Monégasque identity card

The Monégasque identity card (French: Carte d’identité monégasque électronique) or CIME is issued to Monégasque citizens by the Monaco City Hall. It can be used as a travel document when visiting countries in the Schengen Area (except Iceland and Sweden), the CEFTA states (except North Macedonia and Serbia) as well as Andorra, Croatia, Romania [1] and Montserrat (max.14 days).[2] The card is produced for the Monaco City Hall by Oberthur Technologies.[3]

Monégasque identity card
The front and reverse of a Monégasque identity card
Type	Compulsory identity card
Issued by	Monaco
Purpose	Proof of identity
Valid in	EU & EFTA states (except Bulgaria, Cyprus, Iceland, Ireland and Sweden) European microstates  Albania  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Faroe Islands French overseas territories  Kosovo  Moldova  Montenegro  Montserrat (max. 14 days)
Eligibility	Monégasque citizenship
Expiration	5 years

Since 30 March 2009, Monégasque identity cards have been issued containing a biometric chip.[4] Validity of the card is 5 years from the date of issue. [5]

See also

• Monégasque passport

References

1. "Site Officiel du Gouvernement Princier: Monégasque identity card". Archived from the original on 2011-11-14. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
2. "Guide for Tourist Visas in Montserrat". visados.com.
3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-13. Retrieved 2012-01-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. "Monaco deploying e-IDs".
5. Monaco, Mairie de; Monaco, La Mairie de. "La carte d'identité monégasque (CIME) - Site officiel de la Mairie de Monaco". La Mairie de Monaco.