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The Dutch identity card (, ) is an official non-compulsory
identity document An identity document (also called ID or colloquially as papers) is any document that may be used to prove a person's identity. If issued in a small, standard credit card size form, it is usually called an identity card (IC, ID card, citizen ca ...
issued to Dutch nationals in the European part of the
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and certain diplomatic missions. It has similar dimensions and structure as those of a regular
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.


Use

All Dutch citizens from the age of 14 are required to be able to show a valid
identity document An identity document (also called ID or colloquially as papers) is any document that may be used to prove a person's identity. If issued in a small, standard credit card size form, it is usually called an identity card (IC, ID card, citizen ca ...
when the police or other enforcement officers ask for identification. The identity card is commonly used for this purpose, but other identity documents such as a
passport A passport is an official travel document issued by a government that contains a person's identity. A person with a passport can travel to and from foreign countries more easily and access consular assistance. A passport certifies the personal ...
or
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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 a
travel document A travel document is an identity document issued by a government or international entity pursuant to international agreements to enable individuals to clear border control measures. Travel documents usually assure other governments that the be ...
in those countries in place of a
Dutch passport Dutch passports are issued to citizens of the Kingdom of the Netherlands for the purpose of international travel. As the Netherlands only distinguish one category of citizen (Nederlandse (Dutch), NLD), for all countries in the Kingdom, passport ...
.


Identity information

A Dutch identity card includes the following information about the holder and the document (with fields in Dutch and English): *
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(''Nederlandse'') * Document number * Full name, including surname and all given names * Photograph (both printed and processed to
watermark A watermark is an identifying image or pattern in paper that appears as various shades of lightness/darkness when viewed by transmitted light (or when viewed by reflected light, atop a dark background), caused by thickness or density variations ...
) * Date of birth * Place of birth * Height * Sex * Personal number * Authority (the authority who issued the concerning identity card, commonly the
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of the municipality of residence; for example "Burgemeester van Utrecht") * Date of issue * Date of expiry (normally 10 years after the date of issue for adults, 5 years for minors) * Signature * Machine Readable Zone at the backside starts with Ichip Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) is a type of immunoprecipitation experimental technique used to investigate the interaction between proteins and DNA in the cell. It aims to determine whether specific proteins are associated with specific genom ...
containing the information mentioned. Since May 2016, the identity card does no longer contain the holder's fingerprints. The chip has been included due to European regulations.


Validity

The Dutch identity card is a valid
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within all of
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,
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,
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and
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) as well as
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,
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(max. 14 days),
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and on organised tours to
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. Validity in EU/EFTA states is based on membership of the
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, while validity in Turkey is based on the "''European Agreement on Regulations governing the Movement of Persons between Member States of the
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''". 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", this identity card is ''not'' issued or valid in the ABC islands or the
SSS islands The SSS islands (), locally also known as the Windward Islands ( or ), is a collective term for the three territories of the Dutch Caribbean (formerly the Netherlands Antilles) that are located within the Leeward Islands group of the Lesser Anti ...
. An identity card is normally valid for a period of 10 years for adults and 5 years for minors.


European identity card

Before the introduction of the Dutch identity card (1 October 2001) on creditcard-format, an ID2-format European identity card was issued. This card was machine-readable as well and was valid for the same group of countries (but not for 11 out of 12 EU countries which acceded in
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). 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.


See also

* National identity cards in the European Economic Area *
Identity document An identity document (also called ID or colloquially as papers) is any document that may be used to prove a person's identity. If issued in a small, standard credit card size form, it is usually called an identity card (IC, ID card, citizen ca ...
* Identity card BES *
Dutch passport Dutch passports are issued to citizens of the Kingdom of the Netherlands for the purpose of international travel. As the Netherlands only distinguish one category of citizen (Nederlandse (Dutch), NLD), for all countries in the Kingdom, passport ...


References


Official copyright-free images of 2014 model Dutch travel documents
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Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...
Government of the Netherlands