How to Renew Emirates ID Online from home/office

Usually people using typing centers to complete Emirates ID renewal process with payment of extra 70+ AED with service charge, but now its possible and very easy to Renew your Emirates ID online by yourself from your comfort zone which can save your money and time.

Government fees for Emirates ID renewal is 200 AED for 2 years and 300 AED for 3 years plus 40 AED additional online service charges but typing centres will charge you about 350 to 370 AED.

How to Renew Emirates ID Card Online:

To renew Emirates identity card online, you will need to follow 7 simple steps, we have covered them with High Quality screenshots below.

Required Documents to Renew Emirates ID online:

1: Valid Passport soft copy

2: Residence Visa soft copy

3: Emirates ID both sides

4: Passport Size Personal Photograph (only if want to change in ID)

Important Points before proceeding application:

1: Keep soft/hard copy of your previous Emirates ID, Passport copy and visa copy with you in-order to save your time while filling online renewal form.

2: You will be asked to write IDN number, don’t worry it is the number of your Emirates ID which starts with 784-19.

3: In Residency permit details, you will need to write your UID (Unified ID Number) which is stated on top of your visa page.

4: While updating your name details, if you don't have a family name, your last name becomes your family name.
5: Only fill mandatory fields which marked by * in red.  

Create Account:

To begin, create free account by clicking below Link which is the official Link of Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship Website.

Registration Link

You will provide your Mobile number to get OTP and your Email address for username and Password, which will be sent to you by mail. 

Check your Mobile for OTP

New Account Email Sample

Sign In and start renewal process:

Once you have completed the sign-up process, check your inbox for username/password, after signing in, you will see below options, click on RENEW YOUR ID CARD.

Step 1: Applicant Class Information:

Choose Resident/Expat in applicant class and write the renewal type in applicant class details with IDN number, expiry date of your current card, nationality and gender details.

Step 2: Name Information:

Write your first name and last name in both English and Arabic, no need to write second, third or fourth name, just fill out the mandatory (*) fields.

Step 3: Personal Information:

Select country of your birth from country list, dob, marital status and religion details.

Step 4: Passport Information:

Fill out your passport details and scroll down to next step.

Step 5: Contact Information:

Write down your mobile number which will be used later for tracking of your emirates ID and for collection purpose.

Note: If you want to change your picture in Emirates ID, choose Yes in highlighted area.

Step 6: Delivery Address Information:

This one is important, write it carefully, we would recommend, “I don’t have personal or company PO box” which will open a list of all postal branches across UAE, you can choose your nearest branch for collecting your Emirates ID.

Once you have clicked on a branch name, PO Box number will automatically appear.

  

Step 7: Attachments:

Upload the require documents by clicking Attach File option.

Attachments including your valid passport copy, residency copy, front and back side of your previous Emirates ID.

Once you have completed all the steps, you will see a status which shows completed percentage, it should be 90% to proceed next step.

Submit Application:

After completing 90% of your form, click on next button which shown above, you will be redirected to online payment portal, but before redirecting to online payment portal, they may send you OTP on your mobile in-order to verify.

Print and Save:

Once you have paid online, print out the application and save its soft copy, receipt or confirmation email of your paid transaction will be sent to you by mobile or through email address.

What if you made a Mistake by filling online form:

In case if you have missed something or you made a mistake and submitted the application, immediately call 600530003 and let them know by providing your application number.

Don’t worry, you have 24 hours to edit and update your application without any cost, but it is advisable to read and write all information very careful as once your card printed or issued, changes will become more harder more expensive.

Collection of your Emirates ID:

Once your application to renew Emirates ID online get approved and submitted, your Emirates ID will become available for collection at a post office of your choice or your company's post box (card will be delivered to the area which you mentioned in the application).

If you have written your mobile number in application of Emirates ID online renewal, you will be notified by SMS when the card is ready for collection.