How to Update Family Data in the UAE Through ICP

Use ICP’s Amend Family Data service for an eligible marriage, newborn, divorce or death update—not as a substitute for changing every related identity or residence record.

Family & government records · Reviewed 25 October 2026 · Dubai Daily Guide editorial team

Quick answer: ICP’s Amend Family Data service updates the official family statistical record. ICP gives examples including adding a wife, adding a newborn, registering a divorce and recording a death. Apply through ICP Smart Services or the ICP smart app, select the exact change, review the retrieved information and attach the evidence requested for your category.

First distinguish amendment from first issuance

Use Amend Family Data when a family record already exists and a life event must be added or changed. A person who needs the statistical family record created for the first time should instead review ICP’s separate issuance service. Do not submit both routes for the same outcome unless ICP specifically instructs you to do so.

The update also does not automatically prove that a passport, Emirates ID, residence permit, insurance record or school file has changed. Each linked record may require its own service and supporting document.

Changes covered by the service

adding a spouse after marriage;
adding a newborn or first child;
recording divorce and the resulting family status;
recording a death; and
other family-data amendments accepted under ICP’s approved regulations.

Choose the category matching the event. The documents displayed for marriage are not automatically the documents for a birth, divorce or death.

Documents ICP currently lists

ICP’s service page lists passports and personal photographs for applicable categories, then event-specific evidence such as:

a marriage contract or marriage certificate;
a wife’s birth certificate and latest academic qualification when the stated category applies;
a newborn’s birth certificate;
a divorce certificate and a certificate confirming status after marriage or divorce; or
a death certificate.

ICP says that when adding a wife, a marriage contract issued outside the UAE—or one issued more than one year earlier—requires a Marriage Continuity Certificate issued within the UAE. The same page gives additional conditions for a first child born outside the UAE and for a husband who is unemployed. Read the category shown in the live service rather than treating this list as universal.

Application steps

Open ICP’s Amend Family Data service ↗.
Sign in with UAE Pass through ICP Smart Services or the ICP app.
Select the correct event and applicant category.
Review the personal and relationship information already displayed.
Attach any evidence that cannot be retrieved through government integration.
Review the prescribed fee shown for the selected category and pay only through the official checkout.
Save the request number and respond promptly if ICP returns the application for modification.

Timing and tracking

ICP publishes a two-day service completion duration. Treat this as the authority’s service target, not a guarantee when documents are incomplete, an application is returned or another official certificate is still required. ICP lists its digital channels as available 24/7 and provides 600 522222 for support.

Keep the submission receipt, application number and final approval. Compare the updated family relationship carefully before using it for another transaction.

Never give an agent your UAE Pass approval, password or OTP. Sign in and approve only a request you opened and whose applicant, relationship and document details you have checked.

Related records to review separately

Depending on the event, you may also need to issue a family data record for the first time →, obtain a Dubai birth certificate →, update Emirates ID details → or track an Emirates ID application →.

Official source and review note

Checked on 25 October 2026 against ICP’s Amend Family Data service ↗. Requirements and fees depend on the selected category, so confirm the live checkout before payment. Dubai Daily Guide is independent and does not submit ICP applications.