| Argentine identity card (Documento nacional de identidad) | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Identity card |
| Issued by |  Argentina |
| Purpose | Proof of identity, Travel |
| Valid in |  Mercosur members and associated countries |
| Eligibility | Citizens and lawful permanent residents of Argentina |
Documento Nacional de Identidad or DNI[1] (which means National Identity Document[2]), is the main identity document for Argentine citizens, as well as temporary or permanent resident aliens (DNI Extranjero). It is issued at a person's birth, and must be updated at 8 and 14 years of age, and thereafter every 15 years. It takes the form of a card (DNI tarjeta), and is required for voting, payments (until 2024),[3] military service inscriptions and formalities. They are issued by the National Registry of Persons (RENAPER).
The front side of the card states, in both English and Spanish, the name, sex, nationality, specimen issue, date of birth, date of issue, date of expiry, and transaction number along with the DNI number, portrait, and signature of the card's bearer. The back side of the card shows the address of the card's bearer (and it used to show with their right thumbprint along). Both back sides of the card shows a QR code, and a machine-readable information. The unique DNI number is semi-perforated through the front-right side of the card. Also, biometric version includes braile support.
The DNI is a valid international travel document to enter the member countries of Mercosur (Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela) and countries associated to the bloc (Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru).[4]
- ^ Nuevo DNI, Ministry of the Interior of Argentina, archived from the original on October 13, 2013, retrieved June 14, 2011
- ^ New National Identity Document unveiled, Télam, archived from the original on August 15, 2011, retrieved June 14, 2011
- ^ Página|12 (2024-03-11). "Nuevas medidas para pagos con tarjetas de crédito y débito: qué cambia esta semana | No será necesario el DNI". PAGINA12 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-09-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Mercosur will not ask their South American members passport". Mendoza Travel. Retrieved 2017-06-09.