Question 1

Registration numbers format

Accepted Answer

Country/Region Registration Number Format Example Australia Australia Business Number (ABN) or Australia Company Number (ACN) ABN: 11 digits or ACN: 9 digits ABN: 51 064 874 531 or ACN: 064 874 531 Austria Firmenbuchnummer T or FN + 3-6 digits + 1 lower case letter FN123456m Belgium Company number or Numéro d'Entreprise 10 digits 1234567890 Brazil Cadastro Nacional da Pessoa Jurídica (CNPJ) 14 digits 42.318.949/0001-84 Canada Business Number 9 digits 123456789 Czech Republic Identifikační číslo (IČO) 8-10 digits 123 45 678 Denmark CVR-nummer 8 digits 22756214 Estonia Registrikood 8 digits 10345833 Finland Y-TUNNUS 8 digits with optional dash - that precedes the last digit 1234567-8 or 12345678 France SIRET number or SIREN number SIRET: 14 digits with optional character - or SIREN: 9 digits SIRET: 542051180-00066 or SIREN: 542051180 Germany Handelsregisternummer 2-3 letters + 1-6 digits + 0-5 letters Optional: - + 1 letter + 4 digits HRB 100484 Greece GEMI number or ΑΡΙΘΜΟΣ Γ.Ε.ΜΗ (Γενικού Εμπορικού Μητρώου) 12 digits 757001000000 Hungary Cégjegyzékszám 2-digit number + - + 2-digits + - + 6-digits 01-17-000705 Ireland Company number Up to 7 digits 1012345 Italy Codice fiscale or CCIAA number Codice fiscale: 11 digits or CCIAA number: 2 letters + 6-7 digits Codice fiscale: 00470400011 or CCIAA number: TO0091712 Latvia Reģistrācijas numurs 11 digits 50003251661 Lithuania Įmonės kodas 6-9 digits 210316340 Luxembourg RCS number, Registernummer, or Numéro RCS 1 letter + number of variable length B123456 or B12345 Netherlands Kamer van Koophandel nummer (KvK) 8 digits 34179503 Norway Organisasjonsnummer 9 digits 923609016 Poland Numer KRS or Numer identyfikacyjny REGON Numer KRS: 10 digits or REGON: 9 digits Numer KRS: 0000123456 or REGON: 610188201 Portugal Número de Identificação de Pessoa Colectiva (NIPC) - - Spain Número de Identificación Fiscal (NIF) 9 digits 123456789 Slovakia Identifikačné číslo (IČO) 8 digits - Slovenia Matična številka 10 digits - Sweden Organisationsnummer 10 digits Optional character - - Switzerland Unternehmens-Identifikationsnummer (UID), Numéro d'identification des entreprises (IDE), Numero d'identificazione delle imprese (IDI), or CH-number - - United Kingdom Company Number 8 characters 04366849 United States Employer Identification Number (EIN) 9 digits 101002749

Question 2

Business

Accepted Answer

Country/Region Local Names Australia Proprietary limited company (Pty. Ltd) Unlimited proprietary (Pty.) Austria Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH) Aktiengesellschaft (AG) Belgium Besloten vennootschap (BV) / Société à responsabilité limitée (SRL) Coöperatieve vennootschap (CV) / Société cooperative (SC) Naamloze vennootschap (NV) / Société anonyme (SA) Brazil Sociedade limitada (Ltda.) Sociedade simples Sociedade anônima (S.A.) Empresa Individual de Responsabilidade Limitada (EIRELI) Canada Corporation (Ltd. / Inc. / Corp.) Unlimited company (Co. / Corp. / ULC) Limited Liability Corporation Croatia Društvo s ograničenom odgovornošću (d.o.o.) Jednostavno društvo s ograničenom odgovornošću (j.d.o.o.) Dioničko društvo (d.d.) Czech Republic Spolecnost s rucenim omezenym (s.r.o./spol. s r.o.) Denmark Iværksætterselskab (IVS) Anpartsselskab (ApS) Selskab med begrænset ansvar (SMBA) Finland Osakeyhtiö (Oy) / Aktiebolag (Ab) France Société à responsabilité limitée (SARL) Société par actions simplifiée (SAS) Entreprise unipersonnelle à responsabilité limitée (EURL) Entreprise individuelle à responsabilité limitée (EIRL) Société anonyme (SA) Société par actions simplifiée unipersonnelle (SASU) Société d'investissement à capital fixe (SICAF) Société coopérative (SCOP) Germany Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH) Unternehmergesellschaft (UG) Aktiengesellschaft (AG) Hong Kong Private company limited by shares (Ltd) Public unlimited company with share capital (Unltd) Private unlimited company with share capital (Unltd) Hungary Korlátolt felelősségű társaság (kft.) Zártkörűen működő részvénytársaság, (Zrt.) Ireland Limited company (Ltd) Company limited by guarantee Private company limited by shares Private unlimited company Designated Activity Company Limited by Guarantee Designated Activity Company Limited (DAC) Unlimited Company (UC) Italy Società per azioni (S.p.A / SpA) Società a responsabilità limitata (S.r.L.) Società a responsabilità limitata semplificata (S.r.l.s.) Lithuania Uždarosios akcinės bendrovės (UAB) Akcinės bendrovės (AB) Individuali įmonė (IĮ) - Personal enterprise Netherlands Besloten vennootschap (BV) Naamloze venootschap (nv) Norway Aksjeselskap (AS) Selskap med begrenset ansvar (BA) Norskregistrert utenlandsk foretak (NUF) Poland Spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością (Sp. z.o.o.) Prosta spółka akcyjna (PSA) przedsiębiorstwa państwowe (SOE) Portugal Sociedade Anónima (SA) Sociedade por Quotas (Unipessoal Lda) Estabelecimento Individual de Responsabilidade Limitada (EIRL) Romania Societate cu Raspundere Limitata (SRL) Spain Sociedad Limitada Unipersonal (SLU) Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada (SRL, SL) Sociedad Limitada de Nueva Empresa (S.L.N.E.) Sociedad Anónima (S.A.) Singapore Private limited company (Pte Ltd) Exempt private company (EPC) Slovakia Spoločnosť s ručením obmedzeným (s.r.o.) Jednoduchá spoločnosť na akcie Slovenia Družba z omejeno odgovornostjo d.o.o. (d.o.o.) Sweden Aktiebolag (Ab) United Kingdom Private limited company (Ltd) Private limited by guarantee Private unlimited company Limited liability company (LLC) United States Limited Liability Company (LLC) Professional limited liability company (PLLC) Corporation (Corp.) Incorporation (Inc.) Professional corporation (PC) C-Corporation S-Corporation Benefit corporation (PBC)

Question 3

Non-profit

Accepted Answer

Country/Region Local Names Australia Incorporated association Not-for-profit (NFP) Charities (incl. public benevolent institutions (PBIs), health promotion charities (HPCs) Companies limited by guarantee Non-distributing co-operatives Austria Vereine Gemeinnützige Stiftung Privatstiftung Belgium Vereniging zonder winstoogmerk (VZW) / Association sans but lucratif (ASBL) Internationale vereniging zonder winstoogmerk (IVZW) Association internationale sans but lucratif (AISBL) Private stichting / Fondation privée (FONDPRIV) Stichting van openbaar nut / Fondation d'utilité publique (FUP) Brazil Associação em sentido estrito (sem finalidade lucrativa)Fundação privada Fundação pública Canada Non-profit corporations Public non-profit company Private non-profit company Charity Cooperative association Croatia Udrgua Czech Republic Spolek Nadace (foundation) Ústav Nadační fond (fund without endowment) Nezisková organizácia poskytujúca všeobecne prospešné služby Nadace (foundation) Sociální družstvo (social cooperative) Obecně prospěšná společnost (o.p.s.) Denmark Businesses, partnerships, and sole proprietors can all be non-profits Erhvervsdrivende fond (foundation) Finland Aatteellinen yhdistys (unincorporated association) Ideell förening France Association Fondation Germany Eingetragener Verein (e.V.) Unternehmergesellschaft (gUG) Stiftung Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (gGmbH) Hong Kong Public Company limited by guarantee (Ltd) Hungary Közhasznú Társaság (Kht.) Ireland Company limited by guarantee (CLG) Unincorporated association Charitable trust Italy Associazione Fondazione Cooperativa Sociale Ente Ecclesiastico Lithuania Viešoji įstaiga (VšĮ) Netherlands Stichting Norway Stiftelse Poland Fundacja Stowarzyszenie i związki stowarzyszeń Spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością organizacje społeczne i zawodowe Portugal Fundação Associação Romania Organizație non-guvernamentală (ONG) Spain Sociedad cooperativa (S.Coop) Fundación Asociación Congregaciones e instituciones religiosas Singapore Society Charitable trust Incorporate as company limited by guarantee Slovakia Nezisková organizácia (N.O.) Fondy (fund) Neinvestičný fond (non-investment funds) Slovenia Društvo Sweden Ideell förening Switzerland Stiftung/Fondation/Fondazione Association politique, religieuse, scientifique, etc Verein/association/associazione United Kingdom Limited company Charitable incorporated organization (CIO) Community interest company (CIC) Charitable Incorporated Association (CIO) United States Non-Profit corporation Unincorporated non-profit association Limited liability company (non-profit) Domestic non-profit corporation

Question 4

Listed public company

Accepted Answer

Country/Region Local Names Austria Aktiengesellschaft (AG) Australia Public companies limited by shares Public company limited by guarantee Unlimited public companies with a share capital No liability companies Belgium Naamloze vennootschap (NV) Societé anonyme (SA) Brazil Sociedade anônima (S.A.) Canada Corporation Croatia Dioničko društvo (d.d.) Czech Republic Akciová společnost (a.s.) Denmark Aktieselskab (A/S) Finland Julkinen osakeyhtiö (Oyj) Publikt aktiebolag (Abp) France Société anonyme (SA) Germany Aktiengesellschaft (AG) Societas Europaea/ European Company (SE) Hong Kong Public Company limited by guarantee (Ltd) Hungary Zártkörűen működő részvénytársaság (nyrt.) Ireland Public limited company (PLC) Italy Società per azioni (S.p.A / Spa) Lithuania Akcinės bendrovės (AB) Netherlands Naamloze venootschap (nv) Norway Allmennaksjeselskap (ASA) Poland Spółka akcyjna (S.A.) Portugal Sociedade Anónima (SA) Sociedade Anónima Desportiva Romania Societate pe Actiuni (SA) Singapore Public Limited Company (Ltd) Public Company Limited by Guarantee Public Company Limited by Shares Slovakia Akciová spoločnosť (a.s.) Slovenia Delniška družba d.d. (d.d.) Spain Sociedad Anónima (S.A.) Sweden Publikt aktiebolag (AB publ) Switzerland Aktiengesellschaft (AG) Société anonyme (SA) Società anonima (SA) United Kingdom Public limited company (PLC) United States Corporation (Corp.) Incorporation (Inc.) C-Corporation

Question 5

Partnership

Accepted Answer

Country/Region Local Names Austria Offene Gesellschaft (OG) Kommanditgesellschaft (KG) KG in which a GmbH is the general partner (GmbH & Co. KG) Australia Incorporated Limited Partnership (ILP) Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) Belgium Commanditaire vennootschap op aandelen (Comm.VA) Société en commandite par actions (SCA) Gewone commanditaire vennootschap (Comm.V) Société en commandite simple (SCS) CooperatieveVennootschap met BeperkteAansprakelijkheid (CVBA) Société Coopérative à Responsabilité Limitée (SCRL) Vennootschap onder firma (VOF) Société en nom collectif (SNC) Brazil Sociedade em nome coletivo Sociedade em comandita simples Sociedade em comandita por ações Canada Croatia Komanditno društvo (k.d.) Czech Republic Společnost komanditní (k.s.), Družstvo Denmark Partnerselskab (P/S) Kommanditselskab (K/S) Finland Kommandiittiyhtiö Kommanditbolag (Ky/kb) (limited partnership) France Société civile immobilière (SCI) Germany Partnerschaftsgesellschaft (PartG)GmbH & Co. KG Hong Kong Limited Liability Partnership (LP) Hungary Zártkörűen működő részvénytársaság (nyrt.) Ireland Investment Limited Partnership Limited Partnership (LP) Italy Società in nome collettivo (S.n.c.) Società in accomandita semplice (S.a.s.) Società in accomandita per azioni (S.a.p.a.) Societa' Semplice (S.S.) Lithuania Komanditinės ūkinės bendrijos (KUB) Mažoji bendrija (MB) Netherlands Norway Kommandittselskap (KS) (Limited partnership) Poland Spółka partnerska Spółka cywilna (S.C.) Spółka komandytowa (Sp.K.) Spółka komandytowo-akcyjna Portugal Sociedade em Nome Coletivo (SNC) Sociedade em Comandita (SC) Sociedade em comandita por acções Romania Societate în comandită pe acţiuni (SCA) Singapore Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) Slovakia Komanditná spoločnos (k.s) (limited partnership) Slovenia Delniška družba d.d. (k.d.d.) komanditna družba (k.d.) (limited partnership) Spain Sociedad comanditaria por acciones (SCA) Sociedad comanditaria simple (S. Com.) Sociedad Civil Sociedad civil profesionalSociedad colectiva (S.C.) Sociedad Limitada Laboral (limited partnership) (S.L.L.) Sweden Kommanditbolag (KB) (limited partnership) Switzerland Kommanditgesellschaft fuer kollektive KapitalanlagenSociété en commandite de placements collectifs Società in accomandita per investimenti collettivi di capitaleKommanditgesellschaft (KmG) Société en commandite Società in accomandita Kommanditaktiengesellschaft Société en commandite par action (SCmA) Società in accomandita per azioni (SAcA) United Kingdom Limited liability partnership (LLP) Scottish Limited Partnership (SLP) United States Limited Partnership (LP) Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) Limited Liability Limited Partnership (LLLP)

Question 6

Unincorporated partnership

Accepted Answer

Country/Region Local Names Austria Gesellschaft des bürgerlichen Rechts (GesbR) stille Gesellschaft (stG) Australia General Partnership (GP) Limited Partnership (LP) Belgium Maatschap Société simple Brazil Sociedade em comum (no legal personality) Sociedade em conta de participação Canada Limited Partnership (LP) General Partnership (GP) Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) Croatia Javno trgovačko društvo (j.t.d.) (general partnership) Ortakluk (partnership of 2+ sole proprietors) Czech Republic Veřejná obchodní společnost (v.o.s) Druzstvo (cooperative) Denmark Interessentskab (I/S) (general partnership) Finland Kommandiittiyhtiö /Kommanditbolag (Ky/kb) Avoin yhtiö (General partnership) Öppet bolag ("open company") France Société en participation (SEP) Société en commandite simple (SCS) (limited partnership) Société en commandite par actions (SCA) (partnership limited by shares) Société en nom collectif (SNC) (general partnership) Germany Gesellschaft des bürgerlichen Rechts (GbR) Offene Handelsgesellschaft (OHG) (general partnership) GmbH & Co. OHG Kommanditgesellschaft (KG) (limited parternership) Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien (KGaA) Hong Kong General Partnership Hungary Betéti társaság (bt.) Közkereseti társaság (kkt.) Ireland Limited Partnership (LP) General Partnership Italy Società consortile a responsabilità limitata (S.c.a.r.l.) Società cooperativa a responsabilità limitata (S.c.r.l.) Lithuania Tikrosios ūkinės bendrijos (TUB) (general partnership) Netherlands Vennootschap onder firma (VOF) Maatschap Commanditaire vennootschap (CV) Norway Ansvarlig selskap, delt ansvar (DA) Ansvarlig selskap (ANS) Poland Spółka jawna (General partnership) (s.j.) Portugal Associação em participação Romania Societate în comandită simplă (SCS) Societate în nume colectiv (SNC) Singapore Limited Partnership (LP) General Partnership Slovakia Verejná obchodná spoločnosť (general partnership) Slovenia Družba z neomejeno odgovornostjo d.n.o. (d.n.o.) general partnership Gospodarsko interesno združenje (g.i.z)- commercial interest organization Spain Unión Temporal de Empresas (UTE) Comunidad de bienes Herencia yacante Comunidad de propietarios en régimen de propiedad horizontal Sweden Handelsbolag (HB) General Partnership Switzerland Einfache Gesellschaft (eG) / Société simple / Società semplice Kollektivgesellschaft / Société en nom collectif (SNC) / Società in nome collettivo Genossenschaft (Gen) / Société Coopérative (Scoop) / Società Cooperativa (SC) United Kingdom Limited liability partnership (LLP) Scottish Limited Partnership (SLP) United States Business Trust Entity (TE) General Partnership

Question 7

Sole proprietorship

Accepted Answer

Country/Region Local Names Austria Einzelunternehmer (e.U.) Australia Sole trader Belgium Eenmanszaak Entreprise individuelle Brazil Micro Empreendedor Individual (MEI) Empresa Individual (EI) Sociedade Limitada Unipessoal (SLU) Canada Sole proprietorship Croatia Obrt Czech Republic Živnost Denmark Enkeltmandsvirksomhed Finland Yksityinen elinkeinonharjoittaja Enskild näringsidkare France Entreprise individuelle (EI) Profession libérale Entrepreneur individuel Germany Einzelunternehmen (e.K.) Eingetragener Kaufmann (e. Kfm) Eingetragene Kauffrau (e. Kffr) Hong Kong Sole proprietorship Hungary Egyéni vállalkozó (sole trader) Ireland Sole trader Italy Impresa Individuale Lithuania Individuali įmonė (IĮ) (individual enterprise - legal entity) Individuali veikla (sole proprietorship - no legal entity on its own) Netherlands Eenmanszaak Norway Enkeltpersonforetak (ENK) Poland Jednoosobowa działalność gospodarcza Osoby fizyczne prowadzące działalność gospodarczą Portugal Empresário em Nome Individual (ENI) Sociedade Unipessoal por Quotas (Limitada / Lda) Romania Persoana fizicaautorizata (PFA) Singapore Sole proprietorship Slovakia Živnostník Slovenia Samostojni podjetnik (s.p.) Spain Empresario individual Sweden Enskild firma Switzerland Einzelunternehmen Entreprise individuelle Ditta individuale United Kingdom Sole trader United States Sole proprietorship

Question 8

Association incorporated

Accepted Answer

Country/Region Local Names Austria Vereine, Gemeinnützige Stiftung Privatstiftung Australia Incorporated association (Inc) Belgium Vereniging zonder winstoogmerk (VZW) Association sans but lucratif (ASBL) Association internationale sans but lucratif (AISBL) Brazil Associação Cooperativas(SLU) Canada Incorporated Association Croatia Udruga Gospodarsko interesno udruženje (economic interest association) Udruge više razine (higher-level associations) Czech Republic Spolek Zahraniční spolek Pobočný spolek Zahraniční pobočný spolek Denmark Forening med begrænset ansvar Forening med begrænset ansvar (FMBA) Andelsselskab med begrænset ansvar (AMBA) Finland Osuuskunta (Osk) Andelslag (Anl) (cooperatives) Rekisteröity yhdistys (RY)/ förening (RF) France Association déclarée Germany Eingetragener Verein (e.V.) Eingetragene Genossenschaft (eG) Eingetragener Verein (e.V.) Wirtschaftlicher Verein Hong Kong - Hungary Egyesülés Ireland - Italy Associazione Lithuania - Netherlands Vereniging Coöperatie Norway - Poland Spółdzielnia Zrzeszenie Portugal Associação Cooperativa Romania - Singapore Society Slovakia Spolek Družstvo (cooperative) Slovenia Društvo Spain Asociación Sweden Ekonomisk förening (Ek. för.) Kooperativ hyresrättsförening (KHF) Switzerland Verein Association Associazione United Kingdom Co-operative Society (Co-op) United States -

Question 9

Governmental organization

Accepted Answer

Country/Region Local Names Austria Öffentlich rechtliche Körperschaften Öffentlich rechtliche Stiftungen (foundation under public law) Australia Principal Australian Government Body - corporate commonwealth entity / commonwealth company Belgium Coöperatieve vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid van publiek recht Société coopérative à responsabilité limitée de droit public Naamloze vennootschap van publiek recht/ Société anonyme de droit public Openbare instelling / Etablissement public(public institution) Brazil Empresa pública Sociedade de economia mista(SLU) Canada Ontario Crown Corporation Croatia - Czech Republic Státní podnik (s.p) Státní příspěvková organizace ostatní Denmark - Finland Valtion liikelaitos Statlig affärsinrättning Kunnallinen liikelaitos Kommunal affärsinrättning France Société d'économie mixte (SEM) - form of SA Établissement public local à caractère industriel ou commercial (Local or commercial public undertaking) Germany Stiftung des öffentlichen Rechts (foundation under public law) Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts Hong Kong - Hungary - Ireland Publicly-owned company Italy - Lithuania Valstybės įmonė (VI) Netherlands Publiekrechtelijke rechtspersonen op basis van artikel 2:1 lid 1 BW (public legal entities under Dutch public law) Norway Statsforetak (SF) Fylkeskommunalt foretak (FKF) (Country Enterprise) Poland - Portugal Empresas públicas Romania - Singapore - Slovakia Štátny podnik (š.p.) Slovenia Podjetje v državni lasti Spain Corporaciones Locales Organismos Publicos Órganos de la Administración del Estado y de las Comunidades Autónomas Sweden Aktiebolag (Ab) Legal form, but state owned Switzerland Société coopérative à responsabilité limitée de droit public United Kingdom Executive Agency Non Departmental Public Body Non Ministerial Department Public Corporations United States Government Entity Governmental Units

Question 10

Vat numbers

Accepted Answer

Country/Region Format Albania ALJ + 8 letters or digits + 1 letter or ALK + 8 letters or digits + 1 letter Argentina AR + 11 digits Australia 11 digits Austria ATU + 8 digits Belarus BY + 9 digits Belgium BEO + 9 digits or BE1 + 9 digits Bolivia BO + any amount of letters or digits Bulgaria BG + 9 digits or BG + 10 digits Brazil 14 digits or 2 digits + . + 3 digits + . + 3 digits + / + 4 digits + - + 2 digits Canada 9 digits Chile CL + 8 digits + - + 1 digit Colombia CO + 10 digits Costa Rica CR + 9-12 digits Croatia HR + 11 digits Cyprus CA + 9 letters or digits Czech Republic CZ + 8-10 digits Denmark DK + 8 digits Dominican Republic DO + any amount of letters or digits Ecuador EC + 12 digits El Salvador SV + any amount of letters or digits Estonia EE + 9 digits Finland FI + 8 digits France FR + 11 digits or FR + 2 digits + SIREN number (9 digits total) Germany DE + 9 digits Greece EL + 9 digits Guatemala GT + 7 digits + - + 1 digit Honduras HN + any amount of letters or digits Hungary HU + 8 digits India IN + 11 digits + V or C Ireland IE + 8-9 characters Isle of Man GB + 9-12 digits Italy IT + 11 digits Japan 13 digits Latvia LV + 11 digits Lithuania LT + 9-12 digits Luxembourg LT + 8 digits Malta MT + 8 digits Mexico 3 letter + 6 digits + 3 letters Netherlands NL + 9 digits + B + 2 digits Nicaragua NI + any amount of letters or digits Norway NO + 9 digits + MVA New Zealand 8-9 letters or numbers Panama PA + any amount of letters or digits Peru PE + 11 digits Philippines 12 digits Poland PL + 10 digits Portugal PT + 9 digits Paraguay PY + any amount of letters or digits Romania RO + 2-10 digits Russia RU + 10-12 digits San Marino SM + 5 numbers Serbia RS + 9 digits Singapore 9-10 digits or letters Spain ES + 9 digits or letters Slovakia SK + 10 digits Slovenia SI + 8 digits Sweden SE + 10 digits + 01 Switzerland CH + 6 digits or CHE + 9 digits + 3-4 letters Turkey TR + 10 digits Ukraine UA + 12 digits United Kingdom GB + 9-12 digits United States SSN (9 digits) or EIN (9 digits) Uruguay UY + any amount of letters or digits Venezuela VEE + 8-9 digits or VEJ + 8-9 digits or VEG + 8-9 digits or VEV + 8-9 digits

Question 11

Additional information for specific countries/regions

Accepted Answer

Country Notes France The validity of French national ID cards issued between 2 January 2004 and 31 December 2013 has been extended for 5 years beyond the original expiration date. The original period of validity of these cards was set at 10 years. Following the extension, they are now valid for 15 years from the year of issue. Note that if the card holder was under the age of 18 when the ID was issued, this extension does not apply. The extension does not apply to any other document types. Poland Polish driving licenses do not show an expiration date. Any licenses issued before 2013/19/01 are valid until 2033. They must be exchanged for a new license prior to this date. Ukraine Ukrainian passports are considered valid for 5 years from the original submission date for the extension of its validity period. A signed and stamped passport page must be included.

Question 12

Proof of residency requirements

Accepted Answer

The listed documents can be used to verify the place of residency, but should not be older than the specified timeframe:
Cannot be older than…	Type of document
3 months	Bank statement Utility Bill (gas, water, electric, cable TV (no satellite TV companies), internet (landline)) Taxation Document Extract from Municipal Personal Records Database Salary slip (containing the company letterhead) Contract of Employment (containing the company letterhead) Government-issued correspondence (receipt of benefits such as pension, unemployment benefits, housing benefits, or healthcare)
12 months	Mortgage statement Certificate of voter registration

Documents Required for HotelFriend Payments Activation

Company registration document

Public companies

Company types

Proof of tax information or VAT information

Proof of tax information

VAT Information

Make sure the VAT paperwork:

Merchant bank statement (optional)

Requirements for all documents

Requirements for particular document types

Proof of identity and proof of residency

Proof of identity requirements

Proof of residency requirements

Related Articles

Country/Region	Registration Number	Format	Example
Australia	Australia Business Number (ABN) or Australia Company Number (ACN)	ABN: 11 digits or ACN: 9 digits	ABN: 51 064 874 531 or ACN: 064 874 531
Austria	Firmenbuchnummer	T or FN + 3-6 digits + 1 lower case letter	FN123456m
Belgium	Company number or Numéro d'Entreprise	10 digits	1234567890
Brazil	Cadastro Nacional da Pessoa Jurídica (CNPJ)	14 digits	42.318.949/0001-84
Canada	Business Number	9 digits	123456789
Czech Republic	Identifikační číslo (IČO)	8-10 digits	123 45 678
Denmark	CVR-nummer	8 digits	22756214
Estonia	Registrikood	8 digits	10345833
Finland	Y-TUNNUS	8 digits with optional dash - that precedes the last digit	1234567-8 or 12345678
France	SIRET number or SIREN number	SIRET: 14 digits with optional character - or SIREN: 9 digits	SIRET: 542051180-00066 or SIREN: 542051180
Germany	Handelsregisternummer	2-3 letters + 1-6 digits + 0-5 letters Optional: - + 1 letter + 4 digits	HRB 100484
Greece	GEMI number or ΑΡΙΘΜΟΣ Γ.Ε.ΜΗ (Γενικού Εμπορικού Μητρώου)	12 digits	757001000000
Hungary	Cégjegyzékszám	2-digit number + - + 2-digits + - + 6-digits	01-17-000705
Ireland	Company number	Up to 7 digits	1012345
Italy	Codice fiscale or CCIAA number	Codice fiscale: 11 digits or CCIAA number: 2 letters + 6-7 digits	Codice fiscale: 00470400011 or CCIAA number: TO0091712
Latvia	Reģistrācijas numurs	11 digits	50003251661
Lithuania	Įmonės kodas	6-9 digits	210316340
Luxembourg	RCS number, Registernummer, or Numéro RCS	1 letter + number of variable length	B123456 or B12345
Netherlands	Kamer van Koophandel nummer (KvK)	8 digits	34179503
Norway	Organisasjonsnummer	9 digits	923609016
Poland	Numer KRS or Numer identyfikacyjny REGON	Numer KRS: 10 digits or REGON: 9 digits	Numer KRS: 0000123456 or REGON: 610188201
Portugal	Número de Identificação de Pessoa Colectiva (NIPC)	-	-
Spain	Número de Identificación Fiscal (NIF)	9 digits	123456789
Slovakia	Identifikačné číslo (IČO)	8 digits	-
Slovenia	Matična številka	10 digits	-
Sweden	Organisationsnummer	10 digits Optional character -	-
Switzerland	Unternehmens-Identifikationsnummer (UID), Numéro d'identification des entreprises (IDE), Numero d'identificazione delle imprese (IDI), or CH-number	-	-
United Kingdom	Company Number	8 characters	04366849
United States	Employer Identification Number (EIN)	9 digits	101002749

Country/Region	Local Names
Australia	Proprietary limited company (Pty. Ltd) Unlimited proprietary (Pty.)
Austria	Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH) Aktiengesellschaft (AG)
Belgium	Besloten vennootschap (BV) / Société à responsabilité limitée (SRL) Coöperatieve vennootschap (CV) / Société cooperative (SC) Naamloze vennootschap (NV) / Société anonyme (SA)
Brazil	Sociedade limitada (Ltda.) Sociedade simples Sociedade anônima (S.A.) Empresa Individual de Responsabilidade Limitada (EIRELI)
Canada	Corporation (Ltd. / Inc. / Corp.) Unlimited company (Co. / Corp. / ULC) Limited Liability Corporation
Croatia	Društvo s ograničenom odgovornošću (d.o.o.) Jednostavno društvo s ograničenom odgovornošću (j.d.o.o.) Dioničko društvo (d.d.)
Czech Republic	Spolecnost s rucenim omezenym (s.r.o./spol. s r.o.)
Denmark	Iværksætterselskab (IVS) Anpartsselskab (ApS) Selskab med begrænset ansvar (SMBA)
Finland	Osakeyhtiö (Oy) / Aktiebolag (Ab)
France	Société à responsabilité limitée (SARL) Société par actions simplifiée (SAS) Entreprise unipersonnelle à responsabilité limitée (EURL) Entreprise individuelle à responsabilité limitée (EIRL) Société anonyme (SA) Société par actions simplifiée unipersonnelle (SASU) Société d'investissement à capital fixe (SICAF) Société coopérative (SCOP)
Germany	Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH) Unternehmergesellschaft (UG) Aktiengesellschaft (AG)
Hong Kong	Private company limited by shares (Ltd) Public unlimited company with share capital (Unltd) Private unlimited company with share capital (Unltd)
Hungary	Korlátolt felelősségű társaság (kft.) Zártkörűen működő részvénytársaság, (Zrt.)
Ireland	Limited company (Ltd) Company limited by guarantee Private company limited by shares Private unlimited company Designated Activity Company Limited by Guarantee Designated Activity Company Limited (DAC) Unlimited Company (UC)
Italy	Società per azioni (S.p.A / SpA) Società a responsabilità limitata (S.r.L.) Società a responsabilità limitata semplificata (S.r.l.s.)
Lithuania	Uždarosios akcinės bendrovės (UAB) Akcinės bendrovės (AB) Individuali įmonė (IĮ) - Personal enterprise
Netherlands	Besloten vennootschap (BV) Naamloze venootschap (nv)
Norway	Aksjeselskap (AS) Selskap med begrenset ansvar (BA) Norskregistrert utenlandsk foretak (NUF)
Poland	Spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością (Sp. z.o.o.) Prosta spółka akcyjna (PSA) przedsiębiorstwa państwowe (SOE)
Portugal	Sociedade Anónima (SA) Sociedade por Quotas (Unipessoal Lda) Estabelecimento Individual de Responsabilidade Limitada (EIRL)
Romania	Societate cu Raspundere Limitata (SRL)
Spain	Sociedad Limitada Unipersonal (SLU) Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada (SRL, SL) Sociedad Limitada de Nueva Empresa (S.L.N.E.) Sociedad Anónima (S.A.)
Singapore	Private limited company (Pte Ltd) Exempt private company (EPC)
Slovakia	Spoločnosť s ručením obmedzeným (s.r.o.) Jednoduchá spoločnosť na akcie
Slovenia	Družba z omejeno odgovornostjo d.o.o. (d.o.o.)
Sweden	Aktiebolag (Ab)
United Kingdom	Private limited company (Ltd) Private limited by guarantee Private unlimited company Limited liability company (LLC)
United States	Limited Liability Company (LLC) Professional limited liability company (PLLC) Corporation (Corp.) Incorporation (Inc.) Professional corporation (PC) C-Corporation S-Corporation Benefit corporation (PBC)

Country/Region	Format
Albania	ALJ + 8 letters or digits + 1 letter or ALK + 8 letters or digits + 1 letter
Argentina	AR + 11 digits
Australia	11 digits
Austria	ATU + 8 digits
Belarus	BY + 9 digits
Belgium	BEO + 9 digits or BE1 + 9 digits
Bolivia	BO + any amount of letters or digits
Bulgaria	BG + 9 digits or BG + 10 digits
Brazil	14 digits or 2 digits + . + 3 digits + . + 3 digits + / + 4 digits + - + 2 digits
Canada	9 digits
Chile	CL + 8 digits + - + 1 digit
Colombia	CO + 10 digits
Costa Rica	CR + 9-12 digits
Croatia	HR + 11 digits
Cyprus	CA + 9 letters or digits
Czech Republic	CZ + 8-10 digits
Denmark	DK + 8 digits
Dominican Republic	DO + any amount of letters or digits
Ecuador	EC + 12 digits
El Salvador	SV + any amount of letters or digits
Estonia	EE + 9 digits
Finland	FI + 8 digits
France	FR + 11 digits or FR + 2 digits + SIREN number (9 digits total)
Germany	DE + 9 digits
Greece	EL + 9 digits
Guatemala	GT + 7 digits + - + 1 digit
Honduras	HN + any amount of letters or digits
Hungary	HU + 8 digits
India	IN + 11 digits + V or C
Ireland	IE + 8-9 characters
Isle of Man	GB + 9-12 digits
Italy	IT + 11 digits
Japan	13 digits
Latvia	LV + 11 digits
Lithuania	LT + 9-12 digits
Luxembourg	LT + 8 digits
Malta	MT + 8 digits
Mexico	3 letter + 6 digits + 3 letters
Netherlands	NL + 9 digits + B + 2 digits
Nicaragua	NI + any amount of letters or digits
Norway	NO + 9 digits + MVA
New Zealand	8-9 letters or numbers
Panama	PA + any amount of letters or digits
Peru	PE + 11 digits
Philippines	12 digits
Poland	PL + 10 digits
Portugal	PT + 9 digits
Paraguay	PY + any amount of letters or digits
Romania	RO + 2-10 digits
Russia	RU + 10-12 digits
San Marino	SM + 5 numbers
Serbia	RS + 9 digits
Singapore	9-10 digits or letters
Spain	ES + 9 digits or letters
Slovakia	SK + 10 digits
Slovenia	SI + 8 digits
Sweden	SE + 10 digits + 01
Switzerland	CH + 6 digits or CHE + 9 digits + 3-4 letters
Turkey	TR + 10 digits
Ukraine	UA + 12 digits
United Kingdom	GB + 9-12 digits
United States	SSN (9 digits) or EIN (9 digits)
Uruguay	UY + any amount of letters or digits
Venezuela	VEE + 8-9 digits or VEJ + 8-9 digits or VEG + 8-9 digits or VEV + 8-9 digits

Country	Notes
France	The validity of French national ID cards issued between 2 January 2004 and 31 December 2013 has been extended for 5 years beyond the original expiration date. The original period of validity of these cards was set at 10 years. Following the extension, they are now valid for 15 years from the year of issue. Note that if the card holder was under the age of 18 when the ID was issued, this extension does not apply. The extension does not apply to any other document types.
Poland	Polish driving licenses do not show an expiration date. Any licenses issued before 2013/19/01 are valid until 2033. They must be exchanged for a new license prior to this date.
Ukraine	Ukrainian passports are considered valid for 5 years from the original submission date for the extension of its validity period. A signed and stamped passport page must be included.