Identity Document (Uruguay)
| Documento de idenitdad | |
|---|---|
| Type | Mandatory identity card |
| Valid in | South America (except Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and dependencies) |
| Eligibility | Uruguayan citizenship or non-citizen resident |
| Expiration | 5 years (underage) 10 years (overage) Never expires (over 68 years) |
The Identification Document (Spanish: Documento de Identidad), also known as Cédula de identidad, is the compulsory Uruguayan identity document, issued by the Ministry of the Interior through the National Directorate of Civil Identification (DNIC).
It is compulsory for all residents of Uruguay, whether they are natural or legal citizens, or foreign residents, even for children from 45 days old. It has a personal, unique and exclusive identification number or número de cédula –made up of eight digits–, that is assigned to the holder the first time he/she obtains the document and that keeps throughout his/her life as a general identifier. It is not usable for voting, since the Credencial Cívica serves as an identity document for those eligible on the electoral roll.
Uruguay's identity cards can be used as travel documents to enter the Mercosur members (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay) and associated countries (Peru, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador; except Guyana, Suriname and Panama).