Citizen Card (Portugal)

The Citizen Card (Portuguese: Cartão de cidadão) from Portugal is a necessary identity document issued for both

Portuguese and Brasilian citizens (under Porto Seguro Agreement).

It is delivered in a smart card format, for more seccurity.

All portuguese citizens, including non-citizens (both EU and Non-EU), are required to carry on an identity card or passport in portuguese territory, and may there fines if not.

A portuguese Citizen card not valid for tarvel under Porto Seguro Agreement

Data included

The card has a smart card format, similar to a credit card.

Front

Photography
Last name(or names)
Name (or ames)
Sex
Height
Nationality
Date of birth
Civil identification elements, similar to those of the ID card.
Document number
Expiration date
Person's signature

In the back

Identification number
Optical reading zone
The chip: A contact chip similar to that found in other cards such as the new taxpayer card, with:
Digital certificates (for authentication and electronic signature)
A symmetric holder authentication key
A private key
A private key
The same optically visible information
Address and other data (the system will be expandable)

Related pages

Portugal

Other websites

Official government page for the Citizen Card (in Portuguese)