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How to Check your Visa Fines in the UAE

By shashinasiri 
Did you know that you can check your visa fines by yourself in the UAE? Whether you are a visitor or a resident in the UAE, it is important to ensure that you do not violate any of the requirements set out for your visa since most of the fines will be added every day.
 
You can use the websites of either of these two immigration authorities, to check for visa fines regardless of which Emirate issued the visa.
 

• Option 1 – Check Visa fine through ICP
• Option 2 – Check Visa fine through GDRFA

 

Option 1 – Visa fine inquiry through ICP

Step 1: Access the service online

• Click the link beta.smartservices.icp.gov.ae

• Scroll Down by reading each service and you will find a service titled as, ‘Fines – Pay Fines – Violations of Entry Permissions or Residences – Pay New Fine’. (Tip: 14th Service category)

• Click on the ‘Start Service’ tab.

Step 2: Fill in the details
You will be requested to select the module. If you are holding a residence visa, choose the file

number and if you are on visit/tourist/permit visa please choose Citizens of Certain Countries.

If you have residence visa, follow this:

• Fill in your file number. You can find the file number on the UAE residence visa page of your passport and fill in your date of birth.

• After filling out the information, tick the captcha box and click on ‘Search’.

• The system will then show any fines that have been levied on the visa.

If you are on tourist/visit/permit visa, follow this:

• Fill in your passport number, Passport type – for example: diplomatic, UN or ordinary passport, Date of Birth Current nationality

• After filling out the information, tick the captcha box and click on ‘Search’.

• The system will then show any fines that have been levied on the visa.

Option 2 – Visa fine inquiry through GDRFA

You can view if you have visa fines through GDRFA website as well.
 
2. From the first dropdown menu, select the file type:

• Resident (for residence visa holders)
• Permit (for visit or tourist visa holders)

3. Provide the following details:

• Place of issue (select the Emirate that issued the visa)
• File number
• Date of birth
• Gender

4. Next, you will be asked to solve a simple math equation, as a captcha verification process.

5. Next, click on the red ‘Submit’ button.

6. The system will then show any fines that have been levied on the visa. If you do not have

any fines, you will receive a green pop-up message on the GDRFA website notifying you that there are no fines on your file number.

Grace period

It is important to remember that UAE visa holders have grace periods in place, which give them some time to get their visa status sorted out before fines are imposed on them. The official UAE government website explains that if you are a holder of a residence visa, you have 30 days after the expiration date to either amend your status and obtain a new residence visa or leave the country. In the same way, the website reports that tourists and visitors have a grace period of ten days after the expiration of their visas. If they overstay their visa beyond this grace period, that is when fines are levied.

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