Citizen Card (Portugal)

The Citizen Card (Portuguese: Cartão de cidadão) from Portugal is a necessary identity document issued for both 

Portuguese and Brasilian citizens (under Porto Seguro Agreement).

It is delivered in a smart card format, for more seccurity.

All portuguese citizens, including non-citizens (both EU and Non-EU), are required to carry on an identity card or passport in portuguese territory, and may there fines if not.

 Data included 
The card has a smart card format, similar to a credit card.

 Front 

 Photography
 Last name(or names)
 Name (or ames)
 Sex
 Height
 Nationality
 Date of birth
 Civil identification elements, similar to those of the ID card.
 Document number
 Expiration date
 Person's signature

 In the back 

 Identification number
 Optical reading zone
 The chip: A contact chip similar to that found in other cards such as the new taxpayer card, with:
 Digital certificates (for authentication and electronic signature)
 A symmetric holder authentication key
 A private key
 A private key
 The same optically visible information
 Address and other data (the system will be expandable)

 Related pages 

 Portugal

 Other websites 

 Official government page for the Citizen Card (in Portuguese)

Category:Portugal
Category:Identification documents