Along with a paper passport: what will be an electronic identity card in Russia

The electronic passport will begin to be issued in Moscow from December 1, 2021.

In other regions, this document format is planned to be introduced no later than July 1, 2023.

As RT was told in the Ministry of Digital Science, at the first stage of the pilot project, it will be possible to submit an application, issue and receive an electronic passport through the departments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in the future it will be enough to contact the nearest MFC.

The passport with the chip will be used on the territory of Russia along with the traditional paper one.

A plastic smart card in banking format will have a photograph of the holder, his full name and date of birth.

The card will also contain a chip with personal and biometric data of the owner, including an image of his face and two fingerprints.

As the department clarified, the citizen's registration address will not be printed directly on the document: this data will be entered on the chip, respectively, when changing the place of residence, you will not have to change the entire document.

In 2021-2022, along with the electronic passport, a mobile application will be introduced - the so-called mobile identity of a citizen.

You can install and activate it through the biometric booth in the MFC.

In fact, the application performs the same functions as a passport, only you do not need to drive in your data every time.

For example, it can be used to log in and make transactions on the public services portal, when contacting the MFC, and even when concluding various contracts, including labor or paid educational services.

In addition, users of a mobile identifier can no longer show their paper passports if they need to issue a pass to a building, buy a SIM card, or prove their age when buying tobacco or alcohol.

The ministry promised that the list of available services for holders of electronic passports will expand.

Meanwhile, citizens of many foreign countries have been using electronic identity cards for several years.

RT spoke with some foreigners about the pros and cons of such documents.

"Even children are signing"

In France, an ID card is the main identity document of a citizen, it also replaces a foreign passport, unless a visa is required to the country of entry.

The 10x7 cm card is made of laminated paper with watermarks.

On it, in addition to a black-and-white photograph, are printed the surname (including the maiden name for women) and the name, gender, date and city of birth, as well as the height and personal signature of the owner.

On the reverse side, the address of residence, the place of issue of the card and the expiration date are indicated - it must be changed every 10 years.

This type of card has been unchanged for several decades, but starting from August 2, 2021, France will begin to issue documents of a new type: plastic, bank card format, with a hologram and a microchip containing additional information.

“It is definitely more convenient to carry with you instead of a passport, but the new format, which is being introduced this year in France, as well as in other European countries, will be even more practical, since it will definitely fit into a standard wallet next to other plastic cards,” explains Cannes resident Maria Kazenev.

An identification card is issued to all citizens of the French Republic in exchange for a birth certificate.

If a person was not born in the country, but received citizenship, for example, as a result of marriage, then he first waits for a French birth certificate, and then applies to him at the city hall at his place of residence.

A document is drawn up free of charge, within a week, in case of loss, you must write a statement and pay € 25 to issue a new ID.

For minors, the card is drawn up by parents or legal guardians, they also leave prints on the day the document is issued.

From the age of 12, fingerprints are already left by children.

“You can even issue a card for an infant a few days old, since a birth certificate is issued at the mayor's office on the day of application, and you can exchange it for a ten-year card in just seven days, but in general there is no such need, unless the newborn is just going on a long journey. abroad the European Union, ”adds Maria Kazenev.

“Plastic is life, it is the entrance to all instances.

No one will serve you without him, ”says Polina Belova, a resident of Barcelona.

There are two types of Spanish identity cards: DNI for citizens and NIA for foreign residents (if a person has the right to work, this is also marked on the card).

The document must be changed when you change your place of residence, surname, marital status or other data, or every five years.

The card contains the owner's data, an individual identification number, there is a photograph, as well as a fingerprint and a personal signature: "Even small children sign, mine used their four-year-old pens to write their names."

“The main problem is that it takes a very long time to wait for your visit to the police, which takes fingerprints and issues this card,” continues Polina Belova.

- Some time ago there was a terrible scandal when a Russian office installed its bots and dismantled all the slots for filing an application, and then sold them to their clients.

Now the office has been dispersed, but in general it is a fairly widespread business, and not only among Russians. "

"We don't like tons of pieces of paper"

The Israeli identity card is called Teudat Zeut and is issued from the age of 16.

It consists of two parts: a microchip card, similar to a credit card, and a paper application.

The card contains the ID number, which is assigned at birth, photo, gender, date of birth, first and last name, date of issue and expiration date (the card must be changed once every 10 years), and on the back - the names of the parents.

The chip, according to local residents, is practically not used either by state institutions or in ordinary life, except that a person needs to renew a driver's license through an automatic machine.

The paper insert contains information about the place of registration, marital status, children.

Moreover, changing the data in the paper insert, for example, when changing the address, citizens can make on their own, and then print the document on any printer and it will be considered valid.

“We do not like all these tons of pieces of paper very much, so it is very convenient to have one card.

The number is stored throughout life, it does not need to be reissued every time the document is changed.

A card can be carried in a wallet like a credit card, and it seems to me that it will even survive washing, unlike a paper passport, '' says Marina Soifer, a Tel Aviv resident.

“You come to any place, from the municipality for public services to a bank or hospital, and all the documents you need and tied to you are displayed by the card number”.

Marina Soifer adds that the repatriates for the first time (earlier - for a year, now for three months) are given a cardboard card instead of a plastic ID, which can then be exchanged for teudat-zeut.

“This is most likely happening because in the first three months a person can renounce Israeli citizenship,” she says.

- If he nevertheless decides to leave citizenship, then he writes "refusal" of citizenship and is submitted for a full-fledged ID-card. "

The all-in-one principle also applies to identification documents in Kazakhstan.

A local ID card looks like in many other countries: a bank-sized card with a microchip, photograph, individual number, last name, first name, date of birth, nationality (optional) and the date of issue of the document.

An individual identification number (IIN) is assigned to citizens of Kazakhstan at birth, until the age of 16, a paper birth certificate is an identity card, and then a person receives an ID card.

“Using the chip, you can get services in public service centers, in banks, where the place of registration is indicated,” says Timur Bataev, a resident of Alma-Ata.

- Everything is tied to IIN: taxes, insurance, pensions, fines, court cases.

Plus there is a digital signature, you can change your registration yourself, pay a fine online, and so on. "

According to Timur Batayev, it is very convenient to use an identity card: the card takes up little space, it is much easier to restore it than a passport (from one day to a week).

In addition, the citizen is relieved of personal visits to various authorities, and officials save time by getting rid of the need to drive in visitor data each time.

“Recently, we have changed the law on driving, now both the driver's license and car insurance will also be read from the chip of the ID card.

That is, you have to carry even fewer documents with you, ”he added.