Mozambique - Apply for a National Identification Document

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Procedure

• A Mozambique national who clocks 18 is required to submit a request for the ID to the province/district .
• All family members residing in a particular province have previously completed forms and been registered.
• So cards are issued accordingly, after request.
• Those who change address and come to reside in a new District should provide a release from their previous Districts or region if from outside the capital City.
• For those who have never had a District card, it should be testified by three witnesses that they were resident or members of a particular family residing in the District.

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Required Documents

• 2 passport photos
• 3 Birth certificate

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Interior

Av. Olof Palme 46/48, Maputo

C.P. 290, Maputo

Telephone: 258-21-303510, 320131/2

Fax: 258-21-420084

Eligibility

Mozambique citizens who have clocked 18 years of age.

Fees

The process is free of charge

Validity

The ID card must be renewed after every 5 years, until the holder turns 40.

An ID card issued to cardholders who are between the age of 40 and 50 will be valid for 10 years.

And for ID cards issued to cardholders who are older than 50, the ID is valid for life.

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Processing Time

It might take between 7 to 30 working days.

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Instructions

• Any Mozambican national, if he has attained the age of majority, shall be issued with a national identity card.
• Minor children shall be entered in the national identity cards of their parents.
• National identity cards are issued by the government of Mozambique.

Required Information

• Name
• Date and place of birth
• Religious affiliation
• Linguistic cultural belongings
• Gender
• Ethnicity

Need for the Document

The Mozambique national Identity card is a identification document given to Mozambican citizens at their respective Provice Issuance of national identity cards to citizens has become important for the protection of national security and for providing efficient services to citizens by the public and private sector.

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External Links

http://www.identity-cards.net/record/mozambique

http://www.clubofmozambique.com/solutions1/sectionnews.php?secao=mozambique&id=20218&tipo=one

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