GDRFA Dubai Visa Status Check: Complete Guide
Dubai runs its own residency system. If your visa, entry permit, or sponsorship file was issued in Dubai, GDRFA Dubai — not ICP — is where you track it. Here is the simple way to do it.
What GDRFA Dubai handles
Entry permits, residence visas, renewals, cancellations, and status changes for Dubai-sponsored files, processed through its portal, smart app, and the Amer service centers.
Good news before you start: checking a status needs no account at all. You only need to sign in for transactions that act on your file — see our GDRFA login guide if you need portal access.
What you need
- Your Dubai file number (as printed on the entry permit or residence visa)
- First name in English, exactly as it appears on your passport
- Nationality
- Date of birth
Step-by-step check
- Go to gdrfad.gov.ae and open the "Visa Status" card on the homepage, or go directly to the Status Tracking service.
- Under "Search by," pick the option that matches your document — File covers most entry permits and residence visas. Application, Over the Counter Service Applications, Establishment, and Application for Reconsideration are also available for other transaction types. If you are tracking a freshly submitted application using an application and transaction number instead, follow our <a href="/uae-guides/gdrfa-application-status/">GDRFA application status guide</a>.
- Enter the First Name (English), File Number, Nationality, and Birth Date exactly as they appear on your document.
- Tick "I'm not a robot" and click Search.
Reading the results
- Approved — proceed to the next stage (entry, medical, stamping)
- Under process — normal for a few working days
- Requires modification — a document or detail needs fixing
- Not found — check the details you typed, or confirm you selected the right "Search by" option
Conclusion
For Dubai files: GDRFA portal, file number and applicant details, instant result. If the status needs action — modification, renewal, or cancellation — our GDRFA Dubai application support handles the typing through the correct channels.
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