It is compulsory for all Egyptian citizens age 16 or older to possess an ID card [21] (Arabic: بطاقة تحقيق شخصية Biṭāqat taḥqīq shakhṣiyya, literally, "Personal Verification Card").[citation needed] In daily colloquial speech, it is generally simply called "el-biṭāqa" ("the card"). It is used for:[citation needed]