The Nation|Government

Emirates ID system to be revamped

Identity Card (ID) applicants can easily make an appointment from this week as the Emirates Identity Authority (EIDA) is revamping the appointment system.


	Hassle-free registration for ID
	ID applicants get year-long calendar
	430,000 expat professionals yet to apply for ID cards

GN TV

Emirates Identity Authority answers questions about the identity card

Your Say

Have you registered for the identity card yet? Tell us here

GN TV|Videos

Radio 1 chats with EIDA

The planning director of the EIDA chats with Radio 1 and answers questions about the national ID card

The Nation|Government

ID card can also be used at e-Gate

Emirates Identity card holders can very soon use the card as an e-Gate card as well, said Brigadier Nasser Al Awadi Al Minhali, Acting Director-General of the Federal Naturalisation and Residency Department (FNRD).

registration

UAE residents can register for identity cards at post offices

Emirates Identity Authority and Emirates Post have joined hands to provide registration facilities for the identity cards through post offices across the UAE.

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