Netherlands
- Dutch Wikipedia: nl:Burgerservicenummer, nl:Sofinummer
In the Netherlands, all people of ages 14 and up receive a Burgerservicenummer (BSN) (Citizen's Service Number). It is printed on driving licenses, passports and international ID cards, under the header Personal Number. Before 2007, the BSN was known as sofinummer (the acronym sofi stands for social-fiscal). The number must be unique and may not contain any information about the person to whom it is assigned. I.e. no information such as e.g. gender or date of birth can be derived from a BSN.
Read more about this topic: National Identification Number
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