page_title: Italian electronic identity card
section_title: Front
hierarchical_section_title: Italian electronic identity card / Physical appearance / Front
caption_attribution_description: Italiano: Fac-simile del fronte della nuova Carta d'identità elettronica (CIE) introdotta a partire dal 2016
context_page_description: The carta di identità elettronica is an Italian personal identification document issued to any Italian citizen and to legal aliens, that has been progressively replacing the paper-based identity card since the latest version has been released on 4 July 2016.
  The CIE is intended for both online and offline identification.
  The information is both printed on an ID-1 card and stored in a contactless chip.
  After about 15 years of trials, finally as per decree of 25 May 2016 every classic identity card with expired validity must be replaced by the electronic version.
  On 18 July 2019, the Minister of Foreign Affairs signed a decree allowing Italians who reside abroad to request an electronic identity card.
context_section_description: Card number (for example CA00000AA)
  Issuing municipality (or, if living abroad, issuing embassy/consulate)
  Surname
  Name
  Place and date of birth
  Sex
  Height
  Nationality
  Date of issue
  Date of expiry
  Holder's signature
  Card Access Number – CAN
  This field is located under the CAN and it doesn't exist if the document is valid to travel abroad. On the contrary, the sentence "NON VALIDA PER L'ESPATRIO" is printed if it's not valid to travel abroad.
caption: Front of the CIE 3.0
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