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Cypriot identity card | |
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Type | Compulsory identity document |
Issued by | Cyprus |
First issued | 24 February 2015 (biometric)[1] |
Valid in | European Union United Kingdom (EU Settlement Scheme) [2] Rest of Europe (except Belarus, Moldova (old version), Russia, and Ukraine) Georgia Montserrat (max. 14 days) North Cyprus Overseas France |
Eligibility | Cypriot citizenship |
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The Cypriot identity card (Greek: Κυπριακή ταυτότητα; Turkish: Kıbrıs kimlik kartı) is issued to citizens of Cyprus. It can be used as a travel document when visiting countries in Europe (except Belarus, Moldova (old version), Russia, and Ukraine), as well as French overseas territories, Montserrat and Georgia. This document is not valid in Turkey.
In February 2015 the Republic of Cyprus started issuing biometric identity cards.
In August 2020, new ID cards conforming to new EU standards under Regulation 2019/1157 began to be issued.[3]