UAE: How to check your visa application status
Ways in which you can track your family, employment and visit visa application
Dubai: If you have recently applied for your family’s residence visa, an employment visa or a tourist visa, here is how you can track the application status.
There are various online and offline facilities by the UAE government, which you can use to track your visa application status.
What do you need?
To track your visa application, you need the following details:
- Application number
- Transaction number
- Date of birth or passport number may also be required
When you submit your visa application to any visa service provider, ask them to give you the application number and reference number so you can track the visa yourself through the following channels.
Track visa application
If you applied for a visa in Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah, Umm Al Quwain or Fujairah, track your visa application on the website of the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Ports Security (ICP).
The application tracking service is available here: https://smartservices.icp.gov.ae/echannels/web/client/default.html#/applicationTracking
You will be required to enter your request number (Application number) and check the box verifying your identity as a human user. Next, click ‘search’.
If you applied for your visa in Dubai, you could track the application through the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) Dubai, by following this link: https://smart.gdrfad.gov.ae/Public_Th/StatusInquiry_New.aspx
Here, enter your application number, transaction number and payment date for the visa. All these details are provided in the receipt that you get, after the application has been submitted.
Check the box verifying your identity as a human user. Next, click ‘search’.
The system will then tell you if your application is being processed or if the visa has been issued.
How to check the visa application status through DubaiNow
DubaiNow is a smartphone application by the Dubai Government, and you can use it to track your visa application status and validity. To use the app to track your visa application, follow these steps:
- Download the app, which is available for Apple and Android devices.
- When you open the app, tap on ‘Residency’, which will be among the services listed on the app’s landing page.
- Tap on ‘Check Visa Status’. The app will provide you with a summary of the service. Tap on ‘Ok, I understand’.
- You will then be asked to enter the application number, transaction number and payment date. Enter the details and click ‘Submit’.
The system will then tell you if your application is being processed or if the visa has been issued.
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