Documento Nacional de Identidad (Argentina)

Documento Nacional de Identidad or DNI[1] (which means National Identity Document[2]) is the main identity document for Argentine citizens, as well as temporary or permanent resident aliens (DNI Extranjero). It is issued at a person's birth, and must be updated at 8 and 14 years of age, and thereafter every 15 years. It takes the form of a card (DNI tarjeta), and is required for voting, payments, military service inscriptions and formalities. They are issued by the National Registry of Persons (RENAPER).

Argentine identity card
(Documento nacional de identidad)
Documento Nacional de Identidad
Reverse
TypeIdentity card
Issued by Argentina
PurposeProof of identity, Travel
Valid in Mercosur members and associated countries
EligibilityCitizens and lawful permanent residents of Argentina

The front side of the card states, in both English and Spanish, the name, sex, nationality, specimen issue, date of birth, date of issue, date of expiry, and transaction number along with the DNI number, portrait, and signature of the card's bearer. The back side of the card shows the address of the card's bearer along with their right thumbprint. The front side of the card also shows a PDF417 barcode while the back shows machine-readable information. The unique DNI number is semi-perforated through the front-right side of the card.

The DNI is a valid international travel document to enter the member countries of Mercosur (Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela) and countries associated to the bloc (Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru).[3]

History

Before the introduction of the DNI in 1968, women had a Libreta cívica ("civic booklet"); men a Libreta de enrolamiento ("(military) enrollment booklet").[4][5] For many years, the DNI was issued as a small green booklet (called libreta). In 2009, the DNI was revamped and digitalized; and booklets (now blue) were issued along with an identity card simultaneously. Since 2012, DNIs are issued only in card format. The new DNI card is required to obtain the new biometric Argentine passport. Foreigners can get it at “RadEx” system but "extranjero" (foreigner) is printed on the back side. Argentines can get a certificado de matrícula, which is only for citizens, in consulates.[6]

In 2020, the DNI card was restyled to show the new bicontinental official map of Argentina.[7][8]

On 20 July 2021, President Alberto Fernández signed a decree (Decreto 476/2021) mandating the RENAPER to allow a third gender option on all DNI cards and passports, marked as an "X". The measure applies to non-citizen permanent residents who possess Argentine identity cards as well.[9] In compliance with the 2012 Gender Identity Law, this made Argentina the first country in South America to legally recognize non-binary gender on all official documentation, freely and upon the person's request.[10][11][12]

In April 2023, an important development occurred in Argentina with regards to the DNI. This development marked a significant step in the ongoing historical narrative surrounding the Falkland Islands (known as the Malvinas Islands in Argentina) and the recognition of the contributions and sacrifices made by its veterans, puting a new 'seal' with the geographic map of it, with the legend "HEROE DE LAS ISLAS MALVINAS".[13] This update was mandatory only for war veterans.[14]

  • Front side of previous version of DNI card, issued 2012-2020
    Front side of previous version of DNI card, issued 2012-2020
  • Back side of previous version of DNI card, issued 2012-2020
    Back side of previous version of DNI card, issued 2012-2020
  • Front side of previous version of DNI card, issued 2009-2012
    Front side of previous version of DNI card, issued 2009-2012
  • DNI blue booklet, issued 2009-2012
    DNI blue booklet, issued 2009-2012
  • Previous green libreta version of the DNI, issued 1968-2009, until the new DNI cards began to be issued
    Previous green libreta version of the DNI, issued 1968-2009, until the new DNI cards began to be issued
  • Current resident DNI specimen for a temporary foreigner.
    Current resident DNI specimen for a temporary foreigner.
  • DNI issued since 2023 for Falkland islands veterans (Issued since 2023)
    DNI issued since 2023 for Falkland islands veterans (Issued since 2023)[15]

See also

References
  1. Nuevo DNI, Ministry of the Interior of Argentina, retrieved June 14, 2011
  2. New National Identity Document unveiled, Télam, archived from the original on August 15, 2011, retrieved June 14, 2011
  3. "Mercosur will not ask their South American members passport". Mendoza Travel. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  4. Libreta de enrolamiento of Julio Cortázar Archived March 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Argentine government website: How Argentine citizens abroad can apply for a DNI with an existing Libreta cívica or Libreta de enrolamiento Archived August 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  6. "Consulado General en Vigo | Inscripción Consular". cvigo.cancilleria.gob.ar. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  7. "El Gobierno lanzó un nuevo DNI: qué pasará con las versiones anteriores". La Nación (in Latin American Spanish). 25 November 2020.
  8. "Wado y Filmus presentaron el nuevo DNI que incluye una actualización del mapa bicontinental argentino". Argentina.gob.ar (in Latin American Spanish). Ministry of the Interior (Argentina). 20 November 2020.
  9. "Decreto 476/2021". Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina (in Spanish). 20 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  10. "Alberto Fernández pondrá en marcha el DNI para personas no binarias". Ámbito (in Spanish). 20 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  11. "Identidad de género: el Gobierno emitirá un DNI para personas no binarias". La Nación (in Spanish). 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  12. Westfall, Sammy (22 July 2021). "Argentina rolls out gender-neutral ID". The Washington Post. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  13. "Taiana y de Pedro presentaron el nuevo diseño del DNI para héroes y heroínas de Malvinas". Argentina.gob.ar (in Spanish). 2023-04-04. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  14. "Lanzaron un nuevo DNI: qué cambios tiene y quiénes podrán actualizarlo | Ciudadanos". La Voz del Interior (in Spanish). 2023-04-20. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  15. "Nuevo DNI: a quiénes corresponde esta actualización y cómo realiza el trámite". Yahoo Finance (in Spanish). 2023-04-20. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
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