Swiss identity cards

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:identity
gptkbp:application gptkb:municipality
online
gptkbp:availableOn Swiss citizens
gptkbp:biometricDataIncluded no (as of 2024, biometric data is not included)
gptkbp:biometricVersionAvailable yes
gptkbp:canBeHeldWithPassport yes
gptkbp:canBeUsedForTravel gptkb:Schengen_Area
European Free Trade Association countries
some non-EU countries
gptkbp:contains gptkb:photographer
gptkb:nationalism
sex
personal data
signature
date of birth
issuing authority
height
card number
date of expiry
date of issue
gptkbp:country gptkb:Switzerland
gptkbp:fareControl varies by age and canton
gptkbp:features microprinting
UV features
holograms
machine-readable zone
gptkbp:firstIssueDate 1995
gptkbp:format credit card size
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Swiss identity cards
gptkbp:introduced current design in 2023
gptkbp:issuedBy Swiss government
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkb:German
gptkb:Italian
English
gptkbp:material gptkb:plastic
gptkbp:notCompulsory yes
gptkbp:purpose manual
proof of identity
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Swiss_passport
gptkbp:replacedBy previous paper identity card
gptkbp:validOn 10 years (adults)
5 years (children)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Helvetic_shield
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7