Tax Identification Numbers (TINs)

If you’re a tax resident outside of the UK and not sure where to find your TIN, this table lists the format of these numbers and which documents show them for a range of countries.

Country TIN format Where to find it

999/9999 (7 characters) Austria Tax assessments 99-999/9999 (9 characters)

ID card Social Security card Belgium 99999999999 (11 characters) Residence card & car register certificate for foreign residents in Belgium

Passport Bulgaria 9999999999 (10 characters) ID card Driving licence Certificate of Personal Identification Number Croatia 99999999999 (11 characters) Income tax return

Official revenue documents Cyprus 99999999A (9 characters) TIN certificate

999999/999 (9 characters) Passport Czech Republic ID card 999999/9999 (10 characters) Driving licence

Passport Denmark 999999-9999 (10 characters) Health insurance card Driving licence

Passport Estonia 99999999999 (11 characters) ID card Driving licence

Passport Finland 999999(+/-/A)999(A/9) (11 characters) ID card Driving licence Surname at birth and/or married name First name France Personal information only Date and place of birth Address Gender

999999999999 (Old – 12 characters) Tax assessments Germany 99999999999 (New – 11 characters) ID number letter

PAYE allowance certificate Gibraltar 999999 (6 characters) Social Security Number card

Tax completeness status document Greece 999999999 (9 characters) Tax refund status document

Social Security Number card Payslip P60 Guernsey GY - 99 - 99 - 99 - A (9 characters) Tax return (identical to a UK National Insurance Number except always begins GY)

Continued Country TIN format Where to find it

Hungarian TIN card Hungary 9999999999 (10 characters) ID card Driving licence

Ireland 9999999A(W) (8/9 characters) Tax return form

Health card Italy AAAAAA99A99A999A (16 characters) TIN card

National Insurance Number card Payslip P60 Isle of Man MA - 99 - 99 - 99 - A (9 characters) Tax return (identical to a UK National Insurance Number except always begins MA)

Social Security Number card Payslip P60 Jersey JY - 99 - 99 - 99 - A (9 characters) Tax return (identical to a UK National Insurance Number except always begins JY)

Passport Latvia DDMMYY99999 (DOB + 5 characters) ID card Driving licence Passport Lithuania 99999999999 (11 characters) ID card Driving licence Luxembourg Does not issue TINs N/A

9999999L (8 characters) Passport Malta 999999999 (9 characters, non-Maltese nationals) ID card

Passport Netherlands 999999999 (9 characters) ID card Driving licence 99999999999 (11 characters PESEL No) PESEL – Passport & ID card Poland 9999999999 (10 characters TIN) Official documents from local tax offices TIN card Portugal 999999999 (9 characters) ID card Passport Romania 9999999999999 (13 characters) ID card Driving licence Passport Slovakia DD.MM.YYYY (Date of Birth) ID card Certificate of entry into tax register Slovenia 99999999 (8 characters) Certificate of residence

99999999A (9 characters) OR ID card Spain (X/Y/M/L/K)9999999A (9 characters) Driving licence

Passport Sweden 999999(+/-)9999 (11 characters) ID card Driving licence

Social Security card Individual Taxpayer Identification USA 999-99-9999 (9 characters) Number card IRS documents addressed to you

Coventry Building Society. Registered Office: Economic House, PO Box 9, High Street, Coventry CV1 5QN. 8299 11/15