Portugal will start releasing the new identity model on Tuesday, June 11th, 2024, which is based on the guidelines set by the European Parliament and Council.
The new model will be available on June 20th, 2024. Apart from the design, there are modifications in terms of the information contained and the method of access - it now has a chip that functions through contact or not.
The design of the new document differs from the one we are accustomed to. According to a government statement that was made available to the press, the ID card has national symbols like the corners, the Lis flower, and the Cross of the Order of Christ, in addition to standards found in the artistic stonework of the Portuguese pavement, like "Mar Largo."
However, what really changes with the new citizen card?
Better photography that makes it easier to identify the individual who started the document;
The English name of the document is "Identity Card";
The six-digit CAN (Card Access Number) number in the lower right corner;
The European Union flag with the acronyms PT (Code of the Emittering Country);
The variable-colored electronic travel document symbol;
Dual interface chip: This chip can be utilised contactlessly or in conjunction with contact to function. Three applications are included on the chip: Optical Reading Zone (MRZ), Travel, and Biometric Verification (IAS - Identification, Authentication, and Signature).
Nonetheless, you shouldn't worry if your present citizen card is still valid because it will last till the date that is printed on it.
Do you have any inquiries, nonetheless, regarding the best time to renew your document? Understand that you have to if:
The card has expired;
It has been lost;
It has been stolen;
It will lose its validity in the next six months;
Need to issue new digital certificates (by revocation of the old ones);
Want to modify data written on the card (photography, signature);
Outdated identity components, like name, nicknames, sex, and sonship;
Card is in poor shape or malfunctioning.
The cost of the new citizen card is the same as that of the previous model, and its validity remains unchanged. The new card is regarded as "the world's safest identification document," according to the government, because it is "endowed with various elements of physical and electronic security."
As a result, safety has been strengthened since "it consists of several layers and an anti-Copy background" and the CAN number is necessary to access any chip information.
In the future, the citizen card can be used to store tickets and act as a transportation title thanks to contactless technology.
The new document "can be used in the same way" as the old one, despite all the modifications, to digitally sign papers or authenticate in services.
The government has compiled all the information regarding the new citizen card, including a section under "questions and answers," on this link, which you can use if you have any queries.
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