El Salvador
Posted Thursday, September 1, 2016 - 00:49
Card Name:
Documento Único de Identidad (DUI)
Date Issued:
2001; card updated in 2008
Issuing Agency:
Registro Nacional de las Personas Naturales / Tribunal Supremo Electoral
Voluntary or Mandatory:
Mandatory Information on the Card:
ID Number
Photo
Name
Birth Date
Nationality
Address
Fingerprint
Years Valid
Other Information on the Card:
Expiry Date, Place of Birth, Parents' Names, Marital Status, Profession, Blood Type
Biometric Technology on the Card:
Digital photograph, fingerprints
Card Purpose:
Proof of identity at public and private institutions; voting; travel to neighbouring countries
Corporate Involvement:
DOCUSAL, Gemplus, Sertracen
Playing the Identity Card: Surveillance, Security and Identification in Global Perspective, Routledge (2008)
Edited by Colin J. Bennett and David Lyon
Identifying Citizens: ID Cards as Surveillance, Polity (2009)
By David Lyon
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