Identity card: New model starts to be issued this week

Next week, the new national identity card will begin to be issued. The document will adopt the CPF registration number as a general, unique and nationwide registration number. In this sense, 5 states will issue the new document starting next week. Check this article for more details about the States that will issue the new identity

Read more: Check out the step-by-step guide on how to issue a 2nd copy of the RG over the Internet

Issuance of the new RG

Some changes can be seen in the new identity. In this sense, the inclusion of a QR Code that can be read by any suitable device, such as a smartphone, allowing electronic authentication of its authenticity, as well as determining whether it was stolen or lost.

Due to the inclusion of an international standard code known as MRZ, also known as travel document, this new version of the identification document will also serve as a trip.

So far, however, Brazil has only agreed to the use of identity documents at immigration posts with Mercosur countries. The passport requirement remains in effect for other nations. In addition, the new RG will be valid for 10 years for those aged up to 60, while those over that age will be valid indefinitely.

5 more states will start issuing the new ID model

In this sense, this new model can be issued in the following locations: Paraná, Acre, Minas Gerais, Federal District, Goiás and Rio Grande do Sul, the latter of which will begin on the 26th.

According to the Ministry of Economy, “in this initial phase, new identities will only be issued to municipalities that have the information in the CPF according to their updated identifications. Citizens who do not have or have inaccurate information in their CPF registration can contact the Federal Government support centers to regularize their situation”. For those who want to know more information about the CPF, just consult it for free on the internet through the IRS.