A Belgian identity card (, , ) is a national identity card issued to all citizens of Belgium aged 12 years old and above. Foreigners resident in Belgium are issued with a Belgian resident card (Dutch: Verblijfstitel, French: Titre de séjour, German: Aufenthaltstitel), which appears similar, but is legally distinct. Nevertheless, the term "identity card" is often used to refer to both the identity cards issued to citizens and the resident cards issued to foreigners. Card types The main card types currently in issuance are as follows: Third country nationals refers to foreigners who are not EU/EEA/Swiss nationals. Card description Physical format Cards are issued according to the ISO/IEC 7810 standard using the ID-1 size format, similar to credit cards. They conform to ISO/IEC 7816 and have a 3-line machine-readable strip on the back starting with IDBEL. Cards issued to Belgian citizens and EU/EEA/Swiss citizens Cards issued to Belgian citizens and EU/EEA/Swiss citizens are green. They carry a heading of "BELGIUM" and the type of card (e.g. "IDENTITY CARD" or "EU+ Card"), written in all three national languages (Dutch, French and German) as well as in English. The remaining fields are bilingual - English in combination with either Dutch, French or German - depending on the official language of the place of residence of the subject. If the place of residence is a Brussels municipality, the holder may choose between French or Dutch. If the place of residence is a municipality with language facilities, the holder may choose between French or Dutch, or French or German, depending on the local language facilities. Cards issued to third country nationals Cards issued to third country nationals are red and blue, in common with the standard EU format. This includes H cards (despite their full name as European Blue Cards) and M cards. All such cards carry a heading of "BEL" and "TITRE DE SÉJOUR" or "VERBLIJFSTITEL" or "AUFENTHALTSTITEL". The title and all fields are monolingual - in Dutch, French or German - depending on the official language of the place of residence of the subject. Printed information Cards are printed with the following information relating to the subject: photograph of the person's face names (surname and the first two given names) sex nationality National Register number signature Cards also bear the following information about the card itself: type of card card number place and date of issue (place of issue being the