The deadline for Emirates ID Card is becoming a matter of joke now. The EIDA has came a long way from its initial stance of issuing threats to expats and locals unable to registerd of the card by December 31, 2008. However, the deadline kept changing and extensions were provided due to number of reasons [...]
Emirates ID Card Deadline Gets Another Shuffle
February 23rd, 2009 | by Dubai Dude | published in Living in Dubai
EIDA revamping Emirates ID Card System
January 19th, 2009 | by Dubai Dude | published in Living in Dubai
After the rigorous experimentation with ID Card process, on the expense of expats’ sufferings, the Emirates Identity Authority (EIDA) is revamping the appointment and process of Emirates ID Card system. Gulf News reports that the revamp will open a year-long calendar (for appointments), increase the number of centres handling applicants and allocate more capacity for [...]
Emirates ID Card deadline for Locals extended by 3 months
December 29th, 2008 | by Dubai Dude | published in Living in Dubai
After tall claims and stern warnings, EIDA’s fall short in achieving the impossible. UAE government has extended deadline for Emirates ID Card registration for nationals by 3 months. A UAE Interior Ministry statement said; Citizens who were unable to register “for identity card will have sufficient time to register before fines can be imposed”, The [...]
EIDA accuses Expatriates of being Complacent
December 23rd, 2008 | by Dubai Dude | published in Living in Dubai
Well, anybody who have applied for the Emirates ID Card, in past two months, is well aware of the inefficiency of the process. From a website that stucks most of the time, to staff that is unable to manage pressure, EIDA has failed to meet its own defined deadlines. First EIDA set unrealistic deadlines for [...]
More on Emirates ID Card extension
December 16th, 2008 | by Dubai Dude | published in Living in Dubai
As noted earlier, due to failure in meeting its targets, EIDA has extended the registration deadline for professional expatriates from December 31, 2008 to February 28, 2009. However they are still playing with words, saying they have rescheduled the dates for ID card registration. According to the new schedule, the registration of expatriates working in [...]
EIDA failing to meet targets for Emirates ID Card
December 12th, 2008 | by Dubai Dude | published in Living in Dubai
EIDA officials are still presistent that there will be no change in December 31 deadline and Dhs 1,000 fine will be imposed on Emiratis unable to register for their ID cards by the deadline. Target for December 31, 2008: – Emiratis 825,000 – Expatriate Professionals 600,000 Registration completed by November 30, 2008: – Emiratis 596,000 [...]
Emirates ID Card to replace Health Card
November 28th, 2008 | by Dubai Dude | published in Living in Dubai
As mentioned earlier, one of the potiential usage of Emirates ID Card, mentioned by EIDA, is that it can be used as Health Card. Gulf News reported Ministry of Health offical that starting from now the Emirates ID Card has replaced Health Card to be used at public hospitals. However, those who have yet to [...]
Emirates ID Card registration date not extended, but extended?
November 26th, 2008 | by Dubai Dude | published in Living in Dubai
Yeah, as confusing as it may sound, that’s how it is. As Gulf News quotes Darwish Ahmad Al Zarouni, Director-General of the EIDA, “We will announce the time frame for new categories of expatriates on February 1, 2009, but the registration will continue (for the existing category) throughout the month of January.” This means that [...]
EIDA Staff gets Anger Management Training
November 26th, 2008 | by Dubai Dude | published in Living in Dubai
EIDA Staff processing Emirates ID Card applications have been given anger management training, amongst other trainings, to deal with rush of frustrated expatriates trying to register before the deadline of December 31, 2008. During a radio interview, Thamer al Qasemi, the planning director at the Emirates Identity Authority (EIDA), pleaded for people to be patient [...]
Registration Proccess for Emirates ID Card
November 23rd, 2008 | by Dubai Dude | published in Living in Dubai
As per Emirates Identification Authority, the registration process for Emirates ID Card is as follows: 1. Filling the Pre-Registration form at the typing centers within our Registration Center or Emirates Post Centers at a cost of 40 AED or free of charge from our website 2. Visiting in person the Registration center with the following [...]