The National Identity Card () or CNI is an identity card issued by the Cape Verdean government to its citizens. As defined by Decree-Law No. 19/2014 of March 17 and published at
Appearance The card is of similar size and appearance to a credit card. It contains a variety of information about the citizen.
Information provided
The front of the card Surname(s) Given Name(s) Sex Height Nationality Date of birth Civil Identification Number Expiry Date Card holder's facial photo Card holder's Signature
The back of the card Filiation Machine-readable zone (MRZ) as Machine readable passport
On the chip Same data as previous defined (except facial photo) Facial photo in JPEG2000 format Two Digital finger print Digital certificates (card's authentication and electronic signature) 2048bits RSA And other information (the system is expandable)
Civil Identification Number Each Civil Identification Number is a 13 digit number defined as YYYYMMDDSAAAC, which deciphers as follows:
Field Description YYYYMMDD Date of birth: YYYY is four digit year, MM is two digit for month, DD is a two digit for day S Sex: F = Female, M = Male. AAA Sequential number: three digit (up to 999 people born on the same day for each sex) C Check digit used to validate the ID Number.
See also List of national identity card policies by country Machine-readable passport Bilhete de Identidade de Portugal Portugal Citizen Card
References
External links Porton di nos Ilha page for request CNI Registos Notariados e Identificação(RNI) page about the CNI (in Portuguese) Sistema Nacional de Identificação e Autenticação Civil (SNIAC) page about the CNI(in Portuguese) Imprensa Nacional de Cabo Verde (INCV) (in Portuguese)