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The 2026 map of where Carrying ID is mandatory or partly required, aired Oct 22, 2026.
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Mandatory in 4 countries
Can't show your ID card? Up to 1 million dong fine since Dec 2025.
Can't show ID from 14: €90 fine (€45 under 16). US: no national ID.
Not carrying it: one man got 6 months in jail in Sep 2026.
Leave it at home from age 15: fine up to €500. US: no national ID.
Everywhere not listed here, Carrying ID is not required.
Partly mandatory in 34 countries
Must own a DNI from 14. Leaving it at home: no fine.
Carry duty from 16 in law, but no penalty for breaking it.
Must hold an ID card from age 12. No fine for not carrying it.
Adults must own an ID card. No duty to carry it.
ID card compulsory from 14. No fine for leaving it at home.
ID card compulsory from 14.
ID card compulsory from 18.
ID card compulsory from 12.
ID card compulsory from 15.
ID card compulsory from 15.
ID card compulsory from 15.
ID card compulsory from 15.
Must own an ID card or passport from 16.
ID card compulsory from 15.
ID card compulsory from 18.
Must own a passport from 14. No duty to carry it.
Must hold a passport; martial law: carry ID, no fine set.
ID card compulsory from 16; fine for living without one.
ID card compulsory; no carry duty found.
Must carry it from 16 by law, but it's rarely enforced.
ID compulsory from 15; fine of up to 500 pounds in law.
Every citizen must have their own ID card from age 15.
Every citizen and resident must hold an Emirates ID.
National ID card compulsory from 18.
NIN registration compulsory; no card to carry.
CNIC compulsory from 18; not compulsory to carry.
Every citizen must have an ID card from 16.
Everyone gets a resident card at 17. No duty to carry it.
e-KTP compulsory at 17; no penalty for not carrying it.
Must register for an NRIC at 15. No duty to carry it.
The DNI is compulsory; no fine for not carrying it.
The DNI is compulsory; no fine for not carrying it.
Must own an ID from 16 (fine up to €3,000). Carrying it: optional.
Carry it from 15 or pay up to 200 baht. US: no national ID card.
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