Austrian identity card

The front and reverse of an Austrian identity card

The Austrian identity card is issued to Austrian citizens. It can be used as a travel document when visiting countries in Europe (except Belarus, Kosovo, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine) plus French overseas territories, Georgia and on organized tours to Jordan (through Aqaba airport) and Tunisia. Only around 10 % of the citizens of Austria have this card,^[1] as they can use driver's licenses or other identity cards domestically and the more widely accepted Austrian passport abroad.

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↑ Ausstattungsgrad bei Reisepässen und Personalausweisen (in German)

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North America

South America

¹ British Overseas Territories.

² Open border with Schengen Area.

³ Russia is a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. The vast majority of its population (80%) lives in European Russia, therefore Russia as a whole is included as a European country here.

⁴ Turkey is a transcontinental country in the Middle East and Southeast Europe. Has a small part of its territory (3%) in Southeast Europe called Turkish Thrace.

⁵ Azerbaijan and Georgia (Abkhazia; South Ossetia) are transcontinental countries. Both have a small part of their territories in the European part of the Caucasus.

⁶ Kazakhstan is a transcontinental country. Has a small part of its territories located west of the Urals in Eastern Europe.

⁷ Armenia (Nagorno-Karabakh) and Cyprus (Northern Cyprus) are entirely in Southwest Asia but having socio-political connections with Europe.

⁸ Egypt is a transcontinental country in North Africa and the Middle East. Has a small part of its territory in the Middle East called Sinai peninsula.

⁹ Partially recognized.

Biometric identity cards () are indicated in italics.

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Austrian identity card

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