| Tom Jones |
| http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2008/October/theuae_October519.xml§ion=theuae 'The identity card is mandatory from January 1, 2009 and those who do not have them will face penalties including a jail sentence,' Thamer Rashed M. Al Qasemi, Planning Director of Emirates Identity Authority, told reporters on Tuesday. |
| yasrkasem |
| hi and who should do it? as i heared all nationals and pplz who working in government sections only who should do it, any other expatriates shouldn't have one. more info will be appreciared, thnx |
| sage & onion |
| It's UAE Nationals by year end, ex-pats have at least another year. |
| Tom Jones |
| According to this article in todays's Gulf News all uae nationals, expats working in the government and professional expats (working in the private sector) must get the card before year end. See this link: http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Government/10253838.html Also see this link: http://www.emiratesid.ae/ [/img] |
| sage & onion |
Then as usual, mass confusion, the final deadline will probably be somewhere in 2035 :roll: |
| Tom Jones |
| SMILE :) You're in the UAE!!! |
| M! |
not enough... since it takes til Dec 2034 to get access to this fucking emiratesid website |
| Miss_lolly |
the UAE ID card is mandatory for UAE nationals by the end of December 2008 and for expatriates by end-2010. :wink: |
| Kyoto |
| Newspapers on two days said end of year. |
| DPS |
| ITs only another financial scam. If the govt sincerely wants an unified ID for all residents, the labor could well have been used. |
| Tom Jones |
| It's mostly for security purposes. They fingerprint you when you apply for the card!!!!! |
| Dubai Knight |
| When Sheikh Mo has one, then maybe we will all get one... :shock: :shock: :shock: Knight |
| sharfraz |
| no proper information as always..... 8) |
| sharfraz |
| you break any rules, you pay them fines., money that is what the UAE is behind..... |