Italian ID Card

The carta di identità elettronica is an Italian personal identification document issued to any Italian citizen and to legal aliens, that has been progressively replacing the paper-based identity card since the latest version has been released on 4 July 2016.

The CIE is intended for both online and offline identification.

The information is both printed on an ID-1 card and stored in a contactless chip.
After about 15 years of trials, finally as per decree of 25 May 2016 every classic identity card with expired validity must be replaced by the electronic version.