The Identity card of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Bosnian: ''Lična karta'', Serbian: ''Лична карта'', Croatian: ''Osobna iskaznica'') is a compulsory identity document issued in

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

. All citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina who are residents of

and are over the age of 15 have the right to apply for the national ID card; nevertheless, all citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina that are over the age of 18 must have an

Identity Card 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 by the police (Ministarstvo unutarnjih poslova - MUP) by the city of residence. On 1 March 2013, Bosnia and Herzegovina created a new electronic ID card costing 18 convertible marks (9,2 Euros). Thanks to the production technology of electronic identity cards, risk of falsifying documents was reduced with the use of digital presentation and digital signature. Other protective elements in identity card are fully compliant with EU recommendations. Bosnian ID card B

Physical appearance

The identity card is made of plastic and rectangular in shape, resembling the shape of a

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, measuring 86 × 54 millimetres in size. On the left side of the ID is the photograph of the bearer, whereas on the opposite side, a

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is placed, with the country's coat of arms and name being visible. The top edge of the card, or "the header", bears the name of Bosnia and Herzegovina in three/four languages (Latin inscription is the same), Bosnian and/or Serbian and/or Croatian, also Serbian (in Cyrillic), in French and in English (''BOSNA I HERCEGOVINA / БОСНА И ХЕРЦЕГОВИНА / BOSNIE-HERZÉGOVINE / BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA''); and on its reverse, the name of the card is written in the same languages, with an additional line inserted in Croatian. (''LIČNA KARTA / OSOBNA ISKAZNICA / ЛИЧНА КАРТА / CARTE NATIONALE D'IDENTITÉ / NATIONAL IDENTITY CARD'').

Printed data

The descriptions of the fields where the citizen's information is visible is shown in Bosnian, Croatian (one field only), Serbian (Cyrillic), French and English. *Front side: ** Surname **Name ** Sex **Date of birth **Date of expiry **

Citizenship Citizenship is a "relationship between an individual and a state to which the individual owes allegiance and in turn is entitled to its protection". Each state determines the conditions under which it will recognize persons as its citizens, and ...

**Signature **Identity Card Number *Back side: **Place of birth **Municipality of residence **Issued by **Entity citizenship (optional) **Personal ID Number ( JMBG) **Date of issue ** Blood type (optional) **Remarks ** Machine-readable data

Fines

Citizens over the age of 18 who do not have valid identification are subject to a fine in Bosnia and Herzegovina's

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s. If a citizen fails to produce a valid ID to a person of high rank (such as a police officer), the fine can be raised.

Countries

A Bosnian-Herzegovinan ID Card is accepted as a travel document by the following countries: * * * * * *

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