| Dutch identity card | |
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.jpg) Specimen of the credit-card sizedDutchidentity card issued since 9 March 2014. | |
| Type | Identity card, travel document for passport in the listed countries |
| Issued by |  Netherlands |
| Valid in |  EFTA European Union United Kingdom (EU Settlement Scheme)[1]Rest ofEurope(exceptBelarus,Russia, andUkraine)  Georgia Montserrat (max. 14 days) Overseas France Tunisia (organized tours) Turkey |
| Expiration | 10 years after acquisition for adults and 5 years after acquisition for minors (since 9 March 2014)[2] |
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TheDutch identity card (Dutch:nederlandse identiteitskaart[ˈneːdərlɑntsəʔidɛntiˈtɛitskaːrt]) is an official non-compulsoryidentity document issued toDutch nationals in the European part of theNetherlands and certain diplomatic missions. It has similar dimensions and structure as those of a regularbank card.[5]
All Dutch citizens from the age of 14 are required to be able to show a valididentity document when the police or other enforcement officers ask for identification.[6] The identity card is commonly used for this purpose, but other identity documents such as apassport ordriving licence may be used instead.
The Dutch identity card is also a valid means of personal identification in a number of countries outside the Netherlands and may be used as atravel document in those countries in place of aDutch passport.
A Dutch identity card includes the following information about the holder and the document (with fields in Dutch and English):[7]
As of 26 August 2006, newly issued identity cards are provided with achip containing the information mentioned.[8] Since May 2016, the identity card no longer contains the holder's fingerprints.[9][10] The chip has been included due to European regulations.
The Dutch identity card is a validtravel document within all ofEurope (exceptBelarus,Russia,Ukraine andUnited Kingdom) as well asGeorgia,Montserrat (max. 14 days),Turkey and on organised tours toTunisia.[11][12]
Validity in EU/EFTA states is based on membership of theEuropean Union, while validity in Turkey is based on the "European Agreement on Regulations governing the Movement of Persons between Member States of theCouncil of Europe".[13]
Since the document is defined within the Dutch Passport Law (Paspoortwet) as a "travel document of the European part of the Netherlands" rather than a "travel document of the Kingdom",[14] this identity card isnot issued or valid in theABC islands or theSSS islands.[15]
An identity card is normally valid for a period of 10 years for adults and 5 years for minors.
Before the introduction of the Dutch identity card (1 October 2001) in credit card format, anID2-formatEuropean identity card was issued.[16] This card was also machine-readable and was valid for the same group of countries (but not for 11 out of 12EU countries which acceded in2004 and2007).[17] The card contained also information on the bearer's address and had fields in English, Dutch and French. After introduction of the Dutch identity card, existing European identity cards remained valid until expiry.
Media related toIdentity cards of the Netherlands at Wikimedia Commons
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