Emirates ID renewal: fees, fines and how to renew

Who renews the Emirates ID, and when

Residents. The UAE government portal says your Emirates ID expires when your residence visa does, and your sponsor must renew the residence before then. ICP takes the ID renewal with the residence application, on one unified form, in every emirate except Dubai. In Dubai, GDRFA Dubai renews the residence, and the card renewal is an ICP service, online or at ICP centres such as Al Barsha. See our residence visa renewal guide.

UAE and GCC nationals. You renew the card yourself through ICP, or the head of the family, a guardian or a legally authorised representative applies for you.

When. ICP's FAQ lets UAE nationals renew in the card's final year, and GCC nationals and residents in its final six months, or after expiry. ICP extended UAE nationals' window to one year from 14 July 2026; the UAE government portal still shows six months. Follow ICP. A 30-day grace period runs from the expiry date before the late fine starts.

Emirates ID renewal fees and cost

A resident's card fee follows the residence. For a two-year residence, ICP's Emirates ID fees come to AED 300: AED 200 for the card (AED 100 for each of the 2 years) plus the AED 100 smart application fee. ICP's residence renewal page lists separate fees for the permit itself: AED 100 application, AED 100 renewal for each year and AED 100 smart service. One set pays for the residence, the other for the card. These are ICP's fees only; typing centres and service providers, including us, charge separately. In Dubai, GDRFA Dubai sets its own residence fees.

The urgent service, which the UAE government portal says issues the card within 24 hours, is for UAE and GCC nationals. Other residents can use it only when replacing their card.

How to renew your Emirates ID online

Use ICP's smart services website or the UAEICP app with UAE PASS, or visit an ICP customer happiness centre.

• 1. Check your window. The final six months for residents and GCC nationals, the final year for UAE nationals, or after expiry.
• 2. Prepare documents. Your passport and a recent photo that isn't the one on your current card. Residents add the residence documents (for workers, a medical report) and a passport valid for at least six months.
• 3. Apply. Outside Dubai, residents use the unified form. Check the data ICP pulls in and correct anything wrong.
• 4. Attach and pay. Upload documents only if ICP can't retrieve your data automatically, then pay the fees.
• 5. Give fingerprints if asked. ICP requires anyone aged 15 or over to give fingerprints and a signature at its service centres, a step its online process applies "if required".
• 6. Receive the card. ICP lists 5 days. A standard card comes by courier; an urgent one is collected from an ICP centre.

If ICP returns the application for changes, make them in time or it's cancelled. For your Emirates ID renewal status, see how to check emirates id status.

Emirates ID fine: amount, exemptions and how to check it

The late fine comes from Cabinet Resolution No. 89 of 2022, in force since 3 October 2022. ICP's FAQ says it starts 30 days after the card's expiry date.

Exemptions. Article 4 of the resolution exempts three cases from these fines: someone who left the UAE, stayed abroad for more than three months and whose card expired after they left; someone whose card expired after they were deported (by order, administrative decision or court ruling) or while their residence or passport was held over pending cases, with proof from the authority involved; and a UAE national, for the period before they gained citizenship and a family book. ICP's chairman or a delegate may also waive all or part of a fine.

To apply, use ICP's Request for Exemption from Delay Fees service with your ID application and proof; ICP lists 2 days. Its service page names only the deportation, court-case and pre-citizenship cases, while the resolution also covers time abroad. ICP decides each request.

How to check an Emirates ID fine. ICP lists the late-renewal fine under "Service fines" on its renewal service. To confirm what you owe, ICP's FAQ points inquiries to its call centre (600522222 in the UAE, 00971600522222 from abroad) and its inquiries and complaints platform at cc.icp.gov.ae. Traffic fines are separate from ICP fines: the UAE government portal lists the MOI and RTA apps for checking and paying them.

Your Emirates ID is your proof of residence

ICP announced on 5 April 2022 that it would stop issuing residence stickers in passports from 11 April 2022. A resident's Emirates ID became the proof of residence, carrying the details the sticker used to show. ICP's app holds an electronic copy, and you can print a stamped residence details form from your ICP account.

The link runs both ways: the UAE government portal says cancelling a residence visa cancels the Emirates ID automatically, and that cardholders must carry the card at all times.

Global Sky PRO handles the typing, the residence and ID renewal applications, and the follow-up until the card arrives. We're not ICP or GDRFA Dubai, and they decide every application. We also track renewal dates for staff and families through our employment visa and family visa services.