How should I answer the ESTA question about a passport or national identity card?

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so what did you answer after? the question states that

Have you ever been issued a passport or national identity card FOR TRAVEL by any other country?

the thing is, the question states that it's for travel. There no need to wright it because Nicaragua ID cannot be used as a travel document to travel. I have a Panamanian ID and a passport from another country. I am doing this

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You answer whatever is the truth. If you ever had a passport from Nicaragua (even if you are not a citizen anymore) the answer to the first question is Yes. Same for national identity card. A resident card is not a passport or national identity card, so if that is all you have and ever had, the answer is No.

The second question is "are you a citizen or national of another country". If you are today a citizen or national of Nicaragu, the answer is Yes. A resident is not a citizen or national. If you were a citizen in the past but are not a citizen anymore, then the answer is "No" because the question is "are you" not "have you ever been".

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I have a resident card, not really a passport or ID, but it works as an ID while I am in Nicaragua.

Based on this you're not a Nicaraguan citizen, but a foreign resident.

Passports and national ID cards are documents tied to citizenship, so the answer to the question is "no".

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A national identity card is a type of ID that proves person's citizenship.

They are asking you about those kinds of IDs. Your residency card, drivers license or student card issued by another country and working as an ID in those countries are of no interest for The Department of Homeland Security.

The answer would be 'No' to both questions.

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