Appendix
Country
name Identifier Format / Digits
6 digits
Afghanistan Tazkira
National Identity Number
The number does not relate to anything
Argentinas national identification is DNI Format is 10 (XXXXXXXXXX) at the moment and validation is minimum 5 and
Ducumento Nacional de Identidad (national maximum 20.
Argentina identification card)
Australia Passport number
Austria Individual social security number
Identity number - birth certificate or a Both numbers are unique and with 17 digit (only numeric). The first four digits are
Bangladesh National Identity Card the year of birth.
Belgian National Number (Numéro de 11 digits
Belgium registre national) 6+3+2
Bosnia and
Hercegovina Personal Identification Number (JMB)
Çadastro de Pessoas Físicas' or 'National A CPF number is composed of 11 digits in the format XXX.XXX.XXX-XX. Those
Brazil Register of Persons' digits have no relation to the date of birth, as in the Danish CPR.
Personal Identification Number (PIN) / direct
translation from Bulgarian: Uniform Civil
Number; in Bulgarian: Единен граждански 10 digits
Bulgaria номер (ЕГН) 6+3+1
9 digits – format XXXXXXXXX - no information in the number, no date, month, year
Canada SIN (Social Insurance Number) etc.
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China ID Number RRRRRRYYYYMMDDSSSC
Croatian Personal Identification Number
(OIB)
Personal Identification Number (Croatian:
Croatia Osobni identifikacijski broj (OIB)) 11
8 digits + a letter (e.g. A)
Cyprus National ID Card - first digit always "0")
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Czech Czech Reublican National Identification
Republic Number (Rodné číslo). 10
Denmark CPR 10 digits (ddmmyy-xxxx)
Egyptian National ID - Personal ID’s are
issued only to Egyptian nationals from 16
Egypt years of age.
Estonian Personal Identification Code
Estonia (Isikukood) 11 digits
Tunnus kod” or just ”Social Security
Finland Number”, ”SSN” (Internal reference PERFI) 11 digits
INSEE Code
"numéro d'inscription au répertoire" (NIR or
National Repertory registration), also called
a "numéro de sécurité sociale" (or Social
France Security number). 13+2
Steueridentifikationsnummer (”tax
identification number”) /
Germany Steuer-IdNr or Identifikationsnummer (IdNr) 11 digits
Passport Format is 8 digits in the format of X9999999 or XX999999
Ghana (1 char and 7 digits / 2 char and 6 digits)
Tax Identity Number (AFM - ΑΦΜ - Αριθμός
Φορολογικού Μητρώου - Tax Registry
Number)
The Social Security Number (AMKA -
Greece Αριθμός Μητρώου Κοινωνικής Ασφάλισης) 9 digits
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Hungary "Personal Identification Number" GYYMMDDXXXC
Icelandic Personal Identity Code (Kennitala)
Iceland kennitala' (lit. identification number) 10 digits
India Permanent Account Number (PAN) 10
Indonesia NIK (registration number)
Mandatory for all citizens who are over 15 years old
Iran Iranian national identity card karte-meli 10-digit number in the format of XXX-XXXXXX-X; (e.g. 012-345678-9).
Iraq Iraqi National Card Document number 12 decimal digits
Ireland Passport number
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16 digits and letters e.g. ”BBBBBBxxBxxBxxxB”
Italy Codice Fiscale "SSSNNNYYMDDZZZZX"
Japan Passport Format is 9 digits in the format of XX9999999 (2 char and 7 digits)
Latvia Latvian Personal Code (Personas kods) 11 digits
Liechtenstei
n Passport number
Lithuania Lithuanian Personal Code (Asmens kodas) 11 digits
13 digits
Luxembourg Personal identification number YYYYMMDDXXXXX
The Malysian Identity card "MYKad" is
issuded for Malaysian citzens from 12 years
and above. This card is beside ID also used
for driver's licence, ATM card, electronic
Malaysia purce and public key
8 digits + a letter M, G, A, P, L, H, B, Z) or
Malta Maltese National Identification Number 9 digits if the person is not Maltesian
ID number
Administrered by DGSN (Direction Générale 8 digits and letters (1 or 2 numbers + letters)
Marocco de la Sécurité Nationale). Format: 9XXXXXXX or 99XXXXXX
Clave Única de Registro de Población
(translated into English as Unique Population
Registry Code or Personal ID Code Number)
Mexico (commonly known as CURP)
Burgerservicenummer (BSN) (Citizen
Netherlands Service Number) 9 digits
Nigerian National Identification Number
(NIN) is issued and managed by National
Identity Management Commission and is
assigned to 16+ years old Nigerians and
Nigeria legal residents 11 digits (e.g: 134789009)
Personnummer / Internal reference
Norway "PERNO" 11 digits
13-digit NIC numbers
The first 5 digits are based on the applicant's locality, the next 7 are serial
numbers, and the last digit is a check digit. The last digit also indicates the gender
of the applicant; an even number indicates a female and an odd number indicates a
Pakistan National Identity Card (NIC) male.
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Polish National Identification Number
Poland (PESEL) 11 digits
Portuguese Tax Number (Número de
Portugal Identificacao Fiscal) 9 digits
REPUBLIC
OF NORTH
MACEDONI
A Personal Identification Number
Personal Numerical Code (Cod Numeric 13 digits
Romania Personal, CNP), 1+6+2+3+1
11 digits
Russia Social Insurance Certificate – format is ***-***-*** **
13-number identification code
First 7 digits – date of birth ddmmyyy (e.g. a person born on 17.04.1968 :
1704968)
Digit 8 and 9 – region where the person was born
Digit 10, 11 and 12 – gender (000-499 men; 500-999 women)
Serbia Unique Master Citizen Number Digit 13 is a control digit.
Slovakian Personal Number (Rodné cislo)
Birth Number (Czech/Slovak: rodné číslo
Slovakia (RČ)). 10
Slovenian Personal Identification Number
(EMSO)
Enotna matična številka občana (EMŠO) -
Slovenia Unique Master Citizen Number. 13 digits
South Korea ID number 13 digit numbers.
Spanish Tax Identification Number
(Documento Nacional de Identidad” (DNI). 8 digits + 1 letter
National Identity Document (Spanish: foreigners
Spain Documento Nacional de Identidad (DNI)) X + 7 digits + 1 letter
Sri Lanka Identity number
Sweden PERSE 10 digits (YYmmddxxxx)
Switzerland NAVS13 number 13 digits, is assigned to a person only and is randomly generated.
11 digits
Syria Syrian ID Card Of the eleven digits the first two indicates the province and provincial capital. The
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third and fourth number refers to smaller towns or villages and indicates the Civil
Status branch office, where the person was registered. The next seven digits are a
serial number which is automatic generated by the data system.
13-digit string in the format N-NNNN-NNNNN-NN-N
The first digit signifies type of citizenship, the second to fifth the office where the
number was issued, the sixth to twelfth are group and sequence numbers, and the
Thailand Population Identification Code last digit acts as a check digit.
Format is 9 digits in the format of X9999999X or XX9999999
The (1 char, 7 numeric digits and 1 char, or 2 char and 7 numeric digits ).
Philippines Passport Eg. 'P2738763A' or 'EC8224532'
Turkey Turkish Identification Number 11-digit number with two trailing check digits
Ukraine Individual Identification Number
NINO - The format of the number is two prefix letters, six digits, and one suffix
letter. The example used is typically QQ123456C. Often, the number is printed
United National Insurance Number (NINO) or UTR = with spaces to pair off the digits, like this: QQ 12 34 56 C.
Kingdom Unique Taxpayer Reference. UTR – 10 numerals, sometimes with a letter “K” at the end
United
States Social Security Number 9
Passport Format is 8-9 digits in the format of X999999 or 999999999
(1 char and 8 numeric digits, or 9 numeric digits ).
Vietnam Vietnam are establishing a new system Eg. 'N1827437' or '210833323'
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