ID card renewal made easier

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some typing centres to handle procedure

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The advantage of the new renewal system is that ID cardholders will not have to make an appointment or check the working hours of EidaEida centres, Dr Ali Al Khoury, Acting General Manager of Emirates Identity AuthorityEmirates Identity Authority (EidaEida), said.

He said the new renewal system was expected to be operational by next month.

At present ID cardholders have to visit EidaEida registration centres for renewal with separate counters set aside for them.

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“Since the ID cardholders have already done the second phase, we don’t want to bother them to repeat the same,” Al Khoury said.

The typing centres will complete the renewal procedure by accepting the fee and transfer the data to EidaEida which will send the new ID card by courier.

“But some of the ID holders may have to visit EidaEida centres, if their fingerprints stored on the EidaEida system are not good quality [not clear],” he said.

He said EidaEida was preparing a list of such ID cardholders [whose fingerprints are not clear] which will be available to typing centres. The typing centres can advise the ID holders to visit EidaEida centres to complete the process, the official said.

Children who will be 15 while renewing the card also have to visit the EidaEida centres, Al Khoury said.

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Who must visit EidaEida centres for renewal

n Cardholders whose fingerprints are not clear on the EidaEida system

(Typing centres will have the list of these ID holders)

n Children who are 15 while renewing the card have to visit EidaEida centre for their fingerprints to be taken

System until ID registration is linked to visa medical tests

Emirates Identity AuthorityEmirates Identity Authority (EidaEida) said the new renewal system at typing centres will continue until ID card registration and renewal is linked with visa medical tests. When EidaEida registration centres open at Primary Medical Centres conducting visa medical tests, all ID cardholders will have to have their fingerprints taken again, the official said. “But they will be able to do it along with visa medical tests, so it will be easy,” Dr Ali Al Khoury, Acting General Manager of EidaEida, said. “We will store the best fingerprints on our system.” As Gulf News reported earlier, visa medical tests have already been linked to ID registration and renewal in Umm Al Quwain and this will be extended to other emirates later.

Fee and documents

n Fees and documents to be submitted for renewal are the same as ID registration

n Dh100 for Emiratis for five years

n Dh100 per annum for GCC nationals (maximum five years validity) and expatriates (validity subject to residence visa validity)

n Applicants have to pay Dh20 courier charges and Dh50 for typing and service charges.

n Documents needed: For Emiratis: application form, original valid Passport, original family book, parent’s family book (Optional and aimed at electronically connecting the family tree). For expatriates: application form, valid original passport including residence visa.

— B.A.K.

By Binsal Abdul Kader?Staff Reporter

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