I went out to the Emirate ID Authority today to apply for my national ID card. The whole process was quick and painless. I've lived in both Brunei and Korea, where everyone was fingerprinted as part of the issuance of ID cards, so it was nothing really special. However, here they scanned all eight fingers, both thumbs, my palms, and the sides of both hands. The only thing they didn't scan was my retina, and it looked like they had a connecton for a retinal scanner but it was nowhere to be seen.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Emirate ID Authority
I went out to the Emirate ID Authority today to apply for my national ID card. The whole process was quick and painless. I've lived in both Brunei and Korea, where everyone was fingerprinted as part of the issuance of ID cards, so it was nothing really special. However, here they scanned all eight fingers, both thumbs, my palms, and the sides of both hands. The only thing they didn't scan was my retina, and it looked like they had a connecton for a retinal scanner but it was nowhere to be seen.
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They do have retinal scan systems. Hala, from Ahmed, also living in UAE and fascinated by your activities.
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