ICP Smart Services is the official digital platform of the UAE’s Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security, known as ICP. It is the system behind your Emirates ID, your residence visa, and most of the entry permits issued outside Dubai. If you have lived or worked in the UAE for any length of time, you have already touched this platform, whether you realised it or not. This guide is built around what people actually search for when they land on this page: how to check an ICP visa status, how to renew a visa or Emirates ID, what the current 2026 fees look like, and the one mix-up that trips up almost every Dubai resident – confusing ICP with GDRFA. We have laid it out in the order you would actually need it.