Status changes, residency renewal and cancellations
Changing status inside the UAE, and renewing or cancelling residency.
Service details
What the service covers
We prepare, submit and follow up status change, residency renewal and cancellation applications with the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs.
- Change of status inside the UAE
- Residency renewal
- Residency cancellation
Required documents
- Original passport and original Emirates ID.
- Old visa or new entry permit, for a change of status.
- Medical fitness certificate and health insurance policy, for renewal.
Typical estimated time
- Typing and submitting a status change or cancellation
- 10 to 15 minutes
- Residency renewal
- 24 to 48 working hours
Times are typical estimates; the final decision and processing time rest with the relevant authority, and additional documents may be requested depending on the case. Government fees are not included in our fees and vary by transaction. We are a private document clearing business, not a government authority and not affiliated with one.
Please don’t send copies of sensitive documents in your first enquiry; the team will tell you what is needed and how to send it.
Information last reviewed: October 2026.
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