Emirates ID applications
New, renewal and lost or damaged card applications, for all categories.
Service details
What the service covers
We type and complete Emirates ID applications for all categories — new cards, renewals, and replacements for lost or damaged cards — in line with the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs & Port Security requirements. Categories:
- UAE and GCC citizens: applications to issue and renew the national ID
- Residents: personal, company or family sponsorship
- Companies and employees: individual and group ID transactions
- Domestic workers: housemaids, drivers and nannies
Required documents
For UAE and GCC citizens
- Original family book (for UAE citizens).
- Original valid passport.
- Recent photo on a white background, official size.
- Old ID card (for renewals).
For residents, companies and domestic workers
- Original valid passport.
- Original entry permit (new residency) or current/digital residence visa (renewal).
- Recent photo on a white background, to the approved standard.
- Old Emirates ID (for renewal or damaged-card replacement).
- Unified Number, if available.
Typical estimated time
- Typing and submitting the application
- 10 to 15 minutes at our office
- Biometrics for new applicants
- Appointment set on submission; the visit takes a few minutes
- Card issuance (standard)
- 24 to 48 working hours after residency or biometrics approval
- Card issuance (urgent)
- Within 24 hours through customer happiness centres
Times are typical estimates; the final decision and processing time rest with the relevant authority, and additional documents may be requested depending on the case. Government fees are not included in our fees and vary by transaction. We are a private document clearing business, not a government authority and not affiliated with one.
Please don’t send copies of sensitive documents in your first enquiry; the team will tell you what is needed and how to send it.
Information last reviewed: October 2026.
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