UAE launches fingerprinting initiative for 15-year-old students

The identity authority’s new programme brings fingerprinting services directly to school students who have reached age 15, cutting the time needed to access official ID services.

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The UAE identity authority has launched "15 Fingerprint," a programme to register biometric data for school students who turn 15. The initiative is designed to speed up access to official identity services, reducing time and administrative effort for eligible students.

Key points

  • UAE identity authority launches fingerprinting programme for 15-year-olds
  • Programme aims to cut time needed to access identity services
  • Initiative targets school students as soon as they reach eligibility age

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The UAE’s identity authority has launched a programme to fingerprint school students who turn 15, giving them faster access to identity services without the usual administrative burden.

Called “15 Fingerprint,” the initiative is part of a broader push by the authority to make services more accessible to the public.

The aim is to process students’ biometric data as early as eligibility allows, reducing the time and effort involved in obtaining official identification.