Identity and nationality “allow citizens to renew the passport a year before it ends

The Federal Authority for Identity, Nationality, Customs and Ports Security decided to allow the replacement of the passport for citizens within a period of up to a full year before the date of its completion instead of the previous six months in place previously..

In detail, the head of the commission, Ali Muhammad Al -Shamsi, issued a decision stating that the citizen may renew his passport if the passport period is a year or less, as the authority will provide service to citizens from Monday, August 18, 2025 through the smart services system.

Al -Shamsi stressed in media statements that the decision contributes to improving the quality of citizens ’life and enabling them to prior planning their trips out of the country, and the completion of their transactions and the expansion of the scope of the use of official digital documents, in addition to providing proactive and pioneering institutional services.

He also pointed out that the UAE passport holds the introduction to the global arrangement of passports in terms of strength, reliability and reliability in the countries of the world, pointing out that the decision is a strong boost to enhance the position of the Emirati passport, and contributes to making the system and services to issue the passport and renew it as a pioneering and inspiring model for the rest of the countries of the region and the world.