Iranian identity booklet

Iranian identity booklet
Iranian identity booklet
Type	National identity document
Issued by	Iran, National Organization for Civil Registration of Iran
First issued	25 December 1918
Eligibility	At birth
Expiration	No expiration date

The Iranian identity booklet, also known as the Shenasnameh (Persian: شناسنامه, lit. 'Writ of Identity'), is one of the identity documents issued in Iran. This identity document is in booklet format and issued to Iranian citizens at birth. The National Organization for Civil Registration of Iran is obliged to issue an identity booklet to every Iranian citizen.^[1]^[2]

Iranian citizens have two identity documents, namely the Iranian identity card, which contains the holder's national identity number, and the identity booklet, which contains more information.^[3]^[4]^[5]

To participate in elections in Iran, voters must present their identity booklet.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

According to the Civil Registration Reform Law approved on 8 January 1985 in Iran, the cover and the first page of the identity booklet are adorned with the emblem of Iran.^[10]^[11]

History

According to the decision of the Iran's Cabinet of Ministers on 12 December 1918 during the Qajar era, the regulations for the establishment of the Civil Registry Office in the Ministry of Interior were prepared. The first Iranian identity booklet (then called sejel (Persian: سجل)) was issued on 25 December 1918 for a newborn girl named "Fatemeh Irani".^[12]^[13]^[14] In honour of this, the third day of Dey (23 or 24 December) has been named National Organization for Civil Registration Day in Iran.^[15]

From March 1925, according to the law, obtaining identity booklet was required for all Iranian citizens in the areas where the Civil Registry Office was established.^[16]^[17]

The identity booklet information

Each Iranian identity booklet must contain the following information:^[18]^[19]^[10]^[20]^[21]^[22]

Information about the holder

Name, Surname and Gender
Scanned photograph of the holder's face
Identity booklet number
National Identity Number
Birth date: day, month and year in format of Solar Hijri calendar and Islamic calendar
Place of birth: County, District, Administrative division, City, Village
Father's name and mother's name
National identity number or identity booklet number of parents
Place of birth of parents
Special field for registration of marriage and divorce and details about Spouse
Special field for children's names and specifications
Special field for registration of the holder's death

Document information

Consecutive and series number of the booklet
Date of document preparation: day, month and year in format of Solar Hijri calendar
Document preparation location: Area, County, District, Administrative division, City, Village
Name and surname of the document regulator; Signature of the issuing officer and stamp of the office
Special field for description (such as renaming)
Special field for multiplying stamps (such as the stamp of participation in Election)

Multiplying stamps

According to the Civil Registry law of Iran, only the following institutions are allowed to stamp on the identity booklet:^[20]^[10]

National Organization for Civil Registration of Iran
Marriage and divorce notaries offices
Embassies of Iran in other countries
Identification administration of the Law Enforcement Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Interpol
General Election Administration of the Ministry of Interior

Elimination of spouse name

Under certain conditions, it is possible to eliminate a spouse's name after divorce.^[23]

Replacement

When a replacement copy of an identity booklet is issued, the centre of each new page is stamped with the word "duplicate" (Persian: المثنی, almosana) and a new date of issue is indicated.^[24]

Invalidation

The identity booklet is revoked in two conditions: one is renunciation of Iranian nationality law and the other is death.^[20]^[10]

References

^ "سازمان ثبت احوال كشور – حقوق و تکالیف صاحبان اسناد هویتی" (in Persian). Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
^ "گرو گذاشتن اسناد هویتی در قبال خدمات_ تخلف یا عادتی قدیمی – خبرگزاری مهر _ اخبار ایران و جهان _ Mehr News Agency" (in Persian). Retrieved 23 October 2020.
^ "سن مجاز برای دریافت کارت ملی – میزان" (in Persian). Retrieved 23 October 2020.
^ "نام مادر وارد کارت ملی می_شود؟ – ایرنا" (in Persian). Retrieved 23 October 2020.
^ "هر ایرانی یک کارت ملی هوشمند – روزنامه اطلاعات" (in Persian). Retrieved 23 October 2020.
^ "داشتن شناسنامه و شماره ملی برای رای دادن کافی است – ایسنا" (in Persian). Retrieved 23 October 2020.
^ "اگر شناسنامه ندارید و می_خواهید در انتخابات شرکت کنید این خبر را بخوانید – خبرآنلاین" (in Persian). Retrieved 23 October 2020.
^ "برای رای دادن در انتخابات مجلس داشتن شناسنامه الزامی است" (in Persian). Retrieved 23 October 2020.
^ "باز بودن ادارات ثبت احوال همزمان با انتخابات _ کسانی که رسید کارت ملی خود را گم کرده_اند چه کنند؟ – همشهری آنلاین" (in Persian). Retrieved 23 October 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "سازمان ثبت احوال كشور – فصل (6) _ صدور شناسنامه" (in Persian). Retrieved 23 October 2020.
^ "مرکز پژوهشها – قانون اصلاح قانون ثبت احوال مصوب 1355" (in Persian). Retrieved 23 October 2020.
^ "امروز ایرانی ها سجل دار شدند ! – تابناک" (in Persian). Retrieved 23 October 2020.
^ "امروز ایرانی ها سجل دار شدند ! _ سایت انتخاب" (in Persian). Retrieved 23 October 2020.
^ "داستان شناسنامه_دار شدن ایرانی_ها؛ صاحب شماره شناسنامه یک کیست؟" (in Persian). Retrieved 23 October 2020.
^ "سوم دیماه روز ملی ثبت احوال گرامی باد _ معاونت درمان" (in Persian). Retrieved 23 October 2020.
^ "سازمان ثبت احوال كشور – ثبت احوال" (in Persian). Retrieved 23 October 2020.
^ "اجباری شدن نام‌خانوادگی – روزنامه دنیای اقتصاد" (in Persian). Retrieved 23 October 2020.
^ "مرکز پژوهشها – قانون ثبت احوال" (in Persian). Retrieved 23 October 2020.
^ "ﻣﺘﻦ ﻛﺎﻣﻞ ﻗﺎﻧﻮن ﺛﺒﺖ اﺣﻮال" (PDF) (in Persian). Retrieved 23 October 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "مرکز پژوهشها – قانون اصلاح قانون ثبت احوال" (in Persian). Retrieved 23 October 2020.
^ "شناسنامه؛ ماهیت و کارکرد آن _ کانون سردفتران و دفتریاران" (in Persian). Retrieved 23 October 2020.
^ "قانون ثبت احوال مصوب 1355 – متن منقح" (in Persian). Retrieved 23 October 2020.
^ "نام همسر اول با ثبت رسمی ازدواج دوم از شناسنامه حذف میشود" (in Persian). Retrieved 23 October 2020.
^ "Iran: Passports, ID and civil status documents" (PDF). Landinfo.no. Landinfo. 5 January 2021. Section 2.6. Retrieved 7 September 2024.

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