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Emirates ID Card Deadline Gets Another Shuffle

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 including issues with EIDA registration systems, incompetency of EIDA staff to handle load and inability of EIDA to motivate locals and expats both to get registered on time.

Posted by Dubai Dude - February 23, 2009 at 5:14 pm

Categories: Living in Dubai Tags: EIDA, Emirates ID Card

EIDA revamping Emirates ID Card System

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.

The revamp will open a year-long calendar (for appointments), increase the number of centres handling applicants and allocate more capacity for registration for appointments. The applicants will also be able to track the status of their applications online.

More centres will handle the appointment system instead of about ten centres (out of a total 28) at present and more than 50 per cent of the registration capacity will be allocated to handling appointments, he said.

Posted by Dubai Dude - January 19, 2009 at 6:43 pm

Categories: Living in Dubai Tags: EIDA, Emirates ID Card, Empost

Emirates ID Card deadline for Locals extended by 3 months

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 decision was issued by the Cabinet on the instructions of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.

Posted by Dubai Dude - December 29, 2008 at 1:23 am

Categories: Living in Dubai Tags: EIDA, Emirates ID Card

EIDA accuses Expatriates of being Complacent

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 the expatriates to get registered for Emirates ID Cards. Then, they applied pressure tactics by announcement of fines and barring services like bank transactions etc. When the panicked expats started to rush EIDA registration centers, the system collapsed under the pressure and they have to announced an extension of deadline.

Posted by Dubai Dude - December 23, 2008 at 2:59 am

Categories: Living in Dubai Tags: EIDA, Emirates ID Card

More on Emirates ID Card extension

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.

Now the registration of expatriates working in the government sector and all professional expatriates (Category 1) will continue till February 28, 2009.

Registration of Category 2 – which includes administrative staff in private sector (translators, secretaries, typists, storekeepers and receptionists) and students – will start on March 1 and will continue until June 18.

Posted by Dubai Dude - December 16, 2008 at 11:17 pm

Categories: Living in Dubai Tags: EIDA, Emirates ID Card

EIDA failing to meet targets for Emirates ID Card

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
- Expatriate professionals 107,000
- GCC nationals 8,000

Residents yet to register:

- Emirates 229,000 left
- Expatriate professionals 493,000 left
- Total remaining: 722,000

This implies that EIDA has to register at least 38,000 residents per day, without any day off, to meet the targets.