It is issued to all citizens, and every person above 3 years of age permanently living in Slovakia.

The Slovak identity card can be used for travel anywhere in Europe (except Belarus, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine) as well as to Georgia, French overseas territories, Montserrat and organized tours to Tunisia[2] in lieu of a passport.

A new biometric ID card with NFC chip has been issued since 1 December 2022.

[3] During the communist regime (1948–89) this simple card developed into a booklet dozens of pages long.

It contained such personal details as employment history and vaccination records.