 The Cypriot Alien's identity card used to be issued to citizens of other EU member states or nationals of third countries, who at the time of application were legal residents of the Republic.It is still practically used in Cyprus for personal identification; however it cannot be used as a travel document.The latest is the main reason the Government of Cyprus stopped issuing such Identity Cards to foreigners in April, 2011 as holders of such IDs were under an impression that as legal residents of a European member country, they could use their IDs to travel within the EU.