Visa Status Check UAE
UAE visa status is the record that says whether a visa is valid. The issuing emirate decides where the record lives: Dubai visas live on GDRFA, visas from the other emirates live on ICP. A check on the wrong portal returns no record.
UAE visa status check by issuing emirate
Your visa status portal
- Dubai: GDRFA Dubai, the General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs–Dubai, at gdrfad.gov.ae. A Visa Status service is listed on the GDRFA homepage itself.
- Any other emirate: ICP Smart Services, at smartservices.icp.gov.ae.
Start from the issuing emirate, not from whichever portal is opened first. A “no record found” result on the wrong portal means the portal was wrong, not that the visa does not exist.
ICP check for visas outside Dubai
- Guides report the ICP route as Smart Services, then Public Services, then File Validity, then Search by Passport Information.
- Enter passport number, passport expiry, and nationality, with a Visa or Residency type choice.
- Enter the details exactly as they appear on the passport. A single expiry-date mismatch is enough to return nothing.
The option labels still need confirming live. If the portal’s wording differs from the labels, the portal governs.
GDRFA Dubai check for Dubai visas
- Guides report the GDRFA route as the Visa Status service on gdrfad.gov.ae, searched by passport or file details.
- DubaiNow is reported as the GDRFA-linked Dubai app with a visa-status check inside it, for use in Dubai. Its menu labels are reported, to be verified live.
The field labels are reported. The live service’s labels govern.
A “no record found” result
Work through these in order before assuming a problem with the visa itself:
- Are you on the right portal for the issuing emirate?
- Are the passport number and expiry typed exactly as printed?
- Is the nationality and visa-or-residency choice the one that matches your file?
- Was the visa issued recently enough that the record may not have landed yet?
- Was it issued through a sponsor or typing centre whose reference details differ from the ones you are entering?
If all 5 check out and nothing appears, guides report 2 numbers to try: GDRFA/Amer on 8005111 inside the UAE (and +971 4 313 9999 from outside), and ICP on 600522222. 8005111 is 1 number serving both GDRFA and Amer, not 2 separate numbers.
Related UAE guides
Emirates ID status, Emirates ID fines, and UAE visa cancellation, with no outcome promised for any of them. Also: Emirates ID Card Application online. UAE Guides
Official sources: ICP Smart Services, smartservices.icp.gov.ae (non-Dubai emirates); GDRFA Dubai, gdrfad.gov.ae — “Visa Status” service confirmed on its homepage in this run. Checked on: 26 October 2026. MyIDStatus is not ICP or GDRFA and does not collect passport numbers.