Awards and Certificates

In the Dubai Government Excellence Programme, the General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs took home several prizes, including: - First place in the category of friendly entity for people with drive. For the "Hafawa" project, the land and seaports sector was recognised as having the best joint government project. Third place for the best organisation in the financial and administrative governance category. The top provider of services. The organisation that performed the "Dubai Plan 2021" in 2017 was the best

The "Smart Corridor" project, the first of its kind in the world, is based on utilizing artificial intelligence technologies to facilitate and accelerate the process. The General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai, represented by the Department of Future Ports, the Airports Sector, won first place in the International Business and Leadership Excellence Awards in the category of government services. utilizing smart gates to pass through immigration at Dubai International Airport without having to present any identification, such as a passport, identity card, or boarding pass.

The General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai won the Minister of Interior's award in 2017 in several categories, including the category for forgery seizures represented by the Documents Examination Center, the category for the best entity in the field of following up on violators represented by the Investigation Department; first place in the category of the leading agency; and the award for the category of innovation.

In the "Oceanic Khorfakkan" race, which was overseen by the Emirates Triathlon Association, the Dubai residency took the lead among the teams. The Dubai residence took the top three spots in the Iron Man Championship, which featured elite world champions and is regarded as one of the most significant sporting events on a global scale. Team (A) of the Dubai residence earned first place at the level of the competing teams, and team (B) took third place, with more than 80 teams from 87 different countries competing. h the participation of more than 400 players, both male and female, from various countries. Amer Al Bahri, Khalifa Al Nuaimi, and Mohammed Al Marawi were members of the Dubai Triathlon team.

In 2017, 13 Terminal 3 employees received the ACE Customer Service Excellence Award awarded by Dubai Airports to honour outstanding achievements in the customer and employee experience.

The "Oceanic Khorfakkan" race, which was overseen by the Emirates Triathlon Association and featured more than 400 male and female athletes of various nationalities, was won by the Dubai residency. Amer Al Bahri, Khalifa Al Nuaimi, and Mohammed Al Marawi were members of the Dubai Triathlon team.

The Institutional Support Sector/Department of Corporate Communication, representing the General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai, won the Emirates Ideas Award in the National Identity category for the "Good Morning, Homeland" initiative. This initiative is part of the administration's desire to launch notable and developmental initiatives and foster a culture of creativity and innovation to enhance patriotism and twinning. In addition, since it was the first government agency to post videos of its employees on its Instagram channel, this initiative also included staff from other agencies throughout the year (GDRFA Dubai).

In the fourteenth session of the International Business Excellence Awards (IBX), Dubai Residency won two international awards for its next generation leaving project and management team award in the category of government services. This award is among the most prestigious internationally in the business world. There are approximately (34) categories for individuals, businesses, and institutions.

The award for the best joint Arab idea for the next-generation port project (NGE-NGA-NGB), which enables entry and exit procedures to be completed in less than 10 seconds, was given to the General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai, represented by the Airports Sector. The category for entry and residence permits also took home the prize for the best product concept for the GCC nationals' visa project.

The Positive Energy Department, representing the General Directorate of Identity and Foreign Affairs in Dubai, received several honours from the American Ideas Award: Brigadier General Abdul Samad Hussein Suleiman, Assistant Director for Quality and Excellence Affairs, won the Best Resident Award in 2017 along with Major Salem bin Ali, Director of the Amer Department.