United Arab Emirates visa status checker

How to check your United Arab Emirates application

UAE applications, with different authorities for Dubai and the other emirates.

Step-by-step instructions

1. Ask the submitting sponsor or service provider for the application reference and identify the issuing emirate.
2. Use ICP for applications to Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah. Use GDRFA Dubai for a Dubai application; its official site is linked below.
3. Choose application tracking on the linked official service and supply the fields it requests. Use file-validity services only when checking an already issued permission.

Choose the correct application type

An active or expired visa file and a pending application are different records. Choose the application enquiry that matches the new request.

Information to keep ready

Keep your application acknowledgement, submission date, visa category and the name of the submitting office available. The official service determines which identifiers are required. Enter personal information only in that service; VisaWand does not need your passport number, login password or application reference.

If the record cannot be found

Compare the service and reference with your receipt and check the fields requested on the official screen. A technical error or missing result does not establish a decision. Follow the handling office’s help instructions if the record still cannot be retrieved.

After an update or decision

Read the actual notice and any document request, collection instruction or deadline. Passport movement, the validity of an issued permission and progress of a pending application are separate checks. Use the decision notice to confirm the outcome and next action.

Official resources

• ICP Smart Services: application tracking ↗smartservices.icp.gov.ae
• ICP: official application tracking help ↗icp.gov.ae
• GDRFA Dubai: application or file enquiry ↗smart.gdrfad.gov.ae
• FCDO United Arab Emirates travel advice ↗www.gov.uk

Travel-advice references provide entry and consular context. They do not supply a private application result, and nationality-specific entry advice must not be applied to every passport.

Tracking guidance reviewed 21 October 2026. Follow the official service if its procedure changes.