Civil Affairs: an ID reported lost cannot be reused if found
Reporting an ID lost invalidates it and requires completion of replacement procedures.
Prepared by Akhbar Al Watan News 24
Civil Affairs confirmed that a national ID becomes invalid as soon as it is reported lost and cannot be used again if its owner later finds it.
The required procedure is to complete issuance of a replacement. The notice concerns citizens who find their IDs after reporting them lost, so they do not rely on an invalidated card in transactions.