| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Country/State | United Arab Emirates |
| ICP | Federal Authority For Identity, Citizenship, Customs & Port Security. |
| Chairman | Chairman of the Authority. |
| Stakeholders | The relevant federal and local entities. |
| Ports Management | The process of preparing, planning, organizing the operation process, directing and coordinating, and supporting the roles and tasks of operating and executing by federal or local entities, as the case may be, which exercise their tasks and duties in the areas of customs, ports and entry and exit from the country in accordance with the legislation in force in order to achieve efficiency and effectiveness of the ports. |
| Borders | The boundaries separating the maritime and land regions and territories of the State from the maritime and land regions and territories of the neighboring countries. |
| Free Zones | Free zones in any emirate of the country. |
| Registration | The process of issuing the ID card for individuals after obtaining their biometric and civil data |
| Preventive Medicine | Preventive Medicine departments affiliated with the Ministry of Health or health authorities across UAE. |
| Biometrics | Unique data that differentiate individuals; such as the prints of the palm and fingerprints |
| Civil data | Information specific to each individual; such as name, nationality, and date of birth. |
| Comprehensive Registration Counter | The counter at which the whole registration process is completed and biometrics are captured. |
| Customer Happiness Centers | The Customer Happiness Centers of the Federal Authority For Identity ,Citizenship , Customs & Port Security across country. |
| Identity Card Number | It is not the same as the Identity Number, it is the number of the card, affixed on the right of the backside of the card when printed whether in the Emirates Card Factory or through the decentralized typing system. |
| Electronic link | A project through which Federal Authority For Identity and Citizenship aims to provide services related to the population register to the entities authorized to review or update information on individuals through direct and safe ways to provide a safe, developable and flexible work structure that supports linking the entities included in a unified database, and providing ways to prove the identities of individuals and verify the data of the citizens and residents of data through the said entities’ applications based on the identity card. |
| VALIDATION GATEWAY | An integrated system to manage electronic data encryption keys, aiming at providing digital services based on an advanced and accurate technology infrastructure to provide the service of confirmation and verification of the identity of the person or entity possessing a signature tool through electronic networks, on which are based all e-business works such as e-trade and e-government. |
| Identity Card PIN Number | A number consisting of four digits, associated with the electronic identity, providing protection and confidentiality of the card, which the user can choose upon completing the registration process (fingerprinting and photography) in any of Federal Authority For Identity and Citizenship customer service centers or re-configure by visiting one of Federal Authority For Identity and Citizenship customer service centers. |
| Chip | A smart electronic chip inside the identity card including the basic personal and biometric data of the ID holder, which are electronically readable in applications that require identity confirmation and authentication. Some of the said data is encrypted so that only relevant entities can read in order to protect the confidentiality and privacy of data. |
| Digital Identity | It is the activation of the electronic identity applications using the public key infrastructure (PKI) which allows the issuance of digital certificates confirming the identity of the individual, so as to facilitate the provision of electronic services and support linking process with e-government in the state. |
| Civil Data | The elements of the civil status of the individual related to the following: Date of birth, place of birth, marriage, divorce, citizenship, residence, death, religion, academic certificate, employment status. |
Federal Authority For Identity, Citizenship, Customs & Port Security Terminology
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