"ID and Citizenship" denies promotional information related to ID card and GCC citizens

The Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Ports Security denied the promotional information attributed to it and circulating about enabling citizens of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) to obtain an Emirates ID card for a financial fee only.

The authority issued a statement published through its official account in "Twitter", in which it said: "The Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Ports Security denies the promotional information attributed to it and circulated through social media platforms about enabling citizens of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf to obtain the Emirates ID card for a financial fee only."

The Authority called on the public and customers to obtain information from its official sources, and explained: "The Authority calls on valued customers to be careful of misleading advertisements, and stresses that inclusion in the population register systems to obtain the Emirates ID card requires meeting the requirements subject to the requirements and controls in accordance with the regulatory decisions, which have not undergone any changes."

The Authority called on all members of society to ignore the aforementioned rumor and to obtain correct information from the Authority's reliable channels and official government sources.