About Us

ByFahad Bin Hamad Last Updated:

My ID Status publishes step-by-step guides for people living in, or moving to, Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia: how to check, renew, pay for and fix problems with a Qatar ID, a Kuwait Civil ID, an Emirates ID, or a visa.

We are not a government site, and we are not part of any government department. We do not check your ID for you, and we never ask for your ID number, passport number or visa number. Our guides explain which official portal to use and what to do there, so you can complete the step yourself.

The official portals our guides point to are:

  • Qatar — MOI Qatar (moi.gov.qa)
  • Kuwait — PACI (services.paci.gov.kw)
  • UAE — ICP (smartservices.icp.gov.ae) for emirates other than Dubai, and GDRFA Dubai (gdrfad.gov.ae) for Dubai
  • Saudi Arabia — Absher (absher.sa)
  • Saudi Arabia — Ministry of Interior (moi.gov.sa)

Fees, fines, dates and steps change, so we re-check our guides against the official portals before we republish them. Each guide shows the date it was last updated. If a fee or a step cannot be confirmed on an official portal, we leave it out rather than guess.

Our guides are written by country:

  • Fahad Bin Hamad — Kuwait and Saudi Arabia
  • Khalid Bin Rashid — UAE and Emirates ID
  • Sofia Bint Tariq — Qatar

More about each author is on the Authors page.

Our guides are general information, not personal advice. An unusual case — a court matter, a rejected application, or a ban you do not understand — is decided by the official portal or the relevant government office, not this website.

Something spotted out of date or wrong in a guide goes through the Contact page, and we will check it against the official portal.