Egyptian National Identity Card

National Identity Card, officially known as the Identity Verification Card in Egypt, is a personal identification document issued by the Civil Registry Authority, which operates under the jurisdiction of the Egyptian Ministry of Interior.

This law mandates that all citizens aged 15 and above obtain and carry the identity card and present it to public authorities upon request.

The validity period of the National Identity Card is determined by a decree from the Minister of the Interior, currently set at seven years from the date of issuance.

[2] The card contains the following information: The national number is a unique 14-digit identifier assigned to each citizen.

The back of the card is printed with an optical code that complies with the PDF417 standard, and the encoded data is encrypted.