Awards and Certificates

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.

The General Administration received the Tejari Award for Excellence in Procurement for the Government of Dubai in recognition of Dubai's efforts in the digital transformation of government procurement management in the Emirate of Dubai as the first government entity to successfully integrate with the digital identity with the application of the UAE Digital Identity UAE Pass to sign electronic contracts.

The Honourable The Asian Business Leadership Forum presented Lieutenant General Mohammed Al Marri, Director General of the General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai, with the ABLF Lifetime Achievement Award alongside a group of other world leaders for his successful initiatives in the city's visa system, which were crucial in promoting Dubai as an alluring tourist and investment destination that draws the best talent. in the global.

Following are some significant international honours that Dubai's General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs has received: - The Financial Resources Department took home the Golden Award for being the best organization in the accounting field for financial auditing. For the smart corridor project, the Future Ports Department won the Golden Award for the year 2019 in the category of greatest administrative achievement. - The Silver Award for Best Innovator went to Major Khaled Abdullah Al Hashemi, Head of the Leadership and Future Department. The Best Information Technology Risk Management category's Bronze Award went to the Corporate Support and Smart Services Sector.

In the 15th edition of the International Stevie Awards, Dubai Residency, represented by the Human and Financial Resources Department, won three prestigious honours in the human resources sector, namely:
- The Golden Category Award given to the category's best human resources happiness team.
- Major Ahmed Al-Marri, the department's director of human resources, received the Silver Category Award in the category of best human resources leader.
- Bronze category award given to those who have made the best contributions to the field of human resource management
With more than 4,000 applicants from more than 60 nations, the Stevie Award is one of the most significant international honours in the fields of institutional excellence, human resources, and international business.

One of the highest international awards in the fields of international business, institutional excellence, and human resources is the Stevie Award. The General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai, represented by the Creativity and Innovation Center and Amer Department of Customer Happiness, won the Golden Award for the Smart Management category for the year 2019 and the Bronze Award for the Best Customer Service Management category.

The "Challenge Race Program" project, which the Dubai Identity started, won the Emirates Ideas Award in 2016 in the Arabic language promotion category for the General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai, represented by the Department of Corporate Communication.

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).