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Document: GRC-BO-02001

Title:

ΔΕΛΤΙΟ ΤΑΥΤΟΤΗΤΑΣ_IDENTITY CARD

Issuing Country:

GRC - Greece • ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΉ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΊΑ •

Document Category:

B - Identity card

Document type:

O - ordinary document

Document version number:

02001

First issued on:

25/09/2023

Valid:

yes

Legal status / main purpose:

Identity card issued to nationals of: GRC - Greece • ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΉ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΊΑ • Travel document valid in the European Union and in Schengen associated countries.

Overall construction:

card

Format width (mm):

86

Format height (mm):

54

Number of pages:

Validity

Maximum validity:

10 year(s)

Minimum age for validity:

12 year(s)

Extension is possible:

no

The acronym HP in the issuing authority field stands for HELLENIC POLICE

As of 3 June 2025, the holder’s Personal Number is indicated on the reverse side of the identity card. Identity cards issued before 3 June 2025 that do not include the Personal Number remain valid until their expiry date, and their holders are not required to replace them. The Personal Number consists of twelve alphanumeric characters, at least nine of which are numeric.

Security features:

Substrate

Image 389632 of Substrate

Security features:

UV feature

Light:

UV LIGHT (365 nm)

UV feature:

fluorescent ink

Image 389634 of UV feature

Security features:

OVD (optically variable device)

OVD (optically variable device):

variable laser image (CLI® / MLI®)

Image 389635 of OVD (optically variable device)
Image 389636 of OVD (optically variable device)

Security features:

Laminate

OVD features:

hologram

Image 389638 of Laminate
Image 389637 of Laminate

Security features:

Personal data

Security features:

Facial image

Photo type:

colour

Security features:

Printing technique

Image 389648 of Printing technique
Image 389647 of Printing technique

Security features:

Printing technique

Image 389651 of Printing technique

Security features:

Substrate

Image 389656 of Substrate
Image 389657 of Substrate

Security features:

UV feature

Light:

UV LIGHT (365 nm)

UV feature:

fluorescent ink

Image 389659 of UV feature

Security features:

Printing technique

Image 389667 of Printing technique
Image 389668 of Printing technique
GRCThis information is supplied to you by the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union. It has been selected and compiled by document experts in Greece • ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΉ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΊΑ •
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