Cartão Nacional de Identificação (Cape Verde)
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| National Identity Card (Cartão Nacional de Identificação) | |
|---|---|
| Type | Compulsory Identity document |
| Issued by |  Cape Verde |
The National Identity Card (Portuguese: Cartão Nacional de Identificação) or CNI is an identity card issued by the Cape Verdean government to its citizens. As defined by Decree-Law No. 19/2014, of March 17 [1] and published at Boletim Oficial[2]
Appearance
[edit]The card is of similar size and appearance to a credit card. It contains a variety of information about the citizen.
Information provided
[edit]The front of the card
- Surname(s)
- Given Name(s)
- Sex
- Height
- Nationality
- Date of birth
- Civil Identification Number
- Expiry Date
- Card holder's facial photo
- Card holder's Signature
The back of the card
- Filiation
- Machine-readable zone (MRZ) as Machine readable passport
On the chip
- Same data as previous defined (except facial photo)
- Facial photo in JPEG2000 format
- Two Digital finger print
- Digital certificates (card's authentication and electronic signature) 2048bits RSA
- And other information (the system is expandable)
Civil Identification Number
[edit]Each Civil Identification Number is a 13 digit number defined as YYYYMMDDSAAAC, which deciphers as follows:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| YYYYMMDD | Date of birth: YYYY is four digit year, MM is two digit for month, DD is a two digit for day |
| S | Sex: F = Female, M = Male. |
| AAA | Sequential number: three digit (up to 999 people born on the same day for each sex) |
| C | Check digit used to validate the ID Number. |
See also
[edit]- List of national identity card policies by country
- Machine-readable passport
- Bilhete de Identidade de Portugal
- Portugal Citizen Card
References
[edit]- ^ "Decreto-Lei nº 19/2014, de 17 de Março" [Decree-Law No. 19/2014, of 17 March] (PDF). SNIAC (in Portuguese). 17 April 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Boletim Oficial(B.O) nº 19, I Serie, de 17 de Março de 2014, da Republica de Cabo Verde" [Official Bulletin (B.O) nº 19, I Serie, of 17 March 2014, of the Republic of Cape Verde]. Imprensa Nacional de Cabo Verde (INCV) (in Portuguese). 17 April 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
External links
[edit]- Porton di nos Ilha page for request CNI
- Registos Notariados e Identificação(RNI) page about the CNI (in Portuguese)
- Sistema Nacional de Identificação e Autenticação Civil (SNIAC) page about the CNI(in Portuguese)
- Imprensa Nacional de Cabo Verde (INCV) (in Portuguese)
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