lionheart

Its beginning to look like getting an ID card may not be such a bad idea. Once my wife and daughter get their UAE Residence Visa renewed next month, we will probably do the deed. Anyone here got theirs yet?

http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/go...cards-1.528332

Blue Cat

doesn't affect AD yet so we won't be bothering.

Roadking

"All security and police authorities as well as police general departments and headquarters have been instructed not to provide these services to nationals or expatriates who do not have the Unified Multi-purpose ID."

Yeah right, I can see it now:

"I've just seen a multi-car pile up on the Emirates Road, can you send police and ambulance quickly?"

Emergency Service operator "Do you have an Emirates ID card and can you check that all those involved in the accident have an ID card..."

Bonny Boy

So if you don't have an ID card they can't touch you?

busybee2

i like the fact they are saying that you need one to re-register your car, well people will just not re-register there cars then.

shiva

well thats just dandy as they have officially lost mine and most of my wifes works applications and have told us to wait until they find them.....this was months ago.

seven seas

If you don't have it they will react the same way they used to when ppeople refused to get driving permits, passpports, etc.

Good luck finding the card Shiva, it can be a nightmare getting stuff done, never mind finding 'lost' cards.

commander

We got ours in AD a few months back..for the whole family it took 1hour.

Wouldn't have bothered but my company sent out a directive...and indication that it could be expensed..

Blue Cat

we are currently waiting for the same directive