No National ID deadline extension for kids under 15: Eida

The Emirates Identity Authority (Eida) has announced its intention to open two new registration centres with a capacity of up to 700 customers daily in Baniyas and Al Rahba in Abu Dhabi next week.

This will bring to 62 the number of the Emirates ID's registration centres across the UAE.

Eida has reiterated its call for parents of nationals and resident children across the UAE whose residences expire after December 31, 2012, to register children under the age of 15 for the ID card before October 1, 2012 and not to wait until the last minute, in compliance with the Cabinet's decision No. 25 for 2011, in a bid to avoid payment of delay fees.

Eida previously announced an exception for resident children under the age of 15 across the UAE, whose residence visas expire before December 31, 2012, from the children-related registration deadline, provided registration of this category is done by the time of renewal of visas before the year-end.

Eida also announced last January the exception of residents above the age of 15 whose residence visas expire before December 31, 2012 in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah, from the ID card registration deadline, provided that registration of this category is made at the time of renewal of visas.

The Emirates ID said the opening of the two new centres in Abu Dhabi comes as part of its plans aimed at rendering its services closer to customers across the UAE, noting that the new centres would provide their services to customers in the morning period as per the prior appointment system.

The Baniyas Registration Centre is situated within the Etisalat building and incorporates 7 registration lines in the population register and ID card system, including three for women, in addition to 3 lines for providing ID card data updating service.

Al Rahba Registration Centre, on the other hand, is situated in the Emirates Post building in Al Rahba and incorporates 3 registration lines in addition to one registration line for updating the ID card data.

Eida pointed out that the number of its affiliated ID card registration centres in Abu Dhabi as well as the registration centres attached to the preventive medicine centres, which are run by EIMAS for electronic management and security solutions, rose to 18 in the light of opening the two new centres.

Eida noted the support and co-operation of the Emirates Telecommunications Corporation - Etisalat and Emirates Post for enabling it to open registration centres in their premises.

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