The importance of participating in the census*:
- What happens if you do not participate in the census:
- When ignoring the census or refusing to open the door to officials, your residence will be referred to as “empty residence”, and you or your family will not be registered in the census.
- Your neighbors or those around you will be asked about your status, which may lead to you being registered as absent.
- Consequences of not registering:
- In government institutions:
When you visit any department (such as traffic, nationality, passports, municipalities, banks, taxes, or health), your data will be verified, and if you are not registered in the census, you will face the following obstacles:
- Refusal to complete your transaction.
- Asking you to register in the census first.
- Additional procedures:
Later registration requires the following:
- Visiting the Planning Department to register your data.
- Bringing a letter confirming that you have completed the registration.
- Investigations with National Security to clarify the reasons for not participating (legal, security, or criminal).
- Attend with your family members to complete the data.
- Problems resulting from delayed registration:
- Wasted time and effort:
- Traveling between different departments to complete your transaction.
- Expected congestion due to the accumulation of unregistered people.
- Additional costs:
- Transportation and travel expenses between departments.
- Possibility of losing time and opportunities due to delayed transactions.
- Common reasons for ignoring the census:
- Ignorance of the importance of the census.
- Stubbornness or indifference.
- Believing rumors such as “the census is used for negative purposes.”
- The best solution:
- On the day of the census, be prepared to receive officials.
- Prepare your basic documents and record your data to ensure that you do not encounter any future problems.
Final message:
Not participating in the census may seem simple, but it puts the individual in a cycle of procedures and problems that can be easily avoided by cooperating with the census teams.
