Emirates ID application, 10 years
Types and submits your 10-year Emirates ID application to the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security.
How it works
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Documents
You
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Reviewed by MARIO E.G.S.H AI
MARIO E.G.S.H AI
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Typed & submitted to ICP
Runner at ICP
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Biometrics (if required)
You
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Card issued
ICP
Documents required
Passport
copyValid for at least 3 months.Recent ICAO-standard photo
copyGolden (10-year) residence or its approval
copy
Conditions, time and validity
- Biometrics (fingerprints and signature) for applicants 15 and over at an ICP centre.
- Card validity follows the 10-year residence.
- In Dubai the Emirates ID is a separate ICP application: ICP's combined residence-and-ID form is used in all emirates except Dubai.
- ICP completes the card for a resident only after the needed approvals and a medical examination with a 'fit' result.
- Renewal is possible when the card has expired or less than six months remain (non-UAE nationals).
- u.ae: a late fee of AED 20 per day (at most AED 1,000) is charged when the card is renewed more than one month after it expired.
- Processing time
- ICP: 5 days. Standard cards are delivered by ICP's authorised courier; an urgent request is started only at an ICP centre and collected there.
- Validity of the result
- 10 years (same as the residence).
- Where it is applied for
- ICP smart services (website/app), ICP customer happiness centres (in Dubai: Al Barsha, Al Rashidiya), authorised typing centres. In Dubai the ID is applied for separately from the GDRFA residence. For Golden residence through DLD, the DLD package includes the Emirates ID.
Steps at the authority
- The centre types the Emirates ID application with ICP (in Dubai it is separate from the residence application) and pays the ICP fees.
- Biometrics at an ICP centre if required.
- Card delivered by courier.
Tips that save you a trip
- If the passport expires before the 10-year residence, the card stays valid but update passport details when you renew the passport.
Common reasons for rejection or delay
- Biometrics missed; photo rejected; passport validity under 3 months.
Questions and answers
Why is the 10-year ID more expensive?
ICP charges AED 100 for each year of residence, so a 10-year card costs ten times the yearly fee.
Checked by the MARIO E.G.S.H team on 2026-10-08. Rules can change at any time; our consultant confirms the details for your case.
Legal basis
Federal Law No. 9 of 2006 on the Population Register and Identity Card System (as amended), cited by ICP on its ID card holders' duties page.
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