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Lithuanian Personal Identity Card is the officially recognised identity document issued to Lithuanian citizens.
| Lithuanian identity card | |
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_(front).png) The front of a Lithuanian identity card | |
| Type | identity document |
| Issued by |  Lithuania |
| First issued | 17 August 2021 |
| Valid in |  European Union  United Kingdom (EU Settlement Scheme) [1] Rest of Europe (except Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine)  Georgia  Montserrat (max. 14 days)  Overseas France  Tunisia (organized tours) |
| Eligibility | Lithuanian citizenship |
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Use
editAs an international travel document
editThe Personal Identity Card is a limited travel document, valid for travel within most European nations.
As personal identification
editAside from being unable to be used for international travel to other than previously mentioned countries, the passport card is treated as a passport for all other purposes. A Personal Identity Card can be used as primary evidence of Lithuanian citizenship, just like a passport and can be used as a valid proof of citizenship and proof of identity both inside and outside Lithuania
As electronic signature device
editSince 2009, Personal Identity Cards are equipped with contact chips, allowing their usage as digital signature devices with a smart card reader. The Identity documents personalisation centre under the Lithuanian Ministry of the Interior provides digital signature software for Windows, Linux and Mac OS environments.
History
editThe first Lithuanian Personal Identity Cards were issued in January 2003. The issuance of these card continued until January, 2009, when they were superseded with biometric and digital signature-capable second-generation personal identity cards. In July 2012 issuance of slightly altered third-generation personal identity cards started.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Visiting the UK as an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen". GOV.UK. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-11.