{"id":6188,"date":"2026-06-01T10:22:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T10:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.testdomain15.gov.zw\/?p=6188"},"modified":"2026-07-21T15:12:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T15:12:11","slug":"national-identity-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zimlondon.gov.zw\/?p=6188","title":{"rendered":"National Identity Card"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6188\" class=\"elementor elementor-6188\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e54e7ef e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2e54e7ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cd308b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5cd308b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zimlondon.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ID-Sample.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6217\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Sample of a National Identity Card <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-436ec53f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"436ec53f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>A National Identity Card is one of the main documents required for passport renewals, affidavits and authentication. A National Identity Card is issued to Zimbabwean citizens from the age of 16. The National Identity card is issued in Zimbabwe only. A lost one can therefore only be replaced in Zimbabwe.<\/p><p>The renewal of a passport in the United Kingdom <strong>without a National ID<\/strong> is permitted before the applicant turns 25 years of age, after-which the applicant will need to travel to Zimbabwe by way of a Temporary Travel Document (or by way of the Passport if it has not Expired yet) and acquire a National Identity Card and then renew their passport in Zimbabwe.<\/p><p>Renewal of a passport requires the applicant above 25 to have a National Identity Card or a Valid Passport when completing the forms.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ddae38 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0ddae38\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sample of a National Identity Card A National Identity Card is one of the main documents required for passport renewals, affidavits and authentication. A National Identity Card is issued to Zimbabwean citizens from the age of 16. The National Identity card is issued in Zimbabwe only. 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