What overstaying actually costs, and why most sites will not tell you

Search for overstay penalties and you will find confident numbers for almost every country. Very few of them cite anything.

DAYOZA publishes a penalty only where a named authority publishes a rate. Everywhere else it counts the days and points you at the authority, because a made-up fine is worse than no fine — it lets someone plan around a number that does not exist.

The UAE, where the figure is published

The Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs & Port Security states the charge directly: AED 50 per day for expiry of the permitted stay period, or the cancellation or expiry of an entry visa or residence permit. The federal government portal states the same figure independently.

Two official sources agreeing is why DAYOZA is willing to compute with it.

Worked example: your permitted departure was 1 August 2026 and you leave on 13 August 2026. That is 12 days over, at AED 50 per day — AED 600.

The grace period nobody can source

You will read almost everywhere that UAE fines only begin ten days after expiry. DAYOZA does not apply that, and the reason is worth stating plainly.

The page that would confirm it returns a 404. The ICP service card states only the daily rate, with no grace period. So the claim could not be verified.

Now consider the direction of the error. Applying an unverified grace period would tell someone they owe less than they do. Not applying one may overstate. Between a figure that is too low and one that is too high, the too-high figure is the one that does not leave someone short at a counter — so that is the one shown, clearly labelled as possibly high.

What is officially stated: after a residence permit expires or is cancelled, grace periods reach up to six months according to resident category. That is a range and a category test. It is not a number that can be applied to a stranger, so DAYOZA does not apply it for you.

Everywhere else

For every other country on the site, the Visa Overstay Calculator tells you exactly how many days past your permitted departure you are, and stops there.

It publishes no bans, no re-entry consequences and no fines, because those vary by country, by circumstance and by officer discretion. Stating them without a source would be the most damaging thing this product could do.

What to do instead

1. Work out the exact number of days. That is the fact every conversation with an authority will start from.
2. Take the number to the relevant immigration authority, not to a forum.
3. Do it before you travel, not at the airport.

An accurate day count and a link to the right authority is worth more than a confident figure from a site that cannot say where it got it.

Sources: ICP — Payment of visa or residence violation fine; The Official Portal of the UAE Government — General provisions for the residence visa.