The Matrícula Consular (English: Consular Registration), also known as the Argentine Consular Identification Card (Argentine CID Card; Spanish: Tarjeta de Identificación Consular Argentina, TICA), is the consular identification card issued by the Government of Argentina through its consulate offices to Argentine nationals residing outside of Argentina.^[1][2] The term is also used by other Spanish speaking countries, such as the Mexican Matrícula Consular.

This article relies excessively on references to primary sources. (May 2010)

According to the Argentine Consulate in Los Angeles, Argentine CID cards have a lot of benefits for Argentine citizens. Moreover, it can be used to board airplanes, gain access to banking, credits, libraries, municipal programs and funerals.^[2]