Cartão Nacional de Identificação (Cape Verde)
National identity card of Cape Verde
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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]
TypeCompulsory Identity document
Issued by
Cape Verde
Cape Verde| National Identity Card (Cartão Nacional de Identificação) | |
|---|---|
| Type | Compulsory Identity document |
| Issued by | Cape Verde |
Appearance
The card is of similar size and appearance to a credit card. It contains a variety of information about the citizen.
Information provided
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
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. |