"Emirati identity"...distinguished features and a variety of services

The personal identity card in the UAE has gone beyond the concept of identification and identification to turn into a bank of documented information about its holder, which contributes to obtaining a variety of services that he needs in his daily life in the fastest time and with the least effort.

The identity card has become the most important and used in the lives of citizens and residents in the UAE. In addition to its usual uses, this card has turned into an alternative to the bank card and the health insurance card, in addition to being a main means of providing a variety of services such as filling fuel, communications and many other services. Main.

In view of the importance it represents in the conduct of daily affairs, the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship announced the launch of a new version of the Emirates ID card with more secure and advanced specifications. Forgery and counterfeiting.

The Acting Director General of the authority, Major General Suhail Saeed Al Khaili, stressed that what distinguishes the new card is the addition of the data of the employer or the head of the family and the job title of the resident category, as well as the statement of the card issuer. The new generation also raises the levels of electronic security for such documents as a result of the smart characteristics in them.

The new card has many advantages, including the fact that the owner does not have to carry it or print the documents in it, as he can use the electronic version to complete his transactions with other parties, link it to people’s biometric fingerprints, and be able to read it electronically through the “QR” feature, in addition to the features and security information that is difficult falsified.

Over the past years, the Emirates ID card has contributed to the dispensation of many official documents, becoming the main enabler of obtaining more than 90% of the smart services provided by many government agencies.

In the banking field, the UAE is one of the first countries to use the ID card in conducting banking transactions, including depositing and withdrawing money from ATMs, since 2014, while the strategic partnership memorandum signed earlier between the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship and the Central Bank of the UAE provided for the adoption of a card. The identity as a main source in supporting the electronic services provided by the banking sector institutions.

On the health front, the personal identity card has turned into an alternative to the health insurance card in many emirates of the country to obtain treatment services and dispense medicines, while the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company “SEHA” has relied since October 2016 on the identity card to register patients, as well as the Dubai Health Authority, which was launched since October 2016. Years has implemented a system for self-registration in the “Saada” health insurance program that allows people to automatically register in the program using the ID card through self-service machines that it provides in many hospitals and health centers.

Thanks to its advanced features, the Emirates ID card enables its holder to complete departure and entry procedures within seconds through “smart gates” at airports, while ADNOC Distribution customers can self-fill fuel and pay for it using the ID card at many fuel supply stations, especially in the capital, Abu Dhabi. .

Undoubtedly, the advanced security and technical characteristics of the Emirates ID card have played a decisive role in expanding the scope of its uses in various sectors in the country, as many government and private sector institutions have benefited from these characteristics and have integrated them into the smart electronic services they provide, adopting them as a basic and only reference in some cases to obtain on these services.

Every citizen and resident of the UAE holds a personal identity card, regardless of his age. The card contains an identification number known as the identity number, which is associated with its holder for life and enables him to benefit from all government services and some non-governmental and commercial services that require proof of identity.. This number is also distinguished Being a single number that does not repeat, as it contains 15 digits.

The card includes an electronic chip that stores large information containing the personal data of its owner to be read automatically in the uses that require proof of this data, as the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship provides free of charge to institutions of the public and private sectors hundreds of thousands of electronic card reader devices, which facilitated the provision of its services according to the highest levels of quality and efficiency Effectiveness and shortening of time, effort and cost on the institutions themselves on the one hand, and on their customers on the other hand.

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