Can I check in if my ID card expires?

You can't stay in a hotel if your ID card expires. According to relevant laws and regulations, the identity documents of citizens in China mainly include People's Republic of China (PRC) household registration book, resident identity card, temporary id card, driver's license, passport, seaman's card, Hong Kong and Macao pass and soldier's card. If the ID card expires, you can check in with other documents.

After the ID card expires, the method of handling it in different places is as follows:

1. I apply at the resident ID card acceptance point of the public security organ in my place of residence, fill in the registration form of resident ID card acceptance in different places, and pay the application fee. Among them, apply for renewal of resident identity cards and apply for replacement of resident residence booklet or residence permit;

2. After accepting the application for renewal and replacement of resident identity cards at the reception point in different places, the acceptance information will be transmitted to the public security organ where the applicant's household registration is located in time, and the public security organ at the county level where the household registration is located will examine and issue it in time;

3. The public security organ of the place of residence shall complete the production, verification and distribution within the statutory time limit after receiving the certified information, and the applicant shall receive the certificate at the acceptance point with the receipt of the certificate. If a certificate is renewed, the original certificate shall be returned when a new certificate is obtained.

Legal basis: Article 12 of the People's Republic of China (PRC) Identity Card Law.

The public security organ shall, in accordance with the provisions, apply for the collection, renewal and replacement of resident identity cards. 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 in accordance with regulations. The specific measures shall be formulated by the public security department of the State Council. The relevant units and their staff members shall keep confidential the personal information of citizens recorded in the resident identity cards obtained in the course of performing their duties or providing services.