If you are expected to be permanently housed in a hospital, a nursing home, or a similar facility, you may be exempt from the requirement to carry identification—that is, the requirement to have an ID card.
This is the case, for example, if your health condition no longer allows you to live at home.
If you are no longer able to apply for the exemption yourself, an authorized representative may do so on your behalf.
You can revoke
the exemption at any time. To do so, simply apply for an ID card or a passport.
You must apply in writing for an exemption from the identification requirement.
- You must fill out the application for exemption from the ID requirement in full, or
- you or a guardian must sign the application.
- Enclose the necessary documents.
- Send the application and supporting documents to the relevant ID card authority in your municipality, or
- go in person to the responsible authority.
- The authority will issue you a certificate with no expiration date confirming that you are exempt from the ID requirement.
- If you submit the application in person, you will receive confirmation of the exemption immediately. If you submit the application in writing, the responsible office will mail the confirmation to you.
The agency responsible is the ID card office in your place of residence, where you are registered as having your primary residence.
