National Identification Number - Spain

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In Spain, all Spanish citizens over 14 years old are issued with a National Identity Document (Spanish: Documento Nacional de Identidad (DNI)), with a unique number, in the format 00000000-A (where 0 is a digit and A is a checksum letter). Foreign nationals, since 2010 are no longer issued with identity cards, although they are assigned a number in the format X-0000000-A (again, 0 is a digit, A is a checksum letter, X is a letter, generally X, and lately also Y), called an NIE Number (Número de Identificación de Extranjeros, Foreigner's Identity Number). The numbers are used as identification for almost all purposes. This is required for all transactions related with tax authority. Foreign nationals are required to use their passports together with the document containing their NIE number

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