(UAE) — The UAE’s Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security, known as ICP, set a 30-day grace period from June 10, 2026 to July 9, 2026 for eligible people affected by recent regional flight disruptions to regularise their status or leave the country without overstay fines.

The measure applies across the UAE, including Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and gives affected travellers a limited window to resolve overstay issues tied to the disruptions. The deadline is July 9, 2026.

ICP introduced the relief on June 10, 2026 to give affected travellers time to adjust their visa status. People who qualify must either complete status regularisation or depart before the grace period expires.

The move amounts to a short-term administrative reprieve rather than a broad amnesty. It is tied specifically to recent regional flight disruptions and is aimed at travellers whose immigration position was affected by those interruptions.

Current coverage describes the measure as a nationwide step, not one limited to a single emirate. That places Dubai and Abu Dhabi within the same relief framework announced by ICP.

The practical effect is narrow but clear. Eligible people with overstay issues linked to the flight disruptions can use the period to fix their status or exit without incurring the usual fines.

That makes timing central to the process. Anyone seeking to benefit from the 30 Day Visa Overstay Relief must act before July 9, 2026, because the grace period ends that day.

After that, overstay penalties will apply again. ICP’s notice gives affected travellers one last opportunity to avoid those fines if they resolve the matter within the set period.

The announcement has circulated widely as a UAE Immigration Alert because it concerns people who were left out of status by events outside their control. The measure does not erase the need to take action; it creates a short deadline for doing so.

Travel disruption has immediate immigration consequences in the UAE because visa validity and overstay rules continue to run even when passengers face regional interruptions. ICP’s temporary relief addresses that gap for a defined group of travellers and for a defined period.

People covered by the measure have two routes during the grace period: regularise visa status through ICP procedures or leave the UAE without paying overstay fines. The choice depends on the person’s immigration position, but the deadline does not change.

Dubai and Abu Dhabi are central to the announcement because both cities serve as major entry and transit points for regional travel. Extending the policy across the UAE avoids a patchwork response and gives affected travellers the same end date regardless of emirate.

The issuing authority, ICP, oversees identity, citizenship, customs and port security matters at the federal level. Its role in the announcement gives the measure national force across the country rather than limiting it to a local immigration office.

People seeking to remain in the UAE lawfully need to complete status regularisation through ICP channels before the grace period ends. Others can depart during the same window without being charged overstay fines that would otherwise apply.

No broader category of traveller is described in the announcement beyond those affected by the recent regional flight disruptions. The relief is framed around that disruption, the overstay problems it caused and the short period ICP has now allowed to resolve them.

The narrow timeline leaves little room for delay. By the close of July 9, 2026, the UAE’s temporary overstay relief linked to the disruptions will end, and the ordinary penalty regime will resume.