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ID-CARD PHOTO
WHAT IS AN ID-CARD?
An ID-card is an identification document equipped with a photo. An ID-card can be used as a travel document in certain countries.
ELECTRONIC OR PAPER PASSPORT PHOTO?
For an ID-card you will need a regular passport photo. You don’t need a paper photo when you’re applying for an ID-card! We will send your photo directly to the police, and you will receive a retrieval code via text message. With the retrieval code, you can apply for an ID-card online or at a police station. Remember to keep the retrieval code safe, your photo can be found with it!
CAN AN ID-CARD BE USED INSTEAD OF A PASSPORT?
An ID-card can be used as a travel document in certain countries.
Check from the police’s website a list of these countries: https://poliisi.fi/nain-kaytat-henkilokorttia
Notice that you can’t use a minor’s ID-card, ID-card issued without travel right, temporary ID-card or an ID-card issued to a foreigner as a travel document.
3 STEPS TO APPLY FOR AN ID-CARD ONLINE
COME TO US FOR A PHOTOGRAPHY!
We will send your photo directly to the police. You will receive the retrieval code (valid for 6 months) via SMS in a minute.
FILL THE APPLICATION ONLINE
Fill the application online at https://asiointi.poliisi.fi. Paste the retrieval code on the correct field, pay the ID-card and choose the collection point. The delivery usually takes 5-8 business days!
COLLECT THE ID-CARD
The ID-card will be delivered to a collection point of your choosing. You will receive a notice of arrival when you can collect your ID-card! The notice includes a shipment ID which you need when you collect your ID-card. You must also be identified, which can be done via passport or ID-card (a driving licence is not accepted). You can also authorize another person to collect your ID-card. They must have a valid identification document.
Usually, you can finish the whole application online if your fingerprints have been registered in the last 6 years and your name remains the same as in the previous passport and you were at least 12 at the time of the identification. If these requirements are not met, you can make the application online and it will be finished after you have been at a police station and you have been identified. The system will inform you if you will have to go to the police station when you are making the online application.
FOR WHAT APPLICATIONS CAN AN ELECTRONIC PASSPORT PHOTO BE USED?
ELECTRONIC PASSPORT PHOTO IS ACCEPTED FOR FOLLOWING APPLICATIONS
PASSPORT (all documents that are accepted by the police and migri, including temporary passport, alien’s passport and refugees’ travel document)
ID-CARD (excluding temporary ID-card)
SECURITY OFFICER CARD
CARD FOR GUARD also temporary card
SECURITY STEWARD CARD
FIREARMS HANDLING PERMIT
RESIDENCE PERMIT, renewal of a residence permit card and EU citizens’ family member’s residence card
WHAT IS A RETRIEVAL CODE?
You will need a retrieval code when you’re filling your application online or at a police station. Your photo can be found with the code. You will receive the retrieval code via text message.
DID YOU KNOW!
The picture for an ID-card must be taken in the last 6 months. You can use the same photo to apply for both passport and ID-card!
DID YOU KNOW!
A driving licence is not an official identification document! Passport and ID-card are official identification documents.
DID YOU KNOW!
An ID-card can be used as a travel document in certain countries
WHAT NOW!
LOST ID-CARD
If you have lost your ID-card it is important to contact the police immediately to prevent any abuse. You can report online or at a police station. If you are aboard you can contact the embassy. After making the report you can apply for a new ID-card normally.
The police will register the document as missing and invalidate it. After that, the document cannot be recovered even if it is found!
ID-CARD IS BROKEN
If your ID-card or is broken, contact the police or while abroad the embassy. You should avoid traveling with a broken travel document as your trip could be stopped at border control. Read more at https://poliisi.fi/nain-kaytat-henkilokorttia
WHAT TO DO TO AN OLD ID-CARD
You can only have one valid ID-card. When you get a new ID-card your old one will expire.
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