What is the Emirates ID number format?
An Emirates ID number has 15 digits written as 784-YYYY-NNNNNNN-C. The prefix 784 is the UAE country code, YYYY is the birth year, NNNNNNN is a seven-digit serial and C is a final check digit. The card is issued by the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security.
Who needs to store Emirates ID numbers?
Every UAE citizen and resident holds an Emirates ID. Employers keep copies for visa and HR files, banks use them for onboarding, and landlords request them for tenancy contracts. Businesses that hold many copies need to know which cards expire soon, so the number and the expiry date must be easy to find.
How can you check the shape of an Emirates ID number?
A simple pattern confirms that a string looks like an Emirates ID number. The hyphens are optional in many documents, so a tolerant pattern accepts both forms.
^784-?\d{4}-?\d{7}-?\d$This only checks the shape. It does not show that the number exists or that it belongs to the person who presented it.
What does a valid example look like?
The number 784-1985-1234567-1 is a made-up example used only to show the layout. It is not issued to anyone.
How does InstantDrive read an Emirates ID?
InstantDrive runs a deterministic pattern engine on the text it extracts from a scan. When the pattern matches, the number is accepted without calling a large language model. Vision AI is used only as a fallback when text recognition confidence is below 90 percent.
What does InstantDrive not do with Emirates IDs?
InstantDrive does not check a number against government records, does not confirm that a card is genuine and does not replace official verification. It stores the file, reads the fields and names the file so you can find it later.
Primary source: Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security (ICP)
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