EPG's Public P.O. Box service allows people to have UAE mailing address without owning a P.O. Box

Dubai, UAE, August 10, 2016:  Emirates Post’s Public Post Box service, which is offered to residents as well as visitors, allows people to have an address for receiving mail through dedicated post boxes at all post offices across the UAE.

The unique facility allows people to use a common P.O. Box number for receiving mail and collecting it at the postal counters for a nominal fee. The Public Post Box service is targeted at people who do not have their own post boxes, and temporary residents such as visit visa holders, people who do not want to use their office addresses for privacy reasons, sailors and others who need to have an address in the UAE.

EPG’s Chief Commercial Officer Mr. Ibrahim Bin Karam said: "The Public Post Box is yet another innovative and community-oriented service from Emirates Post, aimed at fulfilling the long-felt need for providing a UAE address to people who cannot own individual mail boxes. For a small fee, they can have a mailing address in the UAE."

The Public Post Box service is offered at all post offices across the country, and each location has been assigned an easy-to-remember P.O. Box number, such as Abu Dhabi Central (P.O. Box 111188), Al Ain Central (P.O. Box 222288), Dubai Central Karama (P.O. Box 333388), Deira Main (P.O. Box 444488), Sharjah Central (P.O. Box 555588), Ajman Central (P.O. Box 666688), Umm Al Quwain Central (P.O. Box 777788), Fujairah Central (P.O. Box 888888) and Ras Al Khaimah Central (999988).

The Public Post Box service allows people to give these P.O. Box numbers to their friends and relatives. When a person expects mail, he can go to the registered mail counter at the respective post offices and ask the attendant to check if there is mail for him. He can then collect the mail after paying the specified fee.

The charges for the service range from 50 fils to Dh3 per piece, depending on the type of mail and its weight.