Cartão Nacional de Identificação (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]

National Identity Card
(Cartão Nacional de Identificação)
TypeCompulsory Identity document
Issued by Cape Verde

Appearance

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The card is of similar size and appearance to a credit card. It contains a variety of information about the citizen.

Information provided

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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

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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
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