Processing time
When will my Dubai visa be ready?
Enter your departure date. For Standard, Express and Emergency you see when your visa is expected to be ready, with the same rules as in the application.
Choose a departure date to see the expected ready times.
All times are estimates. The visa is decided solely by the UAE immigration authority, and in individual cases it can take longer.
How we calculate
- Only UAE working days count (Mon–Thu), in Dubai time. Weekends and public holidays do not count.
- The processing time starts with payment. Standard: 3 to 5 working days. Express: 48 hours on working days, with no cut-off time.
- Emergency: 3 to 12 hours on working days; our estimate assumes the full 12 hours. If the application is complete and paid by 14:00 German time, processing starts right away, otherwise on the next working day.
- If your departure is more than 30 days away, the application is handed over to our team in Dubai automatically 30 days before departure.
Public holidays in the UAE
No processing time runs on these days. Islamic holidays follow the lunar calendar, so their exact date is only fixed shortly beforehand.
- 2026Tue 01/12 (Commemoration Day)
- Wed 02/12 to Thu 03/12 (UAE National Day)
- 2027Fri 01/01 (New Year's Day)
- Mon 08/03 to Thu 11/03 (Eid al-Fitr, expected)
- Sat 15/05 (Arafat Day, expected)
- Sun 16/05 to Tue 18/05 (Eid al-Adha, expected)
- Sun 06/06 (Islamic New Year, expected)
- Sun 15/08 (Prophet's Birthday, expected)
No refund if rejected
If the UAE authority rejects the application, neither the government fee nor our agency fee nor the Express or Emergency surcharge is refunded. Preparation, checking and submission have already been carried out by then.
Money-back guarantee only for the surcharge
If an Express or Emergency visa does not arrive within the promised time, we refund the surcharge compared with Standard on request, provided your documents were complete (not in the case of a rejection). Guarantee conditions
Frequently asked questions about the processing time
When does the processing time start?
With payment. For Standard and Express right away, whatever the time of day. For Emergency until the cut-off at 14:00 German time, after that from the next working day. If you pay on a weekend or a UAE public holiday, the time starts on the next working day.
Why is my application not processed right away if my flight is later?
Visas are only processed once the departure is no more than 30 days away. You can still apply and pay now. We then pass your application on automatically 30 days before departure, provided it is complete.
What happens on UAE public holidays?
No processing time runs on public holidays, so processing takes longer. Islamic holidays such as Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha follow the lunar calendar. We calculate with the expected date and adjust it as soon as the UAE announces it.
Is there a guarantee on the times?
The times are estimates, and the visa is decided solely by the UAE immigration authority. For Express and Emergency our money-back guarantee applies: if the visa does not arrive within the promised time and your documents were complete, we refund the surcharge compared with Standard on request. There is no refund in the case of a rejection.