Maltese identity card

Maltese identity card
Maltese identity card
Type	Compulsory identity document
Issued by	Identità
Valid in	European Union ; United Kingdom (EU Settlement Scheme) ; Rest of Europe (except Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine) Georgia ; Montserrat (max. 14 days) ; Overseas France ; Tunisia (organized tours) ; Turkey
Eligibility	Maltese citizenship
Expiration	10 years

Maltese identity cards are issued to Maltese citizens.^[2] They can be used as a travel document when visiting countries in the European Union and the European Economic Area.

They can also be used instead of a Maltese passport to visit French overseas territories, Georgia, Montserrat (for max. 14 days) Turkey and organized tours to Tunisia.^[3]

In August 2020, new electronic ID cards conforming to new EU standards under Regulation 2019/1157 began to be issued.^[4]

Information provided

The cards feature a birth certificate ID consisting of seven numbers and a letter registered with the Public Registry Department with the last letter indicating the island and the century of birth:

A: Foreign residents holding an eRes Card.
B: Maltese citizens born in the island of Malta in the 19th century.
G: Maltese citizens born in Gozo in the 20th century.
H: Maltese citizens born in Gozo in the 21st century.
L: Maltese citizens born in the island of Malta in the 21st century.
M: Maltese citizens born in the island of Malta in the 20th century.
P: Applicable to Maltese citizens who are unable to obtain their original birth certificate from their country of birth in order to be registered in Malta.
Z: Maltese citizens born in Gozo in the 19th century.