UAE ID Card Info

The UAE ID card deadline has been brought forward to 31 December 2008 for all professional and graduate residents in the UAE working in private sector firms and their family members.

The UAE ID card will eventually eliminate the need to carry multiple cards like driving licenses, work permits, passports, e-gate cards etc. Until the UAE ID card actually replaces the need for an employer to obtain the employee a labour card, then the responsibility and associated cost for obtaining the UAE ID card lies with each individual resident of the UAE. This e-mail is intended to provide some help and advice on what to do.


How to apply for an ID card

Document Requirements:
1. Original passport with valid UAE residency
2. Completed application form (copy of the application form attached – this must be typed)
3. Cash amount of AED 400

Registration:
1.Book an online appointment at : www.emiratesid. ae
2.Before going for your appointment, fill up the online application form from EIDA website and take a printout, using only a laser printer. http://www.emirates id.ae/EIDAWeb/ Pages/LitePreReg /ProfileCreation /OfflineUpload. aspx
3.Visit the nearest EIDA service centre at your appointment time (with application form, passport and 400 cash).
4.Allow biometric and fingerprinting to be done and get your original documents scanned.
5.You can either choose to have your National ID card sent to you by Empost or personally collect it after 3 working days.


The Fees:
Registration Fee = AED 100 per remaining year of validity on residency visa i.e. if you have 1 year and 2 months left on your visa you must pay AED 200
Typing Fee at Centre or Cost of Empost pre-application pack = AED 40 (no fee if application typed online)
Card delivery via Empost = AED 15

For further information, please do not hesitate to contact HR or the EIDA directly on 600 523 432.

Good luck!!!



Registration Branches:

Al Karama Service Centre
Al Karama Area
Men’s College of Technology Old Building, Dubai Central Post Office
Dubai
Tel: 04 334 2055
Fax: 04 335 3250
Working Hours: 7:30 AM – 8:30 PM

Al Barsha Service Centre
Near Jebel Ali Horse Race Course
Dubai
Tel: 02 404 6666 ext 4000
Fax: 04 3419889
Working Hours: 7:30 AM – 8:30 PM

Municipality Service Centre
Abu Hail Area
Men’s College Of Technology Old Building
Dubai
Tel: 04 265 1542
Fax: 04 606 6725
Working Hours: 7:30 AM – 2:30 PM

Al Taawun Service Centre
Al Nahda Area
Al Taawun Mall, 3rd Floor
Sharjah
Tel: 06 577 4000
Fax: 06 577 4477
Working Hours: 7:30 AM – 2:30 PM

Branches: Abu Dhabi

Al Mushrif Service Centre
Musafa Street
Al Mushrif Area, Near ADNEC
Tel: 02 404 6688
Fax: 02 4493236
Working Hours: 7:30 AM – 8:30 PM

Delma Island – Delma Service Centre
Delma Mall, TAM Centre, 2nd Floor
P.O. Box 50660 (EIDA section)
Tel: 02 849 5554
Fax: 02 894 5571
Working Hours: 7:30 AM – 2:30 PM