You’ve submitted your Emirates cabin crew application. Now you’re watching your submission status and trying to work out what it actually means.
Throughout much of the recruitment process, the status bar is the only window you have into what the recruitment team is doing with your application. It doesn’t always tell the full story — but it tells you more than you might think.
What is the Submission Status?
Once you’ve created an online application on the Emirates careers website you’ll have access to your Submission Status. It’s from here that many candidates see updates and track their recruitment journey timeline — and it’s a useful way to get a sense of how long the process is taking and what might happen next.
The status is automatically updated depending on choices made by recruiters behind the scenes. Each message has been customised by Emirates to correspond with a specific stage in their process.
The Full List of Emirates Cabin Crew Application Submission Statuses
Here’s the full list of submission status messages you might see on your cabin crew application.
- Application Received — You’ve submitted your application and it has passed the initial screening. It will now be shortlisted for review.
- Completed — Nothing else is going to happen with your application. You have not been successful on this occasion. In the past, this status occasionally showed when an applicant had been invited to attend an Open Day — but in most cases, Completed means the process has ended.
- Application Under Review — Your application is being reviewed by the recruitment team. A recruiter will evaluate your resume, skills, and photos and decide whether to progress your application.
- Application in Progress — As above. Your application is active and being considered.
- Interview Complete — The recruitment team has marked on your file that you have been interviewed. There is no indication of when a final decision will be made, but this status means your file is open and a recruiter is actively considering you.
- Application Unsuccessful — You haven’t been successful on this occasion. This status normally triggers an automatically generated email to inform you of the decision.
- Approval in Progress — You’ve been conditionally offered the job. The company now needs to approve your paperwork and medical information.
- Joining Formalities in Progress — You’ve got the job. The onboarding process has started.
Does This Tell the Full Story?
Not entirely. The status you see doesn’t always reflect exactly what is happening behind the scenes — there are many options available to recruiters, and the system updates automatically based on their actions rather than in real time.
The key thing to remember is that an unchanged status is not necessarily bad news. Applications can sit at the same stage for weeks while the recruitment team works through a large volume of candidates. If your status is active rather than Completed or Unsuccessful, your application is still in play.
How Long Does the Process Take?
Timelines vary depending on where you are in the world, when Emirates is next holding an Assessment Day in your region, and how many candidates are being processed at any given time. As a general guide:
- Application to first response: Emirates advise that if you haven’t heard anything within six weeks, your application has not been successful — though your submission status will usually give you a clearer indication before that deadline
- Assessment Day to Final Interview: In many cases these are held on consecutive days. Occasionally, if the Assessment Day is particularly busy, the Final Interview may be scheduled one to two weeks later
- Final Interview to result: Emirates recruiters advise that results can take up to three months, though some candidates hear within three to four weeks. Others wait longer. It is a genuinely fluid timeline
Check out some of our other Emirates recruitment content:
Emirates Cabin Crew Recruitment: The Complete Guide covers every stage of the process in detail. You can also find all our Emirates content in one place on the Emirates Cabin Crew Hub Page, or start from scratch with the Ultimate Recruitment Guide and our free resume templates.
