To track a Dubai visa application, use the GDRFA Application Status Tracker at gdrfad.gov.ae, or the GDRFA Smart App. You need your application reference number, which your typing centre or agent gives you at submission. This is different from checking an already issued visa. It tracks a new application while it is still being processed….
Your GDRFA or ICP file number is printed on your visa sticker inside your passport, labelled “File No.” or “Visa No.”, on your entry permit, and on your e-visa PDF near the top. It follows the format 201/2026/XXXXXXX, where 201 means Dubai. If you cannot find it, log in to GDRFA or ICP with your…
To sponsor a spouse and children in the UAE, male sponsors need a basic salary of AED 4,000 a month, or AED 3,000 with employer housing. Female sponsors need AED 10,000, or AED 8,000 with housing. Parents need AED 20,000. Your basic salary counts, not your total package, and health insurance must now be in…
The UAE offers visit visa options for 30, 60 and 90 days, each in single-entry or multiple-entry form. A five-year multiple-entry tourist visa is also available. Single-entry visas suit one trip. Multiple-entry visas suit frequent travel. This guide compares the UAE visit visa options in 2026 and helps you pick the right one. Do this…
Holding a valid UAE residence visa lets you enter more than 80 countries visa free or with visa on arrival, regardless of your own passport nationality. This includes Georgia, Armenia, Serbia, Mauritius, Seychelles, Malaysia, Thailand and the Maldives. This is separate from an Emirati passport, and it depends on your residence visa staying valid, not…
A UAE student visa is sponsored by your accredited university, or by a parent who is already a UAE resident. It costs around AED 3,000 to 8,500 depending on the route and the university’s charges. The visa is valid for one year and renews with proof you are still enrolled. Only accredited institutions can sponsor…
The new UAE visa rules for 2026 bring a higher Golden Visa property threshold of AED 2 million, a standard 60 day visit visa, wider visa on arrival, and a stricter remote work income rule. Overstay fines are now a flat AED 50 a day. Here is every change that matters, explained simply. What’s on…
A UAE exit permit, or out-pass, is a document from ICP or GDRFA that lets you leave the country legally when your visa has expired or been cancelled. If you have overstayed by more than 30 days, you need one, you cannot just pay at the airport. The fee is around AED 200 to 320,…
The UAE Golden Visa 2026 is a 10-year, renewable residency that you sponsor yourself. You can qualify by owning a property worth at least AED 2 million, by earning a basic salary of AED 30,000 a month, or through talent and investment routes. You apply online through ICP, and it usually takes two to three…
Since 11 February 2026, the UAE charges a flat overstay fine of AED 50 a day on every visa type. Tourist and visit visas have no grace period, so the fine starts the day after expiry; cancelled residence visas get 30 to 180 days’ grace depending on the category. You check and pay through ICP,…