How to Easily Check the Grace Period Remaining After Cancelling Your UAE Visa

If your residence visa has been cancelled or expired, you might be wondering how long you can remain in the UAE to find a new job.

UAE residents are granted flexible grace periods ranging from 30 days to six months, depending on their residence visa category.

If you're unsure about your grace period, you can easily check it online within a few minutes via the UAE’s Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security (ICP) smart services portal - https:/

/smartservices.icp.gov.ae/. Here’s how:

How to Check Your Grace Period Online

* Visit the ICP smart services website: https://smartservices.icp.gov.ae/echannels/web/client/default.html#/login

* Click on ‘Public Services’ in the menu tab, then select ‘File Validity’.

* Choose one of the options – ‘Search by File Number’ or ‘Passport Information’, and select ‘Residency’ as the type.

* If you selected the passport option, enter your passport number, expiry date, and nationality. If you chose the file number option, enter one of the following details:

* Emirates ID number

* Emirates Unified Number (UID number)

* File number

* Enter your date of birth and nationality.

* Tick the ‘I’m not a robot’ captcha, then click the ‘Search’ button.
You will then be able to see the ‘Allowed Days to Stay in the Country’.

Additional Tip

Once you receive your UAE residence visa cancellation form, you can also find the exact date by which you must leave the country or change your residency status at the bottom of the form. During the grace period, you can either exit the UAE or apply for a new residence visa.

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