diff --git a/app/views/registrar/contacts/form_partials/_general.haml b/app/views/registrar/contacts/form_partials/_general.haml
index 623d27c18..14037f05b 100644
--- a/app/views/registrar/contacts/form_partials/_general.haml
+++ b/app/views/registrar/contacts/form_partials/_general.haml
@@ -1,29 +1,30 @@
-.panel.panel-default
-  .panel-heading.clearfix
-    .pull-left= t(:ident)
-  .panel-body
-    .form-group
-      .col-md-3.control-label
-        = f.label :ident_country_code, t(:country) + '*'
-      .col-md-7
-        = f.select(:ident_country_code, SortedCountry.all_options(f.object.ident_country_code), {}, 
-          class: 'js-ident-country-code', required: true)
+- if !@contact.persisted?
+  .panel.panel-default
+    .panel-heading.clearfix
+      .pull-left= t(:ident)
+    .panel-body
+      .form-group
+        .col-md-3.control-label
+          = f.label :ident_country_code, t(:country) + '*'
+        .col-md-7
+          = f.select(:ident_country_code, SortedCountry.all_options(f.object.ident_country_code), {}, 
+            class: 'js-ident-country-code', required: true)
 
-    .form-group
-      .col-md-3.control-label
-        = f.label :ident_type, t(:type) + '*'
-      .col-md-7
-        = f.select(:ident_type, Depp::Contact::SELECTION_TYPES, { selected: f.object.ident_type },
-          class: 'js-ident-type', required: true)
+      .form-group
+        .col-md-3.control-label
+          = f.label :ident_type, t(:type) + '*'
+        .col-md-7
+          = f.select(:ident_type, Depp::Contact::SELECTION_TYPES, { selected: f.object.ident_type },
+            class: 'js-ident-type', required: true)
 
-    .form-group
-      .col-md-3.control-label
-        = f.label :ident, t(:ident) + '*'
-      .col-md-7
-        = f.text_field :ident, class: 'form-control', required: true
-        - tip_visibility = f.object.ident_type == 'birthday' ? '' : 'display: none'
-        .js-ident-tip{ style: tip_visibility }
-          = t(:birthday_format)
+      .form-group
+        .col-md-3.control-label
+          = f.label :ident, t(:ident) + '*'
+        .col-md-7
+          = f.text_field :ident, class: 'form-control', required: true
+          - tip_visibility = f.object.ident_type == 'birthday' ? '' : 'display: none'
+          .js-ident-tip{ style: tip_visibility }
+            = t(:birthday_format)
 
 .panel.panel-default
   .panel-heading.clearfix