Identity card of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnian-Herzegovinian Identity Card A side

Bosnian-Herzegovinian Identity Card B side

Bosnian-Herzegovinian identity card (Bosnian: Lična karta, Croatian: Osobna iskaznica, Serbian Cyrillic: Лична карта) is a compulsory identity document issued in Bosnia. All Bosnian citizens who are residents of Bosnia and Herzegovina and are over the age of 15 have the right to apply for the national ID card; nevertheless, all Bosnian-Herzegovina citizens that are over the age of 18 must have an Identity Card issued by the police (Ministarstvo unutarnjih poslova - MUP) by the city of residence. Since March 1, 2013 Bosnia and Herzegovina introduced new biometric ID cards, fully compliant with EU standards.

Physical appearance

The identity card is made of plastic and rectangular in shape, resembling the shape of an ordinary credit card, measuring 86 × 54 millimeters in size. On the left side of the ID is the photograph of the bearer, whereas on the opposite side, a hologram is placed, with the country's flag and name being visible. The top edge of the card, or "the header", bears the name of Bosnia and Herzegovina in four languages, Bosnian and/or Croatian, Serbian (in Cyrillic), French, and in English (BOSNA I HERCEGOVINA / БОСНА И ХЕРЦЕГОВИНА / BOSNIE-HERZEGOVINE / BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA); and on its reverse, the name of the card is written in the same languages, with an additional line inserted in Croatian. (LIČNA KARTA / OSOBNA ISKAZNICA / ЛИЧНА КАРТА / CARTE NATIONALE D'IDENTITE / IDENTITY CARD).

Since March 1, 2013 Bosnia and Herzegovina introduced new biometric ID card, completely adapted to EU standards, which was states's obligation in the process of visa liberalization.

Printed data

The descriptions of the fields where the citizen's information is visible is shown in Bosnian, Croatian (one field only), Serbian, French and English.

• Front side:
  • Surname
  • Name
  • Sex
  • Citizenship
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Date of expiry
  • Identity Card Number
  • Signature

• Back side:
  • Personal ID Number (JMBG)
  • Date of issue
  • Municipality of residence
  • Issued by
  • Remarks
  • Machine-readable data

Fines

Citizens over the age of 18 who do not have valid identification are subject to a fine in Bosnia and Herzegovina's convertible marks or euros. If a citizen fails to produce a valid ID to a person of high rank (such as a police officer), the fine can be raised.

International travel

The identity card can be used for traveling to and staying in other countries in accordance with bilateral passport-waiver agreements between the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the following countries:

Croatia Montenegro Serbia

See also

• Bosnia and Herzegovina passport