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Can I fly without Emirates ID?

Can I fly without Emirates ID? By Shahbaz Ahmed - December 02, 2021

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What is Emirates id? Can I fly without Emirates ID? These questions have been frequently asked. So, the identity card of UAE called Emirates id, which shows your identity officially by government of UAE for residents and citizens of UAE. Emirates id is necessary for all the UAE citizens and residents so they have to apply for the Emirates id. We will discuss about the details regarding features and benefits of the Emirates ID card and process. We will also discuss that question about Can I fly without Emirates ID?

How can you explain Emirates ID?

The identity card of UAE called Emirates id, which shows your identity officially by government of UAE for residents and citizens of UAE. It is necessary to keep the Emirates ID with all of the UAE citizens and residents with themselves. As it is a legal requirement for a person to apply for it and carry it. There is several use of Emirates ID which is as follows:

  • For getting the government services
  • For voting of Federal National Council in the election
  • it is a traveling document  for the UAE citizens for moving inside  the GCC
  • it is also utilized as a document to pass immigration for acrossing the eGates and smart gates of many airports of UAE. 

As per the Federal Authority for identity and citizenship in UAE, it is opposite to the law to lay hold of Emirates id card of other people. Moreover, companies can’t give permission to lay hold of the Emirates ID cards of their employees or their customers and visitors. These companies can only take their data on the ID card. 

Residence visa holders departing from Dubai

All the passengers who are departing from UAE and travelling to some other country they should have negative COVID-19 tests only if the travelling country demands.

  • If you are travelling out of the Dubai and returning, there is a process to apply to your return journey. 
  • Moreover, the Dubai residents did not require Dubai Government approval of left the Dubai.
  • You need to check the requirements of the country which you are travelling to. You might check tht because travel regulations changes after some time. You need to take the Covid-19 test before you depart from the country. 
  • There is a list of authorized Covid-19 test laboratories in UAE. There is no need to get your test after some days you can only do your tests if the travelling country demand just before travelled to the desired country. 

Rapid Covid-19 testing at Dubai international airports for flights to china

However, all the passengers need to have the rapid Covid-19 except children under age of 1 who are travelling to china should have negative reports. You will require Covid-19 test certificate before travelling. Your report should be new at least 5 hours before check-in before your flight and you have to take this test with you at the Dubai airport at Emirates Terminal 3 departure area. Regarding more information you have to contact with travel requirements for china. 

Special Covid-19 PCR test rates for Emirates Passengers

UAE has enlarged their medical alliance that provides all the travellers entire home or office COVID-19 PCR testing prices at given centers:

  • Al Tadawi Medical Centre 
  • It is located at Al Masood building, Airport Road, Port Saeed area, Deira
  • This test may costs AED 130 per person. Moreover, if you are getting test of Home or office within Dubai it can costs AED 240 each person. These test result will appear within 24 hours.
  • Prime Medical Centre
  • Located in Dubai
  • Al Qusais Branch, Damascus Street
  • Premier Diagnostic and Medical center, Salah Al Din Street
  • Prime Crop Medical center, Salah Al Din Street, Deira
  • Sheikh Zayed Branch, Sheikh Zayed Street, near Noor Islamic Bank
  • Prime Specialist Medical Center Sharjah Branch, King Faisal St, Al Majaz
  • Ajman Branch, Grand Mall, Sheikh Khalifa St
  • This test may costs AED 150 per person, Moreover, if you are getting test of home or office within the Dubai for a minimum of two passengers is also available at AED 240 per person. These test result will appear within 24 hours. 

Do you require a visa for visiting the UAE? 

If you are visiting the UAE, you might be required to apply for the visa. Although, if you are just transiting through the Abu Dhabi. Exploring the country you need to call home for up to 96 hours with a UAE transit visa or you can also apply for your UAE visa quickly and very easy online. 

We are giving the list of countries if you are from any country that is listed bellow then you don’t need to apply for a visa before you traveled to the UAE. While you have arrived to the Abu Dhabi, you have to make sure you are heading to the immigration for receiving the visa. 

Andorra 

Brunei

Czech Republic

Hong Kong(SAR of China)

Liechtenstein

Montenegro

Republic of Mauritius

Argentina

Bulgaria

Denmark

Hungary

Lithuania

Nauru

Republic of El Salvador

Australia

Canada

Estonia

Iceland

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Portugal

Austria

Chile

Finland

Ireland

Malaysia

New Zealand

Romania

Bahamas

Colombia

France

Italy

Maldives

Norway

Russian

Barbados

Costa Rica

Germany

Japan

Malta

People’s Republic of China

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Belgium

Croatile

Greece

Kazakhstan

Mexico

Peru

San Marino

Brazil

Cyprus

Honduras

Latvia

Monaco

Poland

Serbia

Seychelles

Singapore

Slovakia

Slovenia

Solomon

South Korea

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

The Vatican

Ukraine

United Kingdom

United States of America

Uruguay

 

Conclusion

In conclusion, the answer of question of Can I fly without Emirates ID is you required emirates id for depart from UAE.  The Emirates id is only required for check-in at UAE airport. You don’t required Emirates Id in other country. Moreover, you have to carry your Emirates id within the country.

 

By Shahbaz Ahmed - December 02, 2021

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