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'{{short description|General list of Iranian identity documents}} [[File:Iranian identity card.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Iranian identity booklet inside theme (new design)]] [[File:Iranian Biometric Passport Cover.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Iranian Biometric Passport]] '''[[Identity document|Identity documents]] in [[Iran]]''' are official [[Document|documents]] of [[Demographics of Iran|Iranians]] [[Personal identity|identity]] and [[Iranian nationality law|citizenship]] and are used to identification and authentication.<ref name=idii1> {{cite web |url = https://www.sabteahval.ir/default.aspx?tabid=69 |title = سازمان ثبت احوال كشور - حقوق و تکالیف صاحبان اسناد هویتی |trans-title = |language = fa |access-date = 10 May 2021 }} </ref> The most important identity documents in Iran are the [[Iranian identity booklet]] ({{lang-fa|شناسنامه}}) and the [[Iranian identity card]] ({{lang-fa|کارت ملی}}).<ref name=idii1/> Identity documents for [[Alien (law)|foreign nationals]] are resident card and employment card.<ref name=idii2> {{cite web |url = https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/92268 |title = مرکز پژوهشها - قانون راجع به ورود و اقامت اتباع خارجه در ایران |trans-title = |language = fa |access-date = 10 May 2021 }} </ref> ==List of identity documents== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;" ! Document ! The exporter |- |[[Iranian identity card]]<ref name=idii1/> |[[National Organization for Civil Registration of Iran]] |- |[[Iranian identity booklet]]<ref name=idii1/> |[[National Organization for Civil Registration of Iran]] |- |[[Driving licence in Iran]] |[[Iranian Traffic Police]] |- |[[Iranian passport]] |[[Iranian Immigration & Passport Police Office]] |} ==Postal code in Iran== [[Postal code]] is used to identify places. In Iran, the postal code is a 10-digit number, the first 5 digits representing the departure code (characteristic of the destination city) and the second 5 digits representing the distribution code (location characteristic of the destination). Its main use is to send letters or postal packages sent by the [[Iran Post|Iran Post Company]]. There are currently about 52 million different postcodes in Iran.<ref name=idii3/><ref name=idii4/> Postal code in Iran is issued by the General Geographical and Spatial Administration of the country under the supervision of the National Post Company.<ref name=idii3> {{cite web |url = https://news.akhbarrasmi.com/news/139909044767514876/%DA%A9%D8%AF%D9%BE%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%8C-%DA%86%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA/ |title = کدپستی چیست؟ - اخبار رسمی |trans-title = |language = fa |access-date = 10 May 2021 }} </ref><ref name=idii4> {{cite web |url = https://mag.postex.ir/what-is-a-postal-code/ |title = کدپستی چیست؟ - مجله خبری پستکس |trans-title = |language = fa |access-date = 10 May 2021 }} </ref> The plan to allocate and use the 10-digit postal code was included in the agenda of the [[Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran|Government]] and the [[Islamic Consultative Assembly]] of Iran in 1991. Therefore, during a 5-year period, from 1991 to 1996, they began to collect statistics and informations, and in 1997, they announced 10-digit postal codes for all Iranian places and households.<ref name=idii5> {{cite web |url = https://address.ir/blog/%DA%A9%D8%AF-%D9%BE%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%8C/ |title = نکاتی که باید در مورد کد پستی خانه بدانید |trans-title = |language = fa |access-date = 10 May 2021 }} </ref> ==Law of the allocation of national number and postal code== In 1997, the law requiring the allocation of national numbers and postal codes to all Iranian citizens was approved:<ref name=idii6> {{cite web |url = https://www.sabteahval.ir/default.aspx?tabid=150 |title = سازمان ثبت احوال كشور - ضرورت کارت شناسایی ملی |trans-title = |language = fa |access-date = 10 May 2021 }} </ref><ref name=idii7> {{cite web |url = https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/92855 |title = مرکز پژوهشها - قانون الزام اختصاص شماره ملی و کد پستی برای کلیه اتباع ایرانی |trans-title = |language = fa |access-date = 10 May 2021 }} </ref><ref name=idii8> {{cite web |url = https://cbi.ir/page/8183.aspx |title = ﺷﻤﺎﺭﻩ ﻣﻠﻲ ﻭ ﻛﺪﭘﺴﺘﻲ ﺑﺮﺍﻱ ﻛﻠﻴﻪ ﺍﺗﺒﺎﻉ ﺍﻳﺮﺍﻧﻲ ﺍﺟﺮﺍﻳﻲ |trans-title = |language = fa |access-date = 10 May 2021 }} </ref> * Article 1 - The Ministries, Post, Telegraph and Telephone are obliged to assign national numbers and postal codes to all Iranian citizens in accordance with the laws and regulations. * Article 2 - All natural and legal persons, ministries, organizations, companies and government-affiliated institutions, universities, banks, municipalities, institutions of the [[Islamic Revolution]] and the [[Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces]] whose inclusion in the law requires mentioning the persons name, they are obliged to follow and use the national number and ten-digit postal code, which will be allocated by the [[National Organization for Civil Registration of Iran]] in the form of an [[Iranian identity card|identification card]] and in cooperation with the [[Iran Post|Post Company of the Islamic Republic of Iran]] to identify individuals and their place of work or residence. * Article 3 - The card mentioned in the above article is a document identifying Iranian citizens and is subject to all relevant legal and criminal provisions and must always be with its owner. ** Note: If the cardholder changes his / her place of residence or work, he / she must inform the National Organization for Civil Registration as soon as possible. * Article 4 - Issuance of any administrative or trade union identification card or driver's license and the like, without entering the national number and postal code is prohibited. ** Note: Identity cards of administrative, trade union or driver's license and the like, which were issued before the approval and implementation of this law, will be valid until the conditions for their replacement in a new form are provided. * Article 5 - The government is obliged to anticipate the costs of implementing the national number and postal code plan in the budget of the relevant executive bodies. * Article 6 - The executive by-law of this law will be prepared by the Ministries, Post, Telegraph and Telephone within 2 months and will be approved by the Cabinet. ==See also== * [[Multi-factor authentication]] * [[List of passports]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [https://www.justice.gov/eoir/page/file/1350986/download Iran: Passports, ID and civil status documents] * [http://www.sabteahval.ir/Upload/Modules/Contents/asset90/civilregistrationlaw_2_.pdf Iran Civil Registration Law text] * [https://www.sabteahval.ir/en National Organization for Civil Registration of Iran website] * [https://gnaf.post.ir/portal/#postcodeFinder Iran Postal code Finder by address] {{Identity documents in Iran}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Identity documents in Iran}} [[Category:Authentication methods in Iran]] [[Category:Identity documents in Iran| ]] [[Category:Iranian society]] [[Category:Identity documents by country|Iran]] [[Category:Government of Iran]]'