Nicaragua - Obtain Identity Card

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Procedure

New identity card: Present your birth certificate issued by the CSE Central Registry along with a photocopy of your identification (driver's license, student card, passport). You will also need to submit a photocopy of your parents' identity card.

Renewal / replacement of identity card (due to loss): Present your ID card, if not available a photocopy of your identity card. Submit pay stub issued by an authorized financial institution (BANPRO, BDF, BANCENTRO). Renewal Fee: 50 cordobas .

Reworking a previously issued ID card: If an identity card issued to you contains some error regarding your personal data (date of birth, full name), you may request for a new one without paying any fee. In case of error in your name or date of birth, you will need to present your birth certificate issued by the Central Registry of Persons.

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Required Documents

New identity card:

• Birth certificate issued by the CSE Central Registry
• Photocopy of your identification (driver's license, student card, passport).
• You will also need to submit a photocopy of your parents' identity card.

Renewal / replacement of identity card (due to loss):

• ID card or photocopy of it.
• Pay stub issued by an authorized financial institution (BANPRO, BDF, BANCENTRO), three hundred cordobas.

Reworking a previously issued ID card:

• Two passport photos not scanned.
• Birth certificate
• Identity card (original or photocopy)

Office Locations & Contacts

Consejo Supremo Electoral
Contiguo a Metrocentro
Managua, Nicaragua.
Tel. 1800-1273
[email protected]

Eligibility

First time applicants: must be 16 years of age.

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Validity

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Instructions

First time applicants: File your application at the CSE office that can be found in your local district city hall or Departmental Electoral Council.

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1. Date of Birth.
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Need for the Document

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External Links

http://www.cse.gob.ni/index.php/servicios/tramite-cedula

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