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Entry permit extension

Extends the validity of your entry permit through GDRFA Dubai (Amer) so you can stay longer.

Start this request processing: 2 days

How it works

  1. 1

    Documents

    You

  2. 2

    Reviewed by MARIO E.G.S.H AI

    MARIO E.G.S.H AI

  3. 3

    Submitted at GDRFA

    Runner at GDRFA

  4. 4

    Medical & biometrics

    You

  5. 5

    Visa issued

    GDRFA

Documents required

  • Passport

    copyMust cover the extended stay.

  • Personal photo

    copy

  • Current entry permit

    copyStill valid when applying.

  • Same supporting documents as at issuance (e.g. hospital letter for treatment, school/training letter, golden/blue residency approval)

    copyOnly if: Depends on the visa type.

Conditions, time and validity

  • Medical treatment, study/training, job or business exploration and relative/friend visits: one or more extensions, total not over 180 days. Tourism: total not over 120 days.
  • Work mission visa: once only, with the Ministry's approval. 6-month visa for Golden/Blue residency procedures: once, for the same period. 14-day visa for certain nationals: once, for the same period.
  • Not extendable: border-area permits, truck drivers, tourist-ship and pleasure-boat workers, and the 60-day visa for certain nationalities.
  • Dubai (GDRFA): a medical treatment visa extension is requested by the host, which must be a licensed health facility in the UAE; a business visit visa extension needs the approval of the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation and is for the same period as the original.
Processing time
ICP: 2 days; GDRFA Dubai: 48 hours.
Validity of the result
Extended for the period approved, within the limits of the visa type.
Where it is applied for
ICP smart app and website (24/7), customer happiness centres; Dubai-issued permits through GDRFA Dubai channels and Amer centres.

Steps at the authority

  1. Client sends passport, photo, current permit and the supporting letter for the visa type.
  2. Centre confirms the permit type is extendable and which authority issued it (GDRFA Dubai or ICP).
  3. Application submitted and fees paid; decision in about 2 days.

Tips that save you a trip

  • For an employment or family residence entry permit, the usual path is to finish the residence (medical, Emirates ID, stamping) within the permit's validity rather than to extend it.
  • Golden visa applicants who entered on the 6-month visa: extend once (AED 1,000 at ICP) if the golden file is not finished.

Common reasons for rejection or delay

  • Permit type is not extendable, or the one-time extension was already used.
  • Missing supporting letter (hospital, school, ministry approval).
  • Applied after expiry: daily overstay fee.

Questions and answers

Can my 60-day employment entry permit be extended?

We could not confirm this from an official page. Please ask our staff; usually the residence is completed within the 60 days.

Checked by the MARIO E.G.S.H team on 2026-10-08. Rules can change at any time; our consultant confirms the details for your case.

Legal basis

Federal Decree-Law No. 29 of 2021; Cabinet Resolution No. 65 of 2022 (as amended); ICP visa categories decision (Annex A), announced 29 Sep 2025.

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