Emirates ID Biometric Appointment 2025: A Complete Guide

The Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship, Customs, and Port Security offers an online Emirates ID biometric appointment booking service for citizens and residents in the United Arab Emirates to complete the fingerprinting process at accredited centers without the need to stand in waiting lines, and to facilitate procedures more broadly, the service allows for rescheduling the examination appointment online in case of inability to visit the center at the booked time.

How to Book an Emirates ID Biometric Appointment

By following this simple steps, you can book an Emirates ID biometric appointment: ^[1]

• Visit the interactive services page on ICP website “from Here“.

• Select the “Issue New ID Card“, or “Issue Replacement for lost \ damaged ID Card“.
• Click “Start Service”.
• View the details.
• Click “Start Service”.

• Log in to ICP website by UAE PASS, or by email as follows:
  • Type the Email address.
  • Enter the password.
  • Click “I am not a Robot”.
  • Click “Login”.
  • Click “Remember me”.
• Enter the required data in the application.
• Upload the required documents.
• Book an appointment for the biometrics as follows:
  • Select the nearest Emirates ID biometric center.
  • Choose the required date from the calendar.
• Pay the service fee.
• Confirm the application.
• Wait for a message on your mobile phone containing the date and time of the biometric appointment and the address of the center where the biometric will take place.

How to Book an Emirates ID Biometric Appointment by UAEICP App

By following this simple steps, you can book an Emirates ID biometric appointment online by UAEICP app: ^{[2] [3]}

• Download the UAEICP app through the following download links:
  • UAEICP App From Google Play: “from here“.
  • UAEICP App From App Store: “from here“.
• Click “Install”, to install the UAEICP app.
• Open the UAEICP app.
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• Click “Sign in”.
• Log in the UAEICP app using your email, or using your UAE PASS.
• Click “Continue“.
• Type the PIN in the required field.
• Choose “Allow“.

• Choose the “Emirets ID”.
• Move to the apply for a new ID card service.
• Type the required information in the application.
• Upload the required documents.
  Pay the service fee.
• Book an appointment for your biometrics as follows:
  • Choose the nearest Emirates ID biometric center.
  • Wait for a message on your mobile phone containing the date and time of the Biometric appointment and the address of the center where the Biometric will take place.
  • Select the required date.
• Complete the instruction and confirm the application.

Conclusion

The Emirates ID biometric appointment booking service is an electronic service available when applying for the first issuance of the Emirates ID, or its renewal, and this service is available on the ICP portal and its dedicated application for free.