Cabo Verde

Posted Sunday, August 14, 2016 - 23:17
Cabo Verde ID card
Card Name: 
Cartão Nacional de Identidade (CNI)
Date Issued: 
2014
Issuing Agency: 
Directorate General of Registries, Notaries and Identification
Voluntary or Mandatory: 
Mandatory
Information on the Card: 
ID Number
Photo
Name
Sex
Birth Date
Fingerprint
Date of Issue
Years Valid
Other Information on the Card: 

Height, Signature, Parents' Names

Biometric Technology on the Card: 

Digital photograph, fingerprints, digital signature

Costs to User: 

550 ECV (free during election registration)

History: 

Cabo Verde began issuing national identity cards in 1956, in accordance with colonial law. This card remained in use until a new national identity card was implemented in 2014, incorporating electronic storage of biometric information.