Identity card of North Macedonia (Лична карта) (Letërnjoftim)
Type	Identity card, optional replacement for passport in the listed countries
Issued by	Ministry of Internal Affairs
Valid in	North Macedonia Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosovo Montenegro Serbia
Eligibility	15 years of age

Theidentity card of North Macedonia (Macedonian: Лична карта,Lična karta,Albanian:Letërnjoftim) is a compulsoryidentity document issued inNorth Macedonia. The document is issued by the police on behalf of theMinistry of Interior.

Before 1912 the area of modern-day North Macedonia was part of theOttoman Empire and its subjects had Ottoman identity cards callednüfus tezkeresi (nofuz).^[1] After 1912, the territory that was to become North Macedonia was annexed bySerbia and became part ofKingdom of Yugoslavia and the identity documents changed again. From 1945 to 1991, when the present-day Republic of North Macedonia was aconstituent republic ofYugoslavia, citizens possessedYugoslav identity documents. Under the Yugoslav federal system, each republic had its own variety of identity documents; in particular, Yugoslav identity documents issued since 1974 in SR Macedonia were printed inMacedonian, rather than inSerbo-Croatian.^[2][3]

The identity card of North Macedonia is a plasticID-1-(bankcard) format. The left side shows a photograph of the face the bearer. On the top left of the front, the name Република Северна Македонија in capitals, and below it the word Лична карта is shown inMacedonian and on the top right the same words inEnglish: Republic of North Macedonia – Identity card. Theflag and thecoat of arms are also displayed on the identity card. The nationality of the bearer is given as “македонско / граганин на Република Северна Македонија” – “Macedonian / citizen of the Republic of North Macedonia”.^[4]Every person over 18 is required to obtain an identity card.The cost for issuing the ID-Card is 310 MKD and is issued in 15 days.

The descriptions of the fields are printed in Macedonian and English.

• Front side:
  • Surname
  • Name
  • Nationality
  • Sex
  • Date of birth
  • Personal number
  • Date of issue
  • Date of expiry
  • Holder's signature
• Back side:
  • Place of birth
  • Permanent residence
  • Address
  • Authority
  • ID number
  • Machine-readable zone starting with IDMKD

The identity card of North Macedonia can be used for travelling to and staying in some countries without the need for apassport on the basis of bilateral agreements:^[5]

•  Albania^[6]
•  Bosnia and Herzegovina
•  Kosovo^[7]
•  Montenegro^[8]
•  Serbia^[9]

• North Macedonian passport
• Driving licence in North Macedonia

• Ministry of Internal Affairs - Republic of North Macedonia (in Macedonian)

• Law of North Macedonia
• National identity cards by country

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