / 19 |
Destination view
Accessibility by Latin American destination
| # | Destination | Visa-free passports | On arrival / electronic | Prior visa | Security review | Easier access total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 / 22 |
| 2 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 22 / 22 |
| 3 | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 1 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 18 / 22 |
| 4 | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 6 / 22 |
| 5 | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5 / 22 |
| 6 | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5 / 22 |
| 7 | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5 / 22 |
| 8 | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5 / 22 |
| 9 | 🇵🇦 Panama | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5 / 22 |
| 10 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4 / 22 |
| 11 | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 / 22 |
| 12 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 / 22 |
| 13 | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 / 22 |
| 14 | 🇵🇪 Peru | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 / 22 |
| 15 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 / 22 |
| 16 | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 / 22 |
| 17 | 🇨🇱 Chile | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 / 22 |
| 18 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 / 22 |
| 19 | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 / 22 |
How to read and cite the dataset
Each row represents one passport-destination pair. Status values distinguish visa-free entry, visa on arrival, electronic authorisation, a prior visa and additional security review. Duration, fee and processing fields reproduce the operational route record and should be checked again before a non-refundable booking.
The report aggregates the same records used by Visa Advisor route guides and the interactive map. It does not infer missing rules from neighbouring nationalities. Guide links are shown only when a public route guide is available.
For a formal citation, use the archived Zenodo record and DOI. GitHub preserves the public documentation and version history.
Citation and archived version
The dated research record is archived under DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21808787. Use Zenodo for the formal citation and GitHub to review the public documentation and version history.