German identity card

German identity card
Specimen of the credit-card sized German identity card issued since 2 August 2021
TypeCompulsory identity document
Issued by Germany
Valid in European Union
 EFTA
 United Kingdom (EU Settlement Scheme) [1]
Rest of Europe (except Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine)
 Egypt
 Georgia
 Montserrat (max. 14 days)
France Overseas France
 Tunisia (organized tours)
 Turkey
Expiration
  • 10 years (age 24 or over)
  • 6 years (age under 24)
Specimen of the larger German identity card issued between 1 April 1987 and 31 October 2010, valid until 30 October 2020. The holographic eagle – part of the Identigram feature added in 2001 – can be seen on the right.
West German identity card issued between 1 January 1951 and 31 March 2004, valid until 30 March 1997
East German identity card issued between 1 November 1951 and 2 October 1990, valid until 31 December 1995

The German Identity Card (German: Personalausweis, pronounced [pɛʁzoˈnaːlʔaʊ̯sˌvaɪ̯s] ) is issued to German citizens by local registration offices in Germany and diplomatic missions abroad, while it is produced at the Bundesdruckerei in Berlin.

  1. ^ "Visiting the UK as an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen". GOV.UK. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2023.

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