PMA RASHEED

BY PMA RASHEED

The Gulf Today, 15 Nov 2008

Above 35,000 expatriate staff working at Emirates airlines group will be able to manage their national identity card registration processes through special Emirates Post counters arranged at the offices of the country’s major aviation group, said officials.

“The group has signed a contract with Emirates Post’s subsidiary Emirates marketing and promotions (EMP), in line with the decree issued by Emirates Identification Authority (EIDA) that all expatriates in the UAE should posses an ID with ship card by 2010,” said Abdulaziz Al Ali, executive vice president Emirates airlines.

He added, “By providing the UAE ID card processing service within our office premises, Emirates is enabling our large workforce to apply for their cards easily and conveniently and this will help facilitate compliance with the Federal requirement.”

Mohammad Kamal, deputy chief executive officer at EMP said, “Aimed at making the ID registration processes convenient for the staff of Emirates Airlines, we have deployed dedicated resources both at the airlines office as well as our end.”

“As the airlines company takes efforts to make the EIDA process hassle free and easier for its employees, we have incorporated all necessary procedures and system to ensure the completion of the project successfully,” he added.

“EMP counters, along with agents, have been placed within the offices of the emirates. Employees are required to print and fill up a form that has been sent by email to them. This is followed by the payment of a pre-registration fee of Dhs40. Post sorting and data entry by the concerned EMP cell, an automated SMS will be sent to the employees to inform them about the completion of pre-registration and to request them to proceed with the registration process,” pointed out Kamal.

For registration, the employee will return to the EMP counter and fill up a barcode incorporated form. This barcode will be associated with the employee’s file. During submission the employees are required to give their photograph along with fingerprints. After the data is processed, the employee will receive the ID card within two weeks by Empost courier.