UAE residence visa grace periods by category: up to 180 days for Golden and Green Visa holders...
Visa & Immigration
Sons can stay on a parent's UAE family visa up to age 25, unmarried daughters have no...
Dubai Issues 29,000 Visit Visas for Relatives, Friends in 2026's First Half Dubai‘s General Directorate of Identity...
UAE's Events Visit Visa for conferences, exhibitions and festivals: organiser-led, 30 or 60 days, single or multiple...
UAE 5-year multiple-entry tourist visa: self-sponsored, 90 days per visit, one 90-day extension, 180-day annual cap, and...
Your Unified Number is a permanent immigration ID that never changes, and it is not the same...
Why an Emirates ID renewal gets stuck or rejected, with a check-and-fix table for each cause and...
Dubai Police warns of fake visa ads on social media offering work, residency or visit visas for...
UAE nationals can now renew Emirates ID up to 12 months early under a federal ICP rule,...
GDRFA reports rising demand for Dubai's 5-year tourist visa: 90 days per visit, extendable once, 180-day annual...
GDRFA Dubai Sees Significant Growth in Entry and Residency Services In Dubai, the General Directorate of Identity...
GDRFA Dubai H1 2026 roundup: 48-hour tourist visas, the Dh750,000 property visa threshold removed, smart medical visa,...
Dubai granted 66,000 Golden Visas and 1.05M+ residency permits in H1 2026, with GDRFA transactions now averaging...
GDRFA Dubai reports 9,464,057 travellers used Smart Gates and the Red Carpet corridor in January to June...
The 2026 airspace-closure waiver and the 30-day grace window that followed are over. Standard overstay rules apply,...
How to check for a UAE travel ban before you fly: the ICP and GDRFA hotlines, the...
How to use the Dubai Police app or website to check for circulars and travel bans, what...
There is no single UAE-wide travel ban check. Dubai uses Dubai Police's Circulars and Travel Bans service...
A dated timeline of Dubai's smart immigration rollout, from the AI corridor in August 2025 to the...
Casually sharing your Emirates ID photo or number can enable identity theft. What counts as safe sharing,...
A photo of your Emirates ID can be stored, forwarded and reused. Here is what the law...
Who can get a UAE visa on arrival, the 14-day and 60-day fees, and a pre-flight checklist...
The 30-day window closed on 9 July 2026. Here is how to check whether you still owe...
Dubai removed the AED 750,000 minimum property value requirement for the 2-year property visa, opening eligibility to...
UAE fast-track visit visas for AI specialists, entertainment pros, event delegates and cruise tourists: under 48-hour processing...
The fee for replacing a lost or damaged Emirates ID (about AED 350 in total, plus optional...
Your Emirates ID is more than proof of identity. These are the official uses residents rely on,...
Dubai Visa Rules 2026: What You Need to Know If you’re planning a trip to Dubai in...
Your Emirates ID chip holds more than the printed card shows. What is stored, who reads it,...
The real Green Visa numbers for freelancers: AED 360,000 income over 2 years, the MOHRE permit you...
