- Carte de identitate
The "Carte de identitate" is the document issued to every Romanian citizen at 14 years of age (it is compulsory at 14). The only exemption are Romanian citizens domiciled abroad. If they establish a temporary residence in Romania, then they may apply for a "Carte de identitate provizorie", which is valid for one year (renewable).
The Identity Card is issued by The National Inspectorate for Person's Identity, subordinated to the
Romania n Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform.Since
January 1 ,2007 , the "Carte de identitate" can be used to travel within theEuropean Union as well as theEuropean Economic Area andSwitzerland .One of the most important informations in this card is CNP (Cod Numeric Personal = Numeric Personal Code)CNP consist of 13 figures as follows: one figure for sex (1 = male, 2 = female), 6 figures for birth date in the format YYMMDD, 2 figures for place of birth (the code for the county) and 4 other figures. CNP is unique for each person, is given at birth and never changed (except special cases of erroneus attribution or sex change).
References
* [http://www.evidentapersoanelor.ro/index.php?pag=carte_de_identitate The National Inspectorate for Person's Identity]
* [http://www.politiadefrontiera.ro/ The Border Police]
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