Cypriot identity card

Cypriot identity card
Cypriot biometric identity card (front)
Cypriot identity card (back)
TypeCompulsory identity document
Issued by Cyprus
First issued24 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
France Overseas France
EligibilityCypriot citizenship
Expiration
  • Adult - 10 years
  • Child - 5 years
Cost
  • Adult - €30
  • Child - €20

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]

  1. ^ "Home".
  2. ^ "Visiting the UK as an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen". GOV.UK. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  3. ^ "Home". www.consilium.europa.eu. Retrieved 2020-10-01.