Embassies and Consulates in Abu Dhabi UAE  

Embassies in Abu Dhabi UAE, and foreign diplomatic representations

Embassy opening hours, times, and days

• Embassies are usually open from Sundays to Thursdays (the normal working week in the UAE).
• Embassies are closed on Fridays, UAE public holidays, and usually the public holidays of the embassy's home country. Some embassies might be open on Saturdays but don't count on it.
• Opening times vary depending on embassy, and purpose of visit. Usually visa applications are accepted in the mornings (0800 or 0900 to 1100, 1200, or 1300), visa collections in the afternoons, and other business at random timings. See country notes below for more specific times.
• Most embassies operate some sort of queing system, especially for visa applications. Either arrive early and take a number, or pre-book an appointment.

List of embassies in Abu Dhabi UAE

1. Non-resident ambassador.

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Embassy notes, updates, and more details

• MFA - Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Albania - Embassy of the Republic of Albania in Abu Dhabi

• 01 May 2012 - new ambassador name reported as Bihar Bijko? Start date not supplied. Previous information said name was Behar Bejko?
• Information (last checked 01 May 2012):
  • Postal address: PO Box 62069, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  • Tel: +971-2-6582505, fax: +971-2-6582705, email embassy.abudhabi@mfa.gov.al
  • Office hours: Sunday to Thursday 0900-1300

Embassy of Algeria

• Ambassador is Humaid Shbaira according to WAM news report 30 October 2011. Also seen written as Hamid Chebira, Hameed Shubeira.
• Telephone: +971-2-4448949. Previous information +971-2-4448943 (unknown if additional or out of date).

Argentina

Armenian Embassy - Embassy of the Republic of Armenia

• 09 May 2012 - new Armenian ambassador to UAE is Gegham Gharibjanyan (WAM news 09 May 2012). Also written as Gegham Gharibjanian.
• 21 February 2012 - Armenian ambassador Vahagn Melikian reportedly leaving (WAM news). Name of replacement not supplied.
• Armenian Embassy moved to new location in the Embassy Area of Abu Dhabi in March 200

Australian Embassy

• 07 January 2012 - new ambassador announced - Mr Pablo Kang - replacing Mr Doug Trappett (ambassador to the UAE from September 2009 to January 2012). Mr Kang will also be non-resident ambassador to Qatar.
• 14 September 2009 - new ambassador announced - Mr Douglas Trappett. Previous ambassador was Mr Jeremy Bruer (from August 2005 to September 2009). Mr Trappett will also be Australia's ambassador to Qatar
• Australian Embassy new location date 10 May 2009 - Consular, Passports, and Administrative sections moved to the 8th Floor, Al Muhairy Centre, Sheikh Zayed the First Street, Abu Dhabi, new tel +971-2-4017500, new fax +971-2-4017501.
• 02 June 2005 - new ambassador announced - Mr Jeremy Bruer - with expected start date of duties in August 2005. He will replace Noel Campbell, ambassador from August 2002 to August 2005.
• Website for information at www.dfat.gov.au (Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade) - www.dfat.gov.au/missions/countries/ae.html (last checked January 2012). Some sources give website location as orao.dfat.gov.au or www.orao.dfat.gov.au but no information found (might be out of date).
• Contact details (last checked January 2011):
  • Postal address: Australian Embassy, PO Box 32711, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Telephone: +971-2-6346100, fax: +971-2-6393225, email: abudhabi.embassy@dfat.gov.au (information out of date as of January 2012?).
• Australian embassy in Abu Dhabi opening date in 2000.

Embassy of Austria

• 31 Oct 2012 (WAM) - Austrian ambassador reported as Peter Elsner-Mackay.
• 10 Sep 2012 - Austrian ambassador, Dr Julius Lauritsch (Julius Lauritch), reported as leaving. New ambassador name not supplied.
• 05 Jan 2012 - updated contact details:
  • Office 504, Floor 5, (5. Stock, Büro Nr. 504) Sky Tower, Reem Island, Abu Dhabi
  • Postal address (Postanschrift): PO Box 35539, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (Vereinigte Arabische Emirate)
  • Telefon: +971-2-6944999, Telefax +971-2-6944988, email: abu-dhabi-ob@bmeia.gv.at, website: www.aussenministerium.at/abudhabi (also www.bmeia.gv.at/botschaft/abu-dhabi.html, and www.auslandsoesterreicher.at).
  • Opening hours (Parteienverkehr) Sun-Thu 0900-1200.
• 29 Mar 2011 - The Austrian Embassy in Abu Dhabi signed a 10-year lease to rent commercial office space in Sky Tower, in the Shams Gate District on Al Reem Island, a Sorouh Real Estate development. Details about whether the embassy intends to move there or not, or when, not supplied (press release).
• Contact details (last checked January 2011):
  • Postal address: Australian Embassy, PO Box 3095, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Telephone: +971-2-6766611, fax: +971-2-6715551, email: abu-dhabi-ob@bmaa.gv.at, website www.bmeia.gv.at. Different (or out-of-date) tel number: +971-2-6267755.

Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan

• Full name of Ambassador is Aikhan Kahnger Oglu Qhermanov? Not confirmed (seen in report from Federation of UAE Chambers of Commerce & Industry, dated 21 February 2010). Also seen written as Elkhan Gahramanov (WAM 11 December 2011).
• Elkhan Jahangir Gahramanov appointment as ambassador to the UAE reported (APA Azerbaijan news 20 November 2009).

Bahrain Embassy

• Bahrain ambassador name also reported as Mohammed Bin Hamad Saqr Al-Ma'awda (WAM 07 Jul 2012).

Bangladesh - Embassy of the People's Republic of Bangladesh

• Information supplied (last checked 01 May 2012):
  • Ambassador name Mohammed Nazmul Quaunine
  • Location: Villa 21, Plot W-14/01, Delma Street, Al Rowdha
  • Postal address: PO Box 2504, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Tel: +971-2-4465100, fax: +971-2-4464733, email: bdootabudhabi@bdembassy.ae (or dooeb@emirates.net.ae?), website www.bdembassyuae.org (but not www.bdembassy.ae - only has a parking page).
  • Opening hours: Sunday to Thursday 0800-1230 for document submissions, 1400-1545 for collection.

Belarusian Embassy (Embassy of the Republic of Belarus)

• 23 February 2012 - Ambassador of Belarus reported as Alexander Semeshko (WAM). Also written as Alexander Simishko.
• December 1999 - Belarus opened a diplomatic mission in Abu Dhabi.
• 1992 - diplomatic relations first established between UAE and Belarus.

Embassy of Belgium

• 08 Oct 2012 (WAM) - new Belgian Ambassador to the UAE reported as Christian Tang. Name also seen written as Christian Tanghe.
• 27 Jun 2012 (WAM) - Belgium Ambassador, Mrs Anick Van Calster, reported as leaving. New name not supplied.
• Opening hours (last checked 08 Jan 2012): Sun-Thu
  • 0900-1130: visa applications and legalizations
  • 1200-1500: Belgian administrative purposes (no visas) - registration, passports, ID-cards, attestations
  • 1400-1500: Collection of visa, legalizations and passports.
• Location: 6th floor, Al Masaood Tower, Hamdan Street, Abu Dhabi.
• Contact details: Tel: +971-2-6319449, fax +971-2-6319353, after hours emergencies only mobile +971-50-4413460, email abudhabi@diplobel.fed.be, website www.diplomatie.be/abudhabi
• Postal address: PO Box 3686, Abu Dhabi, UAE
• Email contact also seen in some sources as abudhabi@diplobel.be. Website information also at diplomatie.belgium.be.

Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Contact details and location:
  • Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina, PO Box 43362, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Tel: +971-2-6444164, fax: +971-2-6443619, email abhad@bhmc.ae, website www.bhmc.ae.
  • Opening hours 0900-1300 Sunday to Thursday.
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bosnia and Herzegovina (Ministarstvo vanjskih poslova BiH) - www.mvp.gov.ba or www.mfa.ba.
• 24 May 2012 - new ambassador announced as Aleksandar Dragicevic, but WAM news said he had been "appointed as the non resident Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to UAE." Unknown if that means the embassy has relocated to another country or not. The embassy website doesn't say it has closed, but then it also still lists the ambassador as Milutin Vasiljevic (he left in 2008) and says it was last updated 30 May 2007. The Bosnia and Herzegovina MFA website lists Aleksandar Dragicevic as the ambassador for the UAE (and Bahrain) and the embassy still appears to be open.
• 30 October 2011 - Ambassador is still Radomir Kosic according to WAM news report of a meeting with UAE Interior Minister Lt. General H.H. Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
• 13 October 2011 - Ambassador Radomir Kosic (Radomir Kosice) reported as leaving (WAM news). Replacement name not supplied.
• 12 October 2008 - Ambassador Milutin Vasiljevic is leaving (WAM news report).
• 12 June 2005 - new ambassador is Milutin Vasiljevic (news reports).
• 2003-2005 Ambassador - Omer Nukic
• 2001-2003 Ambassador - Nusret Cancar
• 1994-2001 Charge d'Affaires - Salko Canic
• 1992-1994 Chef de Mission - Ibrahim Efendic

Brazil Embassy

• 15 May 2012 - new ambassador reported as Joao de Mendonca Lima Neto (WAM).

British Embassy

• See United Kingdom (UK).

Cambodia

• 25 March 2012 - non-resident ambassador reported as Kim Long (WAM news). No further details supplied regarding location, contact information, etc.

Canadian Embassy

• 07 Oct 2012 (WAM) - new Canadian Ambassador to the UAE reported as Arif Lalani.
• 20 Sep 2012 (WAM) - Ambassador Kenneth Lewis (Ken Lewis) reported as leaving. New ambassador name not supplied.
• See also information about UAE visa needed for Canadians as a result of the landing rights dispute.
• Diplomatic relations between UAE and Canada first established in 1974.

Chilean Embassy

• Ambassador's name also reported as Jean-Paul Tarud.

Chinese Embassy

• 25 April 2012 - new Chinese ambassador to the UAE reported as Huang Jiemin (WAM).
• 26 March 2012 - new Chinese ambassador reported as presenting credentials to UAE President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, but ambassador name not supplied (WAM news).
• 07 Feb 2012 - Chinese ambassador, Gao Yusheng, reported as leaving, name of new ambassador not supplied (WAM news).

Comoros (Comoro Islands).

• 30 Sep 2012 (WAM) - Ambassador name reported as Zubair Ahmed Sufian Al Ahdal. Also written as Zubair Ahmed Sufyan Al Ahdel.

Cyprus - Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus

• 08 April 2012 - Mr Elpidoforos Economou reported as Cyprus Ambassador to UAE (WAM news).
• 26 March 2012 - new Cyprus ambassador reported as presenting credentials to UAE President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, but ambassador name not supplied (WAM news).
• 21 February 2012 - ambassador Costas A. Papademas reported as leaving (WAM news) (started in 2009?). Replacement name not supplied. Ambassador name also seen written as Costas Papadimas (WAM 17 October 2011).
• 02 October 2010 (press release) - a Cyprus visa center in Dubai was established by the Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in the UAE and VFS Global LLC, for visa applications from residents of Dubai and the Northern Emirates.
• Contact details - telephone +971-2-6654480, fax +971-2-6657870. Location off Al Khaleej Al Arabi Street (30th st) and Bateen St (11th st), near Abu Dhabi Secondary School, villa 426. Postal address PO Box 63013, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
• 02 November 2009 - Cyprus Embassy in Abu Dhabi official opening date. Opening ceremony attended by Cyprus Minister of Foreign Affairs, Markos Kyprianou, and UAE Deputy Foreign Minister, Khaled Al Marri. Mr Kostas Papadimas appointed as Ambassador of Cyprus to the UAE.
• Cyprus Ministry of Foreign Affairs website www.mfa.gov.cy has information about Cyprus diplomatic missions to the UAE.

Embassy of the Czech Republic

• Ambassador is Mr Jaroslav Ludva according to Czech Embassy website (from 2010).
• Email address azab@emirates.net.ae also seen in some sources (unknown if valid).

European Commission

• Non-resident ambassador to the Head of the European Commission (WAM report 26 March 2012).

Fiji Embassy in the UAE

• 02 Sep 2012 (WAM) - opening announced of new Fiji Embassy in Abu Dhabi. Embassy located in Etihad Towers, level 13 of the commercial tower.
• 06 June 2012 - First Fiji ambassador to the UAE named as Ravindran Robin Nair (Rabindra Nair). Location and contact details of new embassy not supplied.
• 14 May 2012 - a Fijian embassy will open in Abu Dhabi in August 2012. News reports quoted Ratu Inoke Kubuabola, Fiji Foreign Affairs Minister, as saying "With the opening of the Fiji Embassy in Abu Dhabi, we look forward to further strengthening our relations with IRENA and also forge new partnership with Masdar City" while he was visiting the UAE.
• Fiji Ministry of Foreign Affairs website at www.foreignaffairs.gov.fj.

Embassy of Finland

• 01 November 2011 - Ambassador name updated to Ilkka Pekka Simila (WAM news), also reported as Ilkka Pekka Salmela. Previously was Matti Lassila.
• 21 January 2011 press release from Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA) about new Finnish Ambassadors - Counsellor for Foreign Affairs Ilkka-Pekka Similä as Head of the Finnish Embassy in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates as from 1 September 2011. Similä will move to Abu Dhabi from the Ministry's Department for External Economic Relations in which he has served as Head of Unit since 2007. Similä entered the Ministry in 1989 and has held positions in the Department for External Economic Relations, Political Department and Department for Development Cooperation. His career in the diplomatic service includes postings to the Embassies in Vienna and Cairo and Finland's Permanent Representation in Geneva, where he served as Head of the trade and economic sector in 2004–2007.
• Finnish Embassy in Abu Dhabi first opened in 2003? Also covers Bahrain and Qatar.
• Embassy statistics 24 March 2010: about 40 Finnish companies operating in the UAE, approximately 900 Finns live in the UAE, about 10,000 Finns holiday in the UAE during the winter season.
• Location and contact details:
  • Location: Office 1202, 12th floor, Al Masaood Tower, Hamdan Street, Abu Dhabi
  • Postal address: Embassy of Finland, PO Box 3634, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  • Tel: +971-2-632 8927, Fax: +971-2-632 5063, Emergency contact number: +358-9-1605 5551. Email address also seen as finemb@emirates.net.ae.
• Office hours: Sun-Thu 8.00-15.45, Customer Service: Sun-Thu 9.00-12.00

French Embassy

• The French Embassy will move to Etihad Towers, occupying floors 27 and 28 (press release 10 January 2012). Date of transfer and new contact details not supplied. Previous location on Hamdan Street.
• First established in Abu Dhabi in 1972?
• Some sources list website as www.mfe.org, which is for Maison des Francais de l'Etranger (MFE) and has French embassy information worldwide (in French). Website provided by the ministère des Affaires étrangères et européennes (French Ministry of Foreign Affairs)?

Georgian Embassy

• 31 January 2012 - WAM reported the Georgian Ambassador to GCC countries as Ekaterina Meiering-Mikadze.

German Embassy - Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Abu Dhabi

• 02 April 2012 - German Ambassador to the UAE reported as Nikolai von Schoepff. Previously was Klaus-Peter Brandes (date of change not supplied).

Greek Embassy - Embassy of the Hellenic Republic in the United Arab Emirates

• 12 Mar 2012 - Greek ambassador to UAE reported as Dionisios Zois (WAM). Previous ambassador was Panagiotis Theodorakopoulos?
• Location: Villa #1, Plot No. 141, Sector E48, 31st St, Al Muroor, near Bateen Airport (?), Abu Dhabi. Postal address: PO Box 5483, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Contact details: tel +971-2-4492550, fax +971-2-4492455, email addresses grembauh@emirates.net.ae, gremb.abd@mfa.gr, grembauh@eim.ae, or helrpuae@eim.ae (some sources have heirpuae@eim but that appears to be a typo). Dedicated website not supplied or found, but Greece Ministry of Foreign Affairs website has Abu Dhabi Embassy information at www.mfa.gr/abu.
• Consular section in Abu Dhabi tel +971-2-4493119, email grcon.abd@mfa.gr.
• Emergency mobile number +971-50-3901820 (for emergencies only, not for general enquiries).

Guinean Embassy (Embassy of the Republic of Guinea) (Ghenya Embassy?)

• 05 Jun 2012 (WAM) - new ambassador reported as Al Husn Sawari.
• Contact details and other information (last checked 05 June 2012):
  • Location: Office 404, Al Safa building, Al Najdah Street, Abu Dhabi (UAE MOFA information). Other sources say Villa 19, Al Falah Street (Old Passport Road), Al Tabbiyah, Abu Dhabi (behind Majestic Dental Clinic)?
  • Postal address: PO Box 93558, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Telephone +971-2-6735551, fax +971-2-6735558 according to UAE MOFA information. Other sources list telephone +971-2-6653166 and fax +971-2-6652531 (not confirmed).
  • Email address according to some sources is spapa90@yahoo.fr (UAE MOFA information) but not confirmed (might not be an official address given that it's a Yahoo! email address). Other sources list ambagui@emirates.net.ae.
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guinea (Ministère Affaires Etrangères Guinée) website was www.mae.gov.gn. Not available 05 June 2012.

Embassy of India

• Passport and visa services operated by BLS International Services from 06 April 2011 (press release). Call center tel +971-4-3594000. Website at ww.blsindiavisa-uae.com. Service centers locations as of April 2011 are:
  • Abu Dhabi: Muroor Road, near main bus depot, opposite Aramex office
  • Dubai 1: Al Khaleej Centre on Mankhool Road, Bur Dubai
  • Dubai 2: Dubai National Insurance building, Port Saeed area, Deira
  • Sharjah: 2nd floor, Faisal Building, King Faisal Road
  • Ras Al Khaimah: shop 3, opposite Al Safeer Shopping Mall.
  • Umm Al Quwain: opposite Lulu Centre UAQ, Jawasat Road, Riqqah (Riqah) area.
• Indian Embassy will operate a walk-in counter in the conference room of the India Social and Cultural Centre (ISC) on Mina Road in Abu Dhabi, starting from 01 April 2011. Counter will be open on Fridays from 1500-1900 (3pm to 7pm) for Indians in Abu Dhabi and the UAE to ask questions, seek assistance, and file complaints.
• Email address indiauae@emirates.net.ae also seen in some sources.

Indonesian Embassy - Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia

• 01 May 2012 - new Indonesian ambassador reported as Salman Al-Farsi (WAM) (also reported as Salman Al Farisi). Previous ambassador was Mohammed Wahid Supriyadi.
• Information (last checked 01 May 2012):
  • Location: Villa 474, Sector 79, Zone 2, Sultan Bin Zayed Street (32nd St), Al Bateen Area
  • Postal address PO Box 7256, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  • Phone: +971-2-4454448, fax +971-2-4455453, email: indoemb@emirates.net.ae or kbriabd@indonesianembassy.ae, (new) website abudhabi.kemlu.go.id
  • Opening hours Sunday to Thursday 0900-1300
• Website domains www.indonesianembassy.ae and www.indoemb.org (or www.indoemb.org/kbri) seen in some sources, but neither has a website available (last checked January 2012).
• Additional email address kbriabd@indonesianembassy.ae might be available.

Iranian Embassy - Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran

• Ambassador name also seen written as Mohammad Reza Fayyad (WAM 07 March 2012). Or Dr Mohammed Ali Fayaz (WAM 16 April 2012). Or Mohammad Redha Fayad (WAM 29 Jul 2012).
• Website www.iranembassy.org.ae not available. Website www.iranembassy.org seen in some sources is not the Iran embassy website.

Iraqi Embassy

• 04 January 2012 (WAM) - Ambassador name reported as Arshad Tawfiq AlMosli (Al Mosli). Also reported as Arshad Tawfiq Ismael Al-Muselli (WAM 11 June 2012).
• 30 October 2011 - Ambassador name reported as Arshad Tawfiq Al Mawsily (previous reports said Arshad Ismael Al Musalli).

Italian Embassy

• Italian Embassy new ambassador Giorgio Starace (WAM news 21 December 2010). Replaced Paolo Dionisi, appointed in 2006 as Ambassador to UAE in Abu Dhabi, appointed in September 2010 as Ambassador to Oman in Muscat.
• Website domain www.italianembassy.org.ae seen listed in some sources, but not available.
• Location and contact details (last checked 08 January 2012):
  • Postal address: Embassy of Italy in Abu Dhabi, PO Box 46752, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
  • Location: Villa 438/439, 26th Street, Al Manaseer Area, Abu Dhabi.
  • Telephone: +971-2-4435622, fax +971-2-4434337 or +971-2-4453673, emergency mobile phone (emergencies only): +971-50-8180780, email: italianembassy.abudhabi@esteri.it, website information: www.ambabudhabi.esteri.it/Ambasciata_AbuDhabi
• Opening hours: 0800-1600 Sunday to Thursday. Consular section for Schengen visa applications in Abu Dhabi opening times 0900-1200 Sun to Thu but phone ahead first to make an appointment.

Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire)

• 04 June 2012 (WAM) - non-resident ambassador to the UAE announced as Tori Vazoumana (Toure Vazoumana). Announced as new ambassador to Saudi Arabia in August 2011? Previous ambassador was Hamza Sallah Ben A. Kader.
• Ivory Coast embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia represents UAE interests. Details are:
  • Address: Abdul Rahman Al Tabichi, Villa 10, Al Mouhamadia. Postal address: PO Box 94303, Riyadh 11693, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)
  • Telephone: +9661-4825582, fax: +9661-4829626, email: acisa@ambaci-riyadh.org, website www.ambaci-riyadh.org.
• Ivory Coast Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministère des Affaires Etrangères de la Côte d'Ivoire) website at www.diplomatie.gouv.ci (some sources list www.mae.ci but not available when checked).

Japanese Embassy in Abu Dhabi

• 07 Nov 2012 (WAM) - new Japanese ambassador to the UAE reported as Yoshihiko Kamo.
• 08 Jul 2012 (WAM) - ambassador Tatsuo Watanabe reported as leaving. New ambassador name not supplied.
• 1974 - Japanese embassy opened in Abu Dhabi.
• 1971 - diplomatic relations between Japan and the UAE first established in 1971.
• Contact details:
  • Location: Corner of 11th and 26th streets, next to the French Embassy.
  • Postal address: Embassy of Japan in the United Arab Emirates, PO Box 2430, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Tel: +971-2-4435696, fax: +971-2-4434219, email: embjpn@japanembassyauh.ae, emergency out of hours mobile contact numbers +971-50-6424127 for Japanese citizens, +971-50-6677583 for general out of hours emergencies.
• Office hours 0800-1600 Sunday to Thursday.
• Website domain www.japanembassyauh.ae has no information. Domain www.japanembassyauh.com is spam, not the embassy website. Email address embjpn@japanembassyauh.com seen in some sources is not valid.
• Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs website at www.mofa.go.jp.

Jordan

• Ambassador is Naif Fantoul Al-Zaidan. Name also seen written as Nayef Fantoul (WAM 13 Aug 2012).

Embassy of Kazakhstan in Abu Dhabi (The Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan to UAE)

• Contact details: Telephone +971-2-4498778, fax +971-2-4498775, email kazemb@emirates.net.ae, website domain www.kazembemirates.net.
• Location: 593 Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street (2nd Street), Al Safaraat District, Abu Dhabi.
• Opening hours 0800-1500 Sunday to Thursday.
• Opened in September 2006. Dr Askar Mussinov appointed as Ambassador to the UAE from 2002 to 2006 (resident in Saudi Arabia), moved to Abu Dhabi in 2006..
• Also serves as the Kazakh Embassy to the Republic of South Africa, since April 2009?

Kenyan Embassy

• Ambassador name also seen written as Mohammed Abdi Jillo.
• Official website is www.kenyaembassy.ae. Website domain www.kenyaembassy-uae.org seen in some sources is spam, not the embassy website. It forwards to ww21.kenyaembassy-uae.org which is also spam.
• Contact details and location (last checked 15 January 2012):
  • Kenya Embassy, PO Box 3854, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Al Manhal / Falah Street No. 9, behind the New Blood Bank, Khalidia, Abu Dhabi.
  • Tel: +971-2-6666300, fax: +971-2-6652827, email: kenyarep@emirates.net.ae
• Opening hours: consular services 0900-1300, business timings 0830-1500

Embassy of the State of Kuwait

• Telephone +971-2-4477146, opening hours 0830-1430, ambassador name Salah Baijan, according to Kuwait MOFA website (www.mofa.gov.kw).
• Some sources have additional telephone +971-2-4446888, and fax number +971-2-4477675.
• Location is Airport Road?

Latvia (Republic of Latvia)

• 11 Mar 2012 - Non-resident ambassador reported as Mars Silja (WAM news). Name also seen written as Maris Selga.

Embassy of Libya

• 11 October 2011 (WAM news) - New Ambassador Dr Aref Ali Nayed. Previous Ambassador was Omar Mansour Mohammed Ghannai.

Lithuania

• 03 April 2012 - new (?) non-resident ambassador reported as Dainius Junevicius (WAM).
• Lithuanian Consulate opened in Dubai in 1995. No Lithuanian embassy in Abu Dhabi?
• Diplomatic relations between the UAE and Lithuania established 16 October 1992.

Embassy of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

• 23 December 2011 - contact details updated.
  • Location: Suite 1001, Silver Wave Tower, Meena Street, Abu Dhabi
  • Postal address: PO Box 44909 Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Telephone: +971-2-4912446, Fax: +971-2-4912289, email: abudhabi.amb@mae.etat.lu
  • Website domain - abudhabi.mae.lu
  • Opening hours: 0800-1600, Sunday to Thursday?
• 21 November 2011 (WAM news) - New Luxembourg Embassy, and Trade & Investment Office of Luxembourg in the UAE opened in Abu Dhabi. It is the first and only Luxemburg embassy in the UAE, Gulf, and Arab region. Opening ceremony held at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi. Ambassador name, embassy location and opening hours, contact details not supplied.

Malaysian Embassy

• 18 Dec 2012 (WAM) - new Malaysian ambassador reported as Ahmed Anwar Bin Adnan.
• 21 Dec 2011 (WAM) - departure of Malaysian ambassador to the UAE, Yahya Bin Abdul Jabbar. New mbassador name not supplied.
• Website also at kln.gov.my?

Maldives Embassy

• 05 Jun 2012 (WAM) - new ambassador reported as Ahmad Rasheed (Ahmed Rashid?). Start date not supplied. New embassy in Abu Dhabi? Contact details and location not supplied. No information found on Maldives MOFA website or UAE MOFA website.
• 05 Jan 2012 - press release said President Mohamed Nasheed has appointed Mr Ahmed Rasheed as the Ambassador of the Maldives to UAE. Website not supplied or found (www.maldivesembassy.ae not available).
• Republic of Maldives Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) website at www.foreign.gov.mv.

Malta

• 25 March 2012 - non-resident ambassador reported as Frank P Galea (WAM news). No further details supplied regarding location, contact information, etc.

Mauritanian Embassy (Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania)

• 29 May 2011 (WAM) - Mauritanian Ambassador to the UAE is Hamid Ould Ahmed Taleb. Previous Ambassador was Weld Ebrahim Khalil?
• Contact details and other information:
  • Postal address: PO Box 2714, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Telephone +971-2-4462724, fax +971-2-4465772

Mexican Embassy in UAE

• 29 February 2012 - new Mexican ambassador reported as Francisco Alonso Escobar.
• 2011 - Mexican embassy opened in the UAE.
• The diplomatic relations between UAE and Mexico are characterised by balance and development. UAE opened its embassy in Mexico in 2010 and Mexico opened its embassy in UAE in 2011.

Moroccan Embassy

• 07 Feb 2012 - new Moroccan ambassador to the UAE reported as Ayet Ali, date of appointment not supplied (WAM news). Name also seen written as Mohammed Ayet Ouali (WAM 16 Feb 2012) or Mohamed Ait Ouali (WAM 05 Mar 2012) or Mohammed Ayat (WAM 04 Jun 2012) or Muhammad Ayat Wa Ali.
• Contact information: Postal address PO Box 4066, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Telephone +971-2-4433973, fax +971-2-4433917, email contact@moroccan-emb.com (also or previously sifmabo@emirates.net.ae). Additional tel +971-2-4433963?
• Location: corner 13th St (Delma St) and King Khalid Abdulaziz St (map). Or 26th avenue (Al Nahyan Street), Al Manasereen area (website)?
• Website at www.moroccan-emb.com. Domain www.moroccan-emb.ae has limited content, domain www.moroccan-umb.ae seen in some sources appears to be incorrect.

Nepalese Embassy

• 22 May 2012 - new ambassador reported as Dhananjay Jah (WAM). Name also seen written as Dhananjay Jha.
• 30 January 2012 - Ambassador Argon Bahadore Thaba reported as leaving (WAM news). Ambassador's name also written as Arjun Bahadur Thapa?

Netherlands Embassy (Holland) (NL)

• 21 Dec 2012 - NL Ambassador to the UAE is Gerard Micheles (also seen written as Gerard Michels).
• 09 Aug 2012 (WAM) - NL Ambassador, Gilles Beschoor Plug, reported as leaving. New ambassador name not supplied.

New Zealand Embassy

• Update 20 September 2011: NZ Embassy in Abu Dhabi location and contact details (email supplied):
  • Street Address: C6 Tower, First Floor, Bainuna Street 34, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Telephone: +971-2-4069891 (after hours mobile: +971-50-4757916), fax: +971-2-4069888, email: abd@mfat.govt.nz
  • Office hours: Sunday to Thursday 0830-1230, 1300-1630 hours
  • Notarial services: Monday and Wednesday 0900-1200 hours (by appointment only)
  • Website: www.safetravel.govt.nz/destinations/uae.shtml
• Update 05 April 2011: In a speech to the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs, Murray McCully (NZ Minister for Minster of Foreign Affairs, Minister for Sport and Recreation, and Minister for the Rugby World Cup) said "Two weeks ago we opened a new post in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates," but no further information about contact details supplied or found (checked MFAT website at www.mfat.govt.nz).
• As of 11 March 2011 the NZ Embassy in Abu Dhabi hadn't opened yet but an Ambassador, Malcolm Millar, was announced.
• New Zealand Embassy planned opening date January 2011 (19 July 2010 press release).
• There is already a NZ Consulate in Dubai, sharing a location with the New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, and Immigration New Zealand offices.
• The New Zealand mission in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is accredited to the United Arab Emirates. Details are:
• New Zealand Embassy of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located in the Diplomatic Quarter of Riyadh.
  • Postal Address: PO Box 94 397, Riyadh 11693, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)
  • Telephone: +966-1-4887988, fax: +966-1-4887912 or +966-1-4887911
  • Email: info@nzembassy.org.sa, website www.nzembassy.com/saudi-arabia.
  • Office hours: Sat-Wed 0900-1200 and 1230-1500 hrs.

Nigeria

• 02 Jul 2012 (WAM) - Nigerian Ambassador to the UAE reported as Ibrahim Auwalu. Start date, contact details, location, etc not supplied.

Pakistani Embassy

• 23 February 2011 (Gulf News) - Additional 6 counters for passport and ID card processing to open at the Abu Dhabi embassy, and another 6 at the consulate in Dubai. Ambassador Jamil Ahmed Khan was quoted as saying "Whoever misbehaves with the people, irrespective of the procedural matters, will be sent home immediately," referring to reports of complaints about misbehaviour on the part of mission staff.
• Pakistani citizens holding handwritten passports need to obtain machine-readable passports before any UAE visas will be issued to them.

Palestinian Embassy

• 20 February 2012: Palestinian ambassador to the UAE reported as Dr Khairi Al Aridi (WAM news). Previous information was Khaled Malak (date of change unknown).
• Email address seen in some sources is palestinead@hotmail.com but not confirmed (a Hotmail address for an embassy looks a bit dubious).
• Website domain apparently www.palestineembassy.ae but is not available. Try Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs website at www.mofa.pna.ps (Arabic only), maybe this page - www.mofa.pna.ps/ar/index.php?p=60?

Peru - no embassy?

• 27 April 2012 - Peruvian Ambassador to UAE reported as Jaime Pomareda (WAM news) but no Peruvian embassy in Abu Dhabi as far as we know (nothing listed on the Peru Ministry of Foreign Affairs website, only the Peru consulate in Dubai - Consulado General del Perú en Dubai).

Philippines Embassy

• 12 Jul 2012 - Ambassador name reported as Grace Relucio-Princesa.

Polish Embassy

• 02 April 2012 - Ambassador name also reported as Adam Krzymowsk, Adam Krzymowski (18 June 2012).
• Website also at plembassy.gov.ae?

Portuguese Embassy

• 06 October 2011 - new Ambassador, Jimmy Van Zeller Laitau, reported (WAM news). New embassy?

Qatar Embassy

• Qatari Ambassador reported as Abdullah Bin Mohammed Al Othman (WAM 13 Feb 2012).

Romanian Embassy

• 07 Nov 2012 (WAM) - new Romanian ambassador to the UAE reported as Adrian Macelaru.
• 01 Oct 2012 (WAM) - Ambassador is still Nicolai Juya.
• 02 Jan 2012 (WAM) - Ambassador Niculaie Goia reported as leaving. Name also written as Nicolai Juya (WAM 04 Jan 2012), Nikolai Joya (WAM 30 Jan 2012). New ambassador information not supplied.
• Romanian Embassy in Abu Dhabi contact details:
  • Location: 2nd Str, Villa No. 9, Al Rodha Area,
  • Postal address: Romanian Embassy, PO Box 70416, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Website information (Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs): www.mae.ro/en/romanian-missions/3185
• 1990 - Romanian embassy first opened in the UAE.
• 1989 - diplomatic relations first established between the UAE and Romania.

Embassy of the Russian Federation to the United Arab Emirates

• Obtaining a Russian visa: A letter of introduction/invitation (LOI), or some sort of similar document is usually required. Check before obtaining one online, the website of the Russian Embassy in Abu Dhabi specifies that the original "Tourist Voucher" is required for a 30 day tourist visa (so a printout will be unlikely to suffice). Safer option might be to go through a travel agent, or reputable hotel in Russia.
• Location: Russian Embassy building, East Plots 65/67, Khalifa Street. Postal address: PO Box 8211, Abu Dhabi, UAE
• Telephone +971-2-6721797, fax +971-2-6788731, email uaeruss@hotmail.com (not confirmed, seen on embassy website but a hotmail address seems a bit flaky)
• Working hours: Sunday to Thursday 0800-1415 (1400 on Thursday), additionally 1700-2000 on Wednesday.
• Consular section in Abu Dhabi (entrance backside): Telephone +971-2-6723516, fax +971-2-6788731. Opening hours Sunday 1030-1300, Tuesday 1700-2000, Thursday 1030-1300.
• Ambassador Andrew V. Andreev appointed 23 July 2009.
• Some sources have website listed as www.russianembassy.net, which lists Russian consulates and embassies worldwide, but is not an official Russian government website.

Saudi Arabian Embassy

• Location and contact details:
  • Location: Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street, Al Safarat (embassy area), Abu Dhabi (opposite the American Embassy).
  • Postal address: Saudi Arabia Embassy UAE, PO Box 4057, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  • Telephone: +971-2-4445700, fax: +971-2-4448491, email: aeemb@mofa.gov.sa, website: www.mofa.gov.sa or visa.mofa.gov.sa
• Opening hours 0800-1430 Sunday to Thursday. Or 0900-1500 Sunday to Thursday.

Senegal Embassy

• 13 Aug 2012 - new ambassador reported as Babakr Bah (WAM).
• 15 May 2012 - Ambassador Abdourahmane Diop reported as leaving (WAM). Replacement name not supplied.

Embassy of Republic of Seychelles

• 24 November 2011 - Official opening of the new Seychelles Embassy in Abu Dhabi reported (WAM news). Embassy was opened by the Seychelles President, James Alix Michel. Location and contact details not supplied.
• 11 October 2011 - new Ambassador, Dick Patrick Esparon, reported (WAM news). New embassy?

Singapore

• 06 January 2013 (WAM) - new Singaporean ambassador to the UAE reported as Umej Singh Bhatia.
• Diplomatic relations between the UAE and Singapore established in 1985. Singaporean Embassy opened in Abu Dhabi in 2007.

Embassy of the Slovak Republic (last update 05 Oct 2010)

• First diplomatic relations between UAE and Czechoslovakia with embassies established in 1988.
• Slovakian Republic independence recognized by UAE on 04 January 1993 with a Slovak Embassy subsequently established in Abu Dhabi.
• Closure of Slovak Embassy in Abu Dhabi UAE on 30 June 2004?
• The Annual Report Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic Foreign Policy in 2008 (dated April 2009?) says "the MFA is preparing to ... open an embassy in the United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi," but no further information about a new embassy found.
• Slovakian citizens should contact the Slovak Embassy in Cairo, Egypt. Address 3 Adel Hussein Rostom, PO Box 450, 11794 Ramses Post Office Dokki, Cairo, Egypt. Tel +20-2-333 58240, 333 57544, 333 76901, mobile (emergency) tel +20-2-012-217 1845, fax +20-2-333-55 810, website www.cairo.mfa.sk, email zukahira@tedata.net.eg or emb.cairo@mzv.sk.

Somalia (Federal Republic of Somalia)

• 05 Jun 2012 (WAM) - new ambassador reported as Abdul Kader Shaikhi Al Hatemi - typo? Might be Abdul Qader Sheikhy Mohammed Al Hatimi (WAM 28 May 2012), Abdul Kader Shaikh Al Hatemi, Abdul Qadir Sheikh Al Hatemi? Also written as Abdul Kadir Sheikhey Mohamed Al Hatimy. Previous ambassador was Ahmad Mohammad Ajal (Ahmed Mohamed Igal)?
• Contact details and location (UAE MOFA information, last checked 13 June 2012):
  • Location: Arab Gulf Street (Al Khaleej Road?), Opposite Khalidia Park (Khalidiya Park).
  • Postal address: PO Box 4155.
  • Tel +971-2-6669700, fax +971-2-6651580, email somaliem@emirates.net.ae (or somaliem@eim.ae), website www.uae.somaligov.net.
  • Somalia embassy in UAE website has tel and fax as +971-2-6651580, email webmaster@somaligov.net, location Abu Dubia (presumably a typo).
• Previous ambassadors Abdinur Ali Yusuf, Abirahman O. Omar (appointment dates not supplied).

South African Embassy

• 11 Dec 2012 - ambassador reported as Yacoob Abba Omar (WAM).

South Korea Embassy

• 07 Jun 2010 - Ambassador is Dr Kwon Tae-Kyun (also written as Dr Tae Kyun Kwon).

Spanish Embassy

• 30 Jul 2012 (WAM) - Spanish Ambassador to the UAE reported as Jose Eugenio Salarich.

Sri Lanka Embassy

• 19 Dec 2012 (WAM) - new Sri Lankan ambassador reported as Mahindra Balasuriya.
• 26 Sep 2012 (WAM) - Sri Lankan ambassador, Sarath Wijesinghe, reported as leaving. New ambassador name not supplied.

Sudan Embassy

• 30 Jul 2012 (WAM) - Sudanese Ambassador to the UAE reported as Ahmed Al-Siddiq Abdul Hai.

Embassy of Switzerland

• 02 Oct 2012 (WAM) - Swiss ambassador reported as Andrea Reichlin. Previous ambassador was Wolfgang Amadeus Bruelhart? Date of change not supplied.
• Swiss Embassy in Abu Dhabi reportedly has a nice art gallery in the lobby (01 March 2008 press release).

Syrian Embassy

• 25 Jul 2012 - The Syrian Ambassador to the UAE, Dr Abdul Latif Dabbagh (Abdel Latif Al-Dabbagh) defected according to various news reports, as a response to the unrest in Syria under the regime of Bashar Al Assad. He was the 4th Syrian ambassador to defect. His wife, Lamia Hariri, Syrian ambassador or charge d'affairs to Cyprus, defected on 24 July 2012.
• 07 February 2012 - Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are expelling Syrian ambassadors as a response to the escalating violence in Syria being perpetrated by the ruling regime. A statement from the GCC said "The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, current head of the council, announces that the GCC states have decided to withdraw all their ambassadors from Syria and also demand that all ambassadors of the Syrian regime in its lands leave immediately"

Thailand

• 10 Sep 2012 - Thai ambassador, Somchai Charanasomboon, reported as leaving. New ambassador name not supplied.

Tunisian Embassy

• 02 May 2012 (WAM report) - Foundation stone laying ceremony for Tunisia embassy building and ambassador's residence in Abu Dhabi. Foundation stone laid by Tunisian Foreign Minister, Dr Rafiq Abdul Salam, and attended by the Tunisian Ambassador to the UAE, Tariq Baltayeb. Location, completion date, not supplied.
• 30 October 2011 - Ambassador name reported as Tariq Bal Tayeb (WAM news). Also reported as Tariq Ba Tayyib, Tarek Baltayeb.

Turkish Embassy

• 28 January 2012 - Ambassador name reported as Vural Altay (WAM news). Presumably the same as Shafiq Foraal Al Tai seen in other sources. Also reported as Vural Al Tai (02 April 2012).

Turkmenistan Embassy

• 15 May 2012 (WAM) - new ambassador reported as Orazumyrat Gurbannazarov. Or Oraz Murad Qurban (WAM 04 Mar 2013)?

Embassy of Republic of Uganda

• Update 06 April 2011: Contact details (unconfirmed) Postal Address: PO Box 113308, Abu Dhabi, UAE, tel +971-2-6659931, fax +971-2-6659934 (DTCM information 13 Dec 2010). Website might be at www.ugandaembassyuae.com (says coming soon) and email might be inquiries@ugandaembassyuae.com. No details found on Uganda Ministry of Foreign Affairs website (www.mofa.go.ug) which only lists Middle East diplomatic representation for Riyadh and Tehran.
• Embassy apparently open in Abu Dhabi August 2009 (AllAfrica.com 22 October 2009). Ambassador is Semakula Kiwanuka.
• Ugandan Embassy or Consulate planned for Abu Dhabi or Dubai but news report not clear (New Vision Uganda 09 August 2007).

United Kingdom Embassy

• Website also at ukinuae.fco.gov.uk?

Embassy of United States of America (USA)

• Opening times 0800-1700 Sunday to Thursday
• New American ambassador in Abu Dhabi, Michael H. Corbin, arrived 27 July 2011 (nominated 05 May 2011), replaces Richard Olson.
• Website also at uae.usembassy.gov?

Vatican City

• 25 March 2012 - non-resident ambassador (Apostolic Nuncio) of the Vatican reported as Archbishop Peter Rajic (WAM news). No further details supplied regarding location, contact information, etc.

Zimbabwe

• 25 March 2012 - non-resident ambassador reported as Mark Grey Maronjoy (WAM news). No further details supplied regarding location, contact information, etc.

How many foreign residents and companies in Abu Dhabi and UAE statistics

• France - about 5,000 French nationals living in Abu Dhabi (The National 13 February 2012).

See also foreign expat population in UAE page for UAE population figures.

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