Honduras - Apply for Identity Card Normal Process (18 years old)

ProcedureEdit

Applicants must go to RNP office in their municipality to apply for an identity card.
The officer will ask for the required documents to be presented and will conduct a short interview to gather some vital information to corroborate datas already stored in the database. Necessary corrections will be done, in case information on the database or those provided by the applicant is incorrect.
The officer will then proceed with capturing the image of the applicant, and in case the municipal registry office don't have their own image capturing device he/she will simply ask the applicant to submit their own photograph. The applicant's fingerprint and signature will also be collected during this step.
Finally, the officer will hand in to the applicant a document that will attest, that the identity card will be delivered to the applicant, removing it from the delivery section of identity cards.

Required DocumentsEdit

Birth Certificate or ID card for minors.
Two colored photographs (only if the municipal registry office don't have their own image capturing device). The following must be considered when taking a photo to be used in the procedure:
- The photo must be taken in a well lighted place.
- With background or gray blanket on the wall
- Backless chair
- Camera with flash on tripod placed 1.22 meters away
- Do not wear sleeveless shirt or blouse when taking the photo
- Do not wear dark glasses graduates permanent lenses, (Clear), except for the blind.
- Do not wear hats, turbans, scarves
- Ears must be seen in the photo.
- No bandages covering the face
- A photo must not be taken when a person is drunk or drugged
- No extravagant or extraordinary hairstyles

Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Registro Nacional de las Personas
Contact Numbers: +(504)2221-4382, 2221-4137, 2235-8284, 2235-8268, 2221-6239
Email: [email protected]
Website
Registry Offices

EligibilityEdit

All Hondurans who are aged 18 years old.

FeesEdit

The procedure do not cost anything.

ValidityEdit

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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Processing TimeEdit

Your application will be processed within 15 working days.

InstructionsEdit

Applications are submitted to the municipal RNP where the applicant is a resident.

Required InformationEdit

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1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

Need for the DocumentEdit

Identity cards are issued to Hondurans solely by the National Registry of Persons. It is a personal identification document enabling its holder to perform activities of political, academic, civil, financial, administrative, legal or notarial in nature. It is basically presented whenever the law requires a citizen to produce a document to identify themselves. All Hondurans must apply for an identity card, within 3 months from the date they reach the age of 18.

Following are procedures on how to apply for an identity card for Hondurans aged 18 years old.

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External LinksEdit

Registro Nacional de las Personas, Honduras:

http://www.rnp.hn/?page_id=111

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