Can I use temporary id card to stay in the hotel?

You can check in, you can check in with temporary id card, and the temporary id card and ID card have the same legal effect.

1. Every China citizen who has lived in People's Republic of China (PRC) and reached the age of 16 shall apply for a resident identity card in accordance with the Regulations of People's Republic of China (PRC) on National Identity Cards.

2. Overseas Chinese who have settled in China, compatriots from Hong Kong and Macao who have settled in the mainland, compatriots from Taiwan Province Province who have settled in the mainland, foreigners and stateless persons who have settled in China are approved to join the China people's nationality. Those who have reached the age of 16 shall also apply for a resident identity card in accordance with the regulations.

3. The temporary id card used by temporary id card in Chinese mainland has the same specifications and registration items as the ordinary resident ID card.

4. The validity period of temporary id card is divided into three months and one year: temporary id card, where the resident identity card is still being collected or the certificate is lost or damaged, will be issued with Arabic numerals, and temporary id card, with a validity period of one year, will be issued with Chinese characters.

5. Because the identity information of temporary id card is the same as the official identity card, we can identify the authenticity of temporary id card through the identity card verification system, check whether the identity card information is normal in the "National Citizenship Information System" of the Ministry of Public Security, and check whether the photo is my own.

The role of temporary id card

1, temporary id card can be used for tourism, and it is valid to buy cars, trains, planes and boat tickets.

2. temporary id card can handle all kinds of certificates, passports, marriage certificates, driver's licenses and bank cards, all of which are legal and valid.

3. temporary id card can also be used in other occasions where identity is needed, such as the college entrance examination.

To sum up, in fact, the legal effect of temporary id card and official ID card is the same, so temporary id card can certainly stay in a hotel without any problems.

Legal basis:

Measures of People's Republic of China (PRC) Municipality on the Administration of Temporary Resident Identity Cards

Article 12

When a citizen applies for a temporary resident identity card, the public security organ shall handle it in a timely manner in accordance with the provisions of these Measures, and issue a temporary resident identity card to the applicant within three days after receiving the application. When a citizen applies for a temporary resident identity card, the public security organ shall handle it in a timely manner in accordance with the provisions of these Measures, and issue a temporary resident identity card to the applicant within three days after receiving the application.

Article 14

People engaged in related activities, who need to prove their identity, have the right to use temporary id card to prove their identity. The relevant units and their staff shall not refuse.