Non-Chinese ethnic names and foreign names are transliterated into Chinese. The identity card contains basic information regarding the individual, such as the following:įull name – in Chinese characters only. From 2003 on, The law established the use of newer, second-generation cards, which are machine-readable and more difficult to forge. Recently, there have been more services that require the display of identification cards, such as at Internet cafes and certain stores.īefore 2003, Chinese use a poly-covered, white-and-black photo Identity Card, which is now referred to as the first generation ID card. Documentation is also required for marriages, household registrations and legal cases. The identity card is the only acceptable legal document to obtain resident permit, employment, open bank accounts, obtain passport, driver licence, application for tertiary education and technical colleges, security checkpoints in domestic terminals of Chinese airports and check-in at hotels. Residents within the People's Republic of China must carry identification in public at all times, compulsory from the age of 16. On Septemby the Standing Committee of the 12th National People's Congress.
Every citizen of 16 years old or above in the People's Republic of China shall have a Resident Identity Card, in accordance with the Identity Card Bill of the People's Republic of China passed
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