? The items registered in the resident ID card include: name, gender, nationality, date of birth, permanent residence address, citizen ID number, personal photo, fingerprint information, validity period of the certificate and issuing authority. Citizenship number is a unique and life-long valid identity code for every citizen, which is compiled by the public security organs according to the national standard of citizenship number. Citizens applying for obtaining, redeeming or replacing resident identity cards shall register their fingerprint information. Resident identity cards should use standardized Chinese characters and digital symbols that meet national standards. The organs of self-government of ethnic autonomous areas may, according to the local actual situation, decide to use the characters of regional autonomous ethnic groups or choose the local common characters to register the contents of the resident identity cards.
According to Article 12 of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Resident Identity Cards, when a citizen applies for a resident identity card, the public security organ shall handle it in time according to the regulations. The public security organ shall issue resident identity cards within 60 days from the date when citizens submit the registration form of resident identity cards; In areas with inconvenient transportation, the processing time may be appropriately extended, but the extension time shall not exceed thirty days. Citizens who urgently need to use their resident identity cards during the application, renewal and replacement of their resident identity cards may apply for temporary resident identity cards, and the public security organs shall handle them in a timely manner according to laws and regulations. The specific measures shall be formulated by the public security department of the State Council.