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Adoption of Emirates ID as Official Document

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13/06/2021
Hotel Establishment's General Managers, Event
Organizers, Venue Owners, Tourist & Floating
Restaurants
ﺍﻟﺳﺎﺩﺓ/ ﻣﺩﺭﺍء ﺍﻟﻣﻧﺷﺂﺕ ﺍﻟﻔﻧﺩﻗﻳﺔ، ﻣﻧﻅﻣﻭ ﺍﻟﻔﻌﺎﻟﻳﺎﺕ، ﻣﻼﻙ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻋﺎﺕ، ﺍﻟﻣﻁﺎﻋﻡ
ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻳﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻌﺎﺋﻣﺔ ﺍﻟﻣﺣﺗﺭﻣﻳﻥ
Circular No. 18/2021 18/2021 ﺗﻌﻣﻳﻡ ﺭﻗﻡ
Subject: Adoption of Emirates ID as Official Document ﺍﻋﺗﻣﺎﺩ ﺑﻁﺎﻗﺔ ﺍﻟﻬﻭﻳﺔ ﺍﻹﻣﺎﺭﺍﺗﻳﺔ ﻛﻭﺛﻳﻘﺔ ﺭﺳﻣﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻣـﻭﺿﻭﻉ:
Greetings, ﺗﺣﻳﺔ ﻁﻳﺑﺔ ﻭﺑﻌﺩ،
Pursuant to Law No 8 of 2018 establishing the
Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT
Abu Dhabi) with a mandate to develop the tourism
industry in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and upon the
Executive Council’s Chairman Resolution no. (54) of
2016 on the event licensing system in Abu Dhabi, and
upon DCT Abu Dhabi’s Chairman Resolution no. (11) of
2019 relating to the application mechanism of the event
licensing system in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi through
the tasks assigned to DCT Abu Dhabi;
Please note that the Emirates ID card will now be used
as an official document to obtain the necessary permits
for speakers and entertainers in the Events Licensing
System in the emirate with immediate effect as per the
following categories:
1. Citizens of the United Arab Emirates.
2. Citizens of Gulf Cooperation Council countries who
have identity cards issued in the UAE.
3. Residents of the UAE.
Kindly ensure to attach a valid copy of the Emirates ID
card (both sides) along with a personal photo of either
the speaker or entertainer.
For further enquiries, please contact the following
numbers:
Abu Dhabi Contact Centre – 800 555
Events Licensing Team – 02 599 5332
Or use the following email address:
eventslic@dctabudhabi.ae
For technical support, please contact the following:
eSupport@dctabudhabi.ae
ﺑﺷﺄﻥ ﺇﻧﺷﺎء ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ – 2018 ﻟﺳﻧﺔ 8 ﺑﻧﺎء ً ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻧﻭﻥ ﺭﻗﻡ
ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ ﻭﻣﺎ ﻧﺹ ﻋﻠﻳﻪ ﺑﺷﺄﻥ ﺍﻟﻣﻬﺎﻡ ﻭﺍﻻﺧﺗﺻﺎﺻﺎﺕ ﻟﺗﺣﻘﻳﻖ ﺍﻟﺗﻧﻣﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻳﺔ
2016 ( ﻟﺳﻧﺔ54ﻹﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ، ﻭﻋﻠﻰ ﻗﺭﺍﺭ ﺭﺋﻳﺱ ﺍﻟﻣﺟﻠﺱ ﺍﻟﺗﻧﻔﻳﺫﻱ ﺭﻗﻡ )
ﺑﺷﺄﻥ ﻧﻅﺎﻡ ﺗﺭﺧﻳﺹ ﺍﻟﻔﻌﺎﻟﻳﺎﺕ ﻓﻲ ﺇﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ، ﻭﻗﺭﺍﺭ ﺭﺋﻳﺱ ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ
ﺑﺷﺄﻥ ﺁﻟﻳﺔ ﺗﻁﺑﻳﻖ ﻧﻅﺎﻡ ﺗﺭﺧﻳﺹ ﺍﻟﻔﻌﺎﻟﻳﺎﺕ ﻓﻲ 2019 ( ﻟﺳﻧﺔ11ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ ﺭﻗﻡ )
؛ﺇﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ ﻭﺫﻟﻙ ﻣﻥ ﺧﻼﻝ ﺍﻟﻘﻳﺎﻡ ﺑﺎﻟﻣﻬﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﻣﻭﻛﻠﺔ ﻟﻠﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ
ﺍﻋﺗﻣﺎﺩ ﺑﻁﺎﻗﺔ ﺍﻟﻬﻭﻳﺔ ﺍﻹﻣﺎﺭﺍﺗﻳﺔ ﻛﻭﺛﻳﻘﺔ ﻣﻌﺗﻣﺩﺓ ﻟﺗﻘﺩﻳﻡ ﺗ ﻡ ﻧﺣﻳﻁﻛﻡ ﻋﻠﻣﺎ ً ﺑﺄﻧﻪ
ﺍﻟﺗﺻﺎﺭﻳﺢ ﺍﻟﻼﺯﻣﺔ ﻟﻠﻣﺗﺣﺩﺛﻳﻥ ﻭﺍﻟﻔﻧﺎﻧﻳﻥ ﻓﻲ ﻧﻅﺎﻡ ﺗﺭﺧﻳﺹ ﺍﻟﻔﻌﺎﻟﻳﺎﺕ ﺍﻹﻟﻛﺗﺭﻭﻧﻲ ﻓﻲ
ﺇﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ، ﻭﺫﻟﻙ ﺣﺳﺏ ﺍﻟﻔﺋﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻣﺫﻛﻭﺭﺓ ﺃﺩﻧﺎﻩ:
. ﻣﻭﺍﻁﻧﻲ ﺩﻭﻟﺔ ﺍﻹﻣﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﻌﺭﺑﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻣﺗﺣﺩﺓ.1
. ﻣﻭﺍﻁﻧﻲ ﺩﻭﻝ ﻣﺟﻠﺱ ﺍﻟﺗﻌﺎﻭﻥ ﺍﻟﺧﻠﻳﺟﻲ ﻣﻣﻥ ﻟﺩﻳﻬﻡ ﺑﻁﺎﻗﺎﺕ ﻫﻭﻳﺔ ﺻﺎﺩﺭﺓ ﻣﻥ2
ﺍﻟﺩﻭﻟﺔ.
. ﺍﻟﻣﻘﻳﻣﻳﻥ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺩﻭﻟﺔ.3
ﻳﺭﺟﻰ ﺍﻟﺗﺄﻛﺩ ﻣﻥ ﺇﺭﻓﺎﻕ ﻧﺳﺧﺔ ﺻﺎﻟﺣﺔ ﻣﻥ ﺍﻟﺑﻁﺎﻗﺔ )ﻣﻥ ﺍﻟﺟﻬﺗﻳﻥ( ﻣﻊ ﺻﻭﺭﺓ
ﺷﺧﺻﻳﺔ ﺳﻭﺍء ً ﻟﻠﻣﺗﺣﺩﺙ ﺃﻭ ﺍﻟﻔﻧﺎﻥ.
ﻟﻠﻣﺯﻳﺩ ﻣﻥ ﺍﻻﺳﺗﻔﺳﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﻳﻣﻛﻧﻛﻡ ﺍﻟﺗﻭﺍﺻﻝ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻷﺭﻗﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﺗﺎﻟﻳﺔ:
800 555 ﻣﺭﻛﺯ ﺍﺗﺻﺎﻝ ﺣﻛﻭﻣﺔ ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ-
02 599 5332 ﻓﺭﻳﻖ ﻋﻣﻝ ﺍﻟﻔﻌﺎﻟﻳﺎﺕ -
ﺃﻭ ﻣﻥ ﺧﻼﻝ ﺍﻟﺑﺭﻳﺩ ﺍﻹﻟﻛﺗﺭﻭﻧﻲ ﺍﻟﺗﺎﻟﻲ:
eventslic@dctabudhabi.ae
ﻟﻠﺩﻋﻡ ﺍﻟﻔﻧﻲ ﻳﺭﺟﻰ ﺍﻟﺗﻭﺍﺻﻝ ﻋﺑﺭ ﺍﻟﺑﺭﻳﺩ ﺍﻹﻟﻛﺗﺭﻭﻧﻲ ﺍﻟﺗﺎﻟﻲ:
eSupport@dctabudhabi.ae
Circular No. 18/2021 1 of 2
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Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ - ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ
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P.O.Box 94000, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates dctabudhabi.ae ، ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ، ﺍﻹﻣﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﻌﺭﺑﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻣﺗﺣﺩﺓ94000ﺹ.ﺏ.
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