What is Emirates ID?

Emirates ID is an identity card issued by Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship. It is a legal requirement for all UAE citizens and residents to apply for one and carry it with them at all times.

• to get government services
• to vote in the elections of Federal National Council
• as a travel document for UAE citizens to travel within the GCC
• as a document to pass immigration through the eGates and smart gates at several airports in the UAE.

Read about the Emirates ID’s features and benefits.

Note: As per Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship, it is against the law to seize the Emirates ID card of other people. ID card features

The Emirates ID card consists of the following components which provide the highest levels of accuracy and security. The components are:

• Smart card
• Public key infrastructure (Digital signature and authentication certificates)
• Fingerprint biometric.

Identification number

The identity card is featured for its identification number known as the identity number which sticks with its holder forever. By this number, he may benefit from all the governmental and some of the non-governmental and private entities services, which require the identity card as an evidence of who is accessing the service.

Electronic chip

It contains personal data of the holder. This data can be read by a machines built for this purpose and authenticate the user’s credentials. Some of these data are encrypted and only readable/writable/updatable by the authorized authorities in order to protect the privacy of data. This chip may store up to 32,000 letters of information. Buy ID Card of United Arab Emirates online

Other technologies

The identity card has state of the art technology in the field of smart cards, including the accurate letters, ultra violet ink and line drawing. It has nine security features which makes falsification of the card very difficult for such features excels the current used standards in many cards such as the banking credit cards.