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UAE visa overstay fine 2026

If your visa has expired and you are still in the UAE, a fine is added for every day. Here is what it costs, how to check it and how to stop it happening again.

Checked October 2026

How much is the overstay fine?

UAE authorities charge a standard AED 50 for each day you stay after your visa expires (or after the grace period, if your visa has one). It is the same amount for residence, work and visit visas. A few weeks of delay quickly becomes a large amount — 30 days is AED 1,500.

Some visas have a short grace period after they expire or are cancelled. The length depends on your visa type, so check your exact status on ICP or GDRFA instead of counting on it.

How to check if you have a fine

1. Visas from Dubai: use the GDRFA Dubai website or app.
2. Visas from other emirates: use the ICP website or the UAEICP app (smart services).
3. You usually need your passport number, nationality and date of birth, or your file number.
4. You can also ask at an Amer centre or a typing centre.

How to pay

Fines can be paid online on the same ICP or GDRFA services, or at Amer and typing centres. You must clear them before you can get a new visa or leave the country.

How to avoid it

• Write down the expiry date of every visa in your family — not only yours.
• Start the renewal a few weeks early. Medical tests, Emirates ID and company approvals all take time.
• If your job ends, ask your company when the visa will be cancelled and how long you then have to change status or leave.
• Set a reminder that reaches your phone well before the date.

Questions

Sources

• ICP — Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs & Port Security
• GDRFA Dubai
• Emirates 24|7: UAE visa overstay fines 2026

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