Dubai: As the UAE’s residency visa stickers in travel permits are supplanted with Emirates ID as of nowadays, April 11, the past shape of stickers will as it were be accessible online as a reference for residents.
According to the Government Specialist for Personality, Citizenship, Traditions and Harbour Security (ICA), the Emirates ID will be confirmation for inhabitants because it contains subtle elements of residents’ visa status.
Major Common Saeed Rakan Al Rashidi, Acting Director-General for Outsiders Issues and Ports at ICA, said the past frame of residency stickers will as it were be accessible online by means of the authority’s keen application, in a step pointed at improving transitional adaptability towards utilizing the character card as an alternative.
“The authority has developed all necessary technical facilities to obtain the details of individuals’ residency through a printed form that can be applied for, through individuals’ accounts using the authority’s smart app or website,” he said.
Individuals can visit the authority’s site that permits for printing the residency points of interest frame in fair three steps.
Verifying residency
The specialist has as of now facilitated with partners within the flying segment to empower holders of substantial residency visas who are exterior the nation to enter the nation as well as guests by confirming their personality through a international id peruser accessible at the stages of airliners.
The airlines can now verify the residency status through the passport number and Emirates ID.
The move to end visa stickers was a UAE Cabinet decision that aims to reduce the steps associated with the process of issuing and renewing residency visas and will now instead be linked to the Emirates ID.
New ID card
The move came after a unused era of Emirates IDs was uncovered final year. Specialists have as of now begun to roll out the modern card.