Appearance
ID card has the same shape and size as many other ID cards, as specified by the ISO/IEC 7810 standard. It features a light red and blue background, colors of the Serbian flag. Obverse background has a picture of a statue on the top of the Serbian government building in Belgrade, while the reverse has the small Serbian coat of arms.
Language used on the form is Serbian (in Cyrillic script) and English, however, personal data is printed only in Serbian Cyrillic. This has caused some controversy, since obviously national ID card will be difficult to use as a valid ID document abroad, except in those countries which also use Cyrillic script.
Serbian citizens who are members of a national minority have the option to have the form of their ID card printed in Serbian, English and their native language (or Serbian Latin), while personal data will be entered in native language (for example, for Serbian Hungarians, in Latin script Hungarian alphabet, instead of the Serbian Cyrillic). Citizens whose native language is Serbian can opt to have their personal data entered in Serbian Latin, instead of Cyrillic script; however, ID card form will still be in Serbian Cyrillic and English only, as Serbian Latin and Serbian Cyrillic are not considered different languages.
ID card includes the following data:
- Презиме / Surname
- Име / Given name
- Датум рођења / Date of birth
- Пол / Sex
- Рег. бр. / Reg No
- Датум издавања / Issuing date
- Важи до / Valid until
- Документ издаје / Issuing authority
- ЈМБГ / JMBG
- Држава рођења / State of birth
- Место и општина рођења / Place of birth
- Пребивалиште и адреса стана / Place of residence (not included on the biometric ID cards)
Bearers signature and fingerprint of the right index finger are also printed on the ID card.
Validity of the document is five years from the date of handing in the application, while processing time is up to 15 days.
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