Abstract: The present invention relates to an ID information forming apparatus for making ID information to prepare an ID card. The apparatus comprises: an image taking section to take a facial image of a person, and to make a first facial image data corresponding to the facial image of the person; an image information forming section to make first image information from the first facial image data; an information acquiring section to acquire second image information regarding a second facial image data corresponding to a past facial image of the person; a checking section to check the first image information against the second image information; an eye-opening degree judging section to judge a degree of eye-opening of the first facial image data; and an ID information forming section to form the ID information based on results of checking by the checking section and of judging by the eye-opening degree judging section.