Maltese identity card | |
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Type | Compulsory identity document |
Issued by | Identità |
Valid in | European Union United Kingdom (EU Settlement Scheme) [1] Rest of Europe (except Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine) Georgia Montserrat (max. 14 days) Overseas France Tunisia (organized tours) Turkey |
Eligibility | Maltese citizenship |
Expiration | 10 years |
Maltese identity cards are issued to Maltese citizens. [2] They can be used as a travel document when visiting countries in the European Union and the European Economic Area.
They can also be used instead of a Maltese passport to visit French overseas territories, Georgia, Montserrat (for max. 14 days) Turkey and organized tours to Tunisia. [3]
In August 2020, new electronic ID cards conforming to new EU standards under Regulation 2019/1157 began to be issued. [4]
The cards feature a birth certificate ID consisting of seven numbers and a letter registered with the Public Registry Department with the last letter indicating the island and the century of birth:
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