Swiss identity card | |
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Type | Optional identity document, optional replacement for passport (see below) |
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First issued | 3 March 2023 |
Valid in | ![]() ![]() Rest of Europe (except Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Eligibility | Swiss citizenship |
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The Swiss identity card in its current form dates back to July 1994. It is in the form of a plastic photocard. It can be used as a travel document when travelling within European Free Trade Association[2] or to the European Union,[3] the European microstates, Georgia,[4] Turkey, and on organized tours to Tunisia.