1. You must renew your identity card at least 3 months its validity period expires.
2. Complete and submit an application for renewal. You are not required to submit a copy of your birth certificate if there are no changes made on your personal details (example: change of name or date of birth). In case of acquired citizenship, the applicant shall produce references to the citizenship acquisition process.
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 renew your National Identity Card.

List down the documents required for successfully completing the procedure.

e.g.
1. Proof of child birth from the Hospital.

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.

Explain the fees structure which is required for obtaining the certificate/document.

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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Please explain processing time taken in obtaining the document/certificate.

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.
Please remove the "&" inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, 
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M". 
	

Please provide instructions on obtaining the certificate/documents.
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 renew your 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

More information which might help people.