Track Your Application
Check Your Emirates Visa Status
Where is my Emirates visa? Enter your application ID to see the stage it has reached, what is still outstanding and what happens next.
Your application ID is in the acknowledgement email and message we sent when you applied.
Understanding Your Status
What Each Stage of Your Emirates Visa Means
Your application moves through four stages. Here is what each one means, and whether anything is needed from you.
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01
Application Submitted
Your details and documents have reached us and your application has an ID. Nothing is needed from you here unless a document was rejected. If the panel says payment is required, the file has not joined the review queue yet.
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02
Consultant Review
A visa adviser is reading your application against your passport before it goes anywhere near immigration — the stage where a mistyped name or an unreadable scan gets caught. It is also the last point at which most details can still be corrected.
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03
Embassy Review
Your file is with the UAE immigration authorities and the decision is theirs alone. Nothing on our side speeds this up, and we can see no more than the stage itself. Most applications clear it within 24 to 72 hours.
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Final Decision
A decision has been made and your eVisa is being issued. Once the stage reads Issued, the visa goes to the email address on your application — check your spam folder before contacting us if you cannot find it.
Checking Your Emirates Visa With the UAE Government
The tracker above covers applications filed through us. The UAE government keeps its own record of every issued visa, and you can check that directly — useful if you applied somewhere else, or you want to confirm a visa before you fly.
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GDRFA — Visas Issued in Dubai
The General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs handles Dubai visas. Its application tracker asks for the email address used on the application, the application reference and, where one exists, the Emirates ID number.
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ICP Smart Services — Abu Dhabi and the Northern Emirates
The Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship covers Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah. Enter the application number exactly as it appears on your submission receipt.
Open ICP Smart Services
Both are government services and free to use. We are a private visa agency and are not connected to either system — a visa we filed appears there once the authorities have issued it.
If Your Status Has Not Changed
A stage that has not moved usually has an ordinary explanation.
- Payment has not cleared. An application only joins the review queue once its fee is settled, and the panel above will say so.
- A document could not be read. Check each applicant’s card for anything marked pending and upload a replacement.
- It is a weekend or a UAE public holiday. Immigration review does not run on those days and the clock pauses.
- It has been less than a working day. Standard processing is measured in working hours, not hours on a clock.
If none of these apply and more than 72 working hours have passed, contact us with your application ID and we will chase it for you.
Frequently Asked Questions
Visa Status Questions, Answered
Quick answers about tracking an Emirates visa. If your case is not covered here, our team will take it from your application ID.
Enter the application ID from your acknowledgement email or message in the field above. One ID covers everyone on the same booking, so you do not need a separate code per traveller.
It is in the acknowledgement email and message sent when you applied, and on your payment receipt. It is a single code for the whole booking.
Standard processing normally completes within 24 to 72 hours once your payment has cleared and your documents are complete. Express is faster and is priced separately at checkout.
An application only enters the review queue once its fees are settled. Pay from the status panel above and the stage advances within a few minutes.
Yes. GDRFA covers visas issued in Dubai and ICP Smart Services covers Abu Dhabi and the Northern Emirates. Both are free, and both are listed above with what each one asks you for.
Use Upload Document on the applicant’s card to add what is missing. The stage cannot advance until every required file is in place.
While the status is still Consultant Review our team can amend most details — contact support with your application ID and say what needs correcting. Once it is with immigration, a correction may mean a fresh application.
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