Uncollected Emirates IDs Cost Dh300 Once Reissued

DUBAI: Penalties have been waived for applicants who approach Emirates Identity Authority (EIDA) to register or renew their expired Emirates ID card online, according to a media report. However, EIDA will only exempt fines for those who can provide genuine reasons for the delay in registering for or renewing their ID cards, reported Al Khaleej newspaper. Moreover, the exemption will be available only if they submit their forms online, the report said. While filling up the form online, the option to apply for exemption will become available after about 10 steps, it said. Once the form is submitted online, the Authority will decide whether the individual will be exempted from payment of fines or not, said the news portal. EIDA will send the individual a message informing him or her about acceptance or refusal of the exemption clause, reported Emirates 24/7.

Dubai: Non collection of Emirates IDs from their chosen post office location within 90 days grace period, could cost UAE residents Dh300 reissue fee, excluding application and other costs.

If not collected, the IDs are returned to the Emirates Identity Authority (Eida), which in turn destroys them, Emirates 24/7 reported.

Once the card is printed, the Emirates ID is sent to Emirates Post for delivery. The post then sends a text message informing the customer about the same and requests to collect the card at the post office specified in the application form.

“If the customer does not collect the card within 90 days, Emirates Post returns it to Eida, which in turn destroys the card,” the authority states on its website.

An Eida spokesperson reportedly said: “This was a policy between us and Emirates Post to insure that no ID cards are left uncollected for a long time since we issue a large number of ID cards daily that are sent to Emirates Post for distribution.”

Those seeking a replacement card, however, have to pay Dh300 fee. This is in addition to the initial cost of application, which the applicant has already paid, reported Emirates 24/7.

Asked if there were any circumstances in which the person’s ID card was not destroyed, the spokesperson said: “No, they are all canceled once they are returned to us by the post office.”

(Source: FilipinoTimes.ae)

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