Serbian identity card (Serbian: Лична карта / Lična karta) is the national identification card used in Serbia. Though the ID card is a primary photo ID, Serbian passport and national Drivers license are used as valid photo IDs for various purposes. It is issued to all Serbian citizens residing in the country above 10 years of age, while it's compulsory for those over the age of 16, with maximum validity of 5 years.
It features a light red and blue background, colors of the Serbian flag. Obverse background has a picture of a statue on the top of the Serbian government building in Belgrade, while the reverse has the small Serbian coat of arms.
First issued on 10 March 2008.
Machine Readable Zone
The data of the machine readable zone consist of three lines of 30 characters each. The only characters used are those of Serbian Latin alphabet, except for letters with diacritics (ŠĐĆČŽ - they are replaced by the appropriate letter without a diacritical mark), 0-9 and the filler character <.
The format of the first row is:
| Positions |
Type |
Meaning |
| 1-2 |
alpha |
ID, indicating an ID card |
| 3-5 |
alpha |
Issuing country (ISO 3166-1 alpha-3) code (SRB) |
| 6–14 |
num |
ID card registration number |
| 15 |
num |
check digit |
| 16-28 |
num |
Personal number (JMBG) |
The format of the second row is:
| Positions |
Type |
Meaning |
| 1–6 |
num |
Date of birth (YYMMDD) |
| 7 |
num |
check digit |
| 8 |
alpha |
gender (M-male; F - female) |
| 9-14 |
num |
Date of expiry (YYMMDD) |
| 15 |
num |
check digit |
| 16-18 |
num |
Nationality of bearer ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code (SRB) |
| 30 |
num |
check digit |
The format of the third row is:
| Positions |
Type |
Meaning |
| 1–30 |
alpha |
Last name, followed by two filler characters, followed by given names |