NID renewal, replacement to cost from September

National ID (NID) cards will no longer come free.

Come September, a fee between TK 100 and TK 1000 will be charged for renewal or for issuing a replacement NID in case of loss or destruction.

A circular for charging the fee for issuing NID may be issued on Thursday. But no fee will be charged until 31 August for renewal or for issue of a replacement NID.

"In the next three months, citizens can get their NID corrected. Smarts Cards will be issued in August. After that renewal or a new NID will cost citizens a fee," said  Brig Gen Sultanuzzaman Md Saleh Uddin, director general of the EC's NID wing.

The commission has already issued a Statutory Regulatory Order (SRO) on Feb 12 fixing fees and cost for identity verification or related information .

Currently, more than 96.2 million voters have NID cards. They were provided with free laminated cards valid for 15 years. They would be have to be renewed after 15 years from the date of issue.

Cost of services

The fee for renewal of the National ID card has been set at Tk 100. However, urgent processing would cost Tk 50 more.

If the card is lost or destroyed, replacing that would cost Tk 200 when done for the first time. Urgent processing would need another Tk 100 more.

If one needs a replacements for the second time, it would cost Tk 200 (General) and Tk 500 (Urgent).

Every case of replacement after the second instance would become dearer, costing Tk 500 fees for general and Tk 1,000 for urgent processing.

Applications for replacements would have to be made at the Identity Registration Division of the commission. The fees would have to be given via a pay order addressed to the EC secretary or through online payment channels.

Correction of mistakes in the IDs would also cost -- Tk 200 when done for the first time, TK 300 when done for the second time and Tk 400 after that.

In case, the information has to be changed, it would cost Tk 100 for the first time, Tk 200 for the second time and Tk 300 every time thereafter.

The Election Commission would also be providing identity verification services to government organisations and authorities. The service seekers would have to pay Tk 500,000 to register for the services. Each verification would cost Tk 2. 

In case, the government organisations or statuary bodies needs the information, they can subscribe by paying Tk 500,000. Each information would require Tk 1 while renewal of the access would cost Tk 100,000.