ICP has started issuing machine-readable or ePassports to citizens in accordance with the technical and security requirements issued by International Civil Aviation Organisation. The ePassport has a microchip in the last page that contains encrypted biometric data to prevent forgery. The photograph, signature and fingerprints are printed and cannot be modified. The first page contains a watercolour outline of the outer frame of Sheikh Zayed Mosque and the last page contains a drawing of the actual mosque with domes and columns.

Read about the UAE passport's history on the ICP's website.