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Can a tourist visa be extended?
According to the federal authority ICP, the issuing authority can extend a visit or tourist visa once or several times. In total, the stay must not exceed 120 days.
For visas issued in Dubai, the Dubai immigration authority GDRFA states the same limit of 120 days in total. The authority decides on the extension.
Special visas
The five-year multiple-entry tourist visa allows a stay of 90 days per visit and can be extended by another 90 days.
For Indian nationals with a visa on arrival, for example with a residence permit from an EU country, the GDRFA in Dubai offers an extension for the same period.
Act in good time
Take care of the extension before your permitted stay ends. Until an extension is granted, the previous end date applies.
Staying too long can lead to fines. On its page about visa extensions, the ICP states 50 dirhams for every day on which the permitted stay is exceeded.
How we help you
If you got your visa through us, the deadline card on your status page and in your customer account shows when your stay is expected to end. Enter the day you entered the country there and we will remind you of the end of your stay in good time. The binding date is the one in your entry stamp or in the authority's app.
If you would like to stay longer, please contact us in good time and we will check an extension for you. The authority decides on the extension. We are happy to answer your questions in person.
Last updated: 24 October 2026. Private visa agency, not a government authority. The UAE immigration authority decides on every visa.
Sources for this guide
The information above is based on these pages. Only the UAE authorities decide on your visa.
- Visa Extension (ICP) (opens in a new tab)icp.gov.ae · UAE Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security (ICP)
- Extending a tourist visa for a single or multiple trips (GDRFA Dubai) (opens in a new tab)gdrfad.gov.ae · General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs Dubai (GDRFA)
- Extending a visitor visa (upon arrival) (GDRFA Dubai) (opens in a new tab)gdrfad.gov.ae · General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs Dubai (GDRFA)
- Tourist visa (opens in a new tab)u.ae · UAE government portal
Sources checked on 24 October 2026
Dubaivisum.de is a private visa agency, not an authority.