If you lose your Emirates ID card, you can now get a replacement card within just 24 hours.
Emirates Identity Authority (Eida) offers a premium service that charges Dh150 to issue a replacement card.
“Premium paid services are available for Dh150 per card,” a spokesperson said. Emirates 24|7.
To avail this service, you need to go to the nearest Emirates ID Service Center, submit a copy of your passport with residence stamp, and pay the fee at the designated counter.
“Replacement cards will be provided to customers within 24 hours,” he said.
However, not many people know about this new service. PR executive Sonali Kumar is one of them.
“I’ve never applied for a card replacement, so I don’t know that such a service exists,” she says, adding that there are people who need these services, so offering a fast-track option added that it was very good.
The general steps to request a card replacement are as follows:
• You can choose to fill out the electronic form yourself or follow the steps below.
• Submit the required documents to one of the certified typing offices.
• Pay the exchange fee and entry fee and collect the exchange application.
• This step may require you to retake the photo or print. Therefore, visit one of the authority’s registration centers.
• After receiving an SMS from Emirates ID informing you that your ID card is ready, go to the Emirates Post Office to collect your card.
