1. To obtain an identity card you will need to complete an application form. If the applicant is less than 12 years old or physically or legally disabled, the application shall also be signed by either parent or by his or her legal representative.
2. The completed application must be submitted together with the following documents:
   1. two equal, passport-sized colour photographs of the applicant, taken less than a year ago, with single colour background, in good condition and in a size adequate for the identity card format
   2. birth certificate: the validity period of a birth certificate is 12 months, accrued from the date of its issuance, except for those pertaining to persons aged less than 12 years, the validity of which shall not be limited to any validity period.
3. Applications are processed by the Civil and Criminal Identification Service located in the area of residency of the applicant.

If you are outside Timor-Leste

You may use the link provided under "Office Locations & Contacts" to get in touch with the nearest Embassy of Timor-Leste in the country you are currently staying. The Embassy's consular section will be able to help your process your request to obtain a National Identity Card.

The completed application must be submitted together with the following documents:

• two equal, passport-sized colour photographs of the applicant, taken less than a year ago, with single colour background, in good condition and in a size adequate for the identity card format
• birth certificate: the validity period of a birth certificate is 12 months, accrued from the date of its issuance, except for those pertaining to persons aged less than 12 years, the validity of which shall not be limited to any validity period.

Note: Where doubts are raised as to the accuracy or the holder of the identifying elements mentioned by an identity card applicant, the relevant services may require additional proof or a written statement from the Chief of Hamlet or Chief of Suco of the area of residency of the applicant.

National Directorate of Registries and Notarial Services
Ministrio da Justia
Avenida Jacinto Cndido
Dili - Timor Leste
LandLine: (+670) 7723-0131 - General Information

Timor-Leste Embassies

Identity cards are issued to national citizens.

Every national citizen is required to apply for an identity card, and to produce it as required by law.

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The identity card is valid for 5 years when issued before the applicant has turned sixty years old, and the renewal thereof shall be applied for by the applicant in accordance with the present decree-law.

Where the identity card is issued or renewed after the applicant has turned sixty years old, the identity card is valid for life.

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Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type="website">video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
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sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
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e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

• Name of the holder;
• Parentage;
• Place of birth;
• Date of birth;
• Gender;
• Marital status;
• Citizenship

This procedure provides you information on how you can apply for a national identity card.

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• The identity card can be presented as proof that the cardholder posses Timorese citizenship.
• The card also verifies the civil identity of its holder before any public or private authorities or entities.

DECREE-LAW No. 2/2004 Of 4 February 2004 CIVIL IDENTIFICATION
National Directorate of Registries and Notarial Services

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