ITALIAN ID CARD

ITALIAN ID CARD OR LA CARTA D’IDENTITA’ ITALIANA

What is it?
Italian ID card is used as a way to identify yourself around Italy and Europe. You do not need one if you have a passport and getting one from the US is next to impossible. It is a small booklet-type document (pictured above).

For What Is It Used?

You can use it in place of your passport in some cases. You need an identity card or a passport to work in Italy and other countries in the European Union. A list of countries that recognize and accept the validity of the Identity Card for admission into their territories, for which the ID is equivalent qualification to the passport:
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
CYPRUS
CROATIA
DENMARK
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
GREAT BRITAIN
GREECE
HUNGARY
IRELAND
ICELAND
LIECHTENSTEIN
LUXEMBOURG
MALTA
MONACO
NORWAY
NETHERLANDS
PORTUGAL
SLOVENIA
SPAIN
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
MACEDONIA (Only if the ID card is accompanied by a special ID card issued at the border upon payment of a sum of around € 25.82.)
MOROCCO, TUNISIA, and TURKEY (Only for those who visit it with an organized trip.)