Icelandic Social Security Number (IS-KEN)
Description
**Identification number - kennitala**.
In Iceland, persons and enterprises are issued a unique identification number which is recorded in the national register and register of enterprises.
Individuals are identified with the ID numbers in the national registry system. There are two types of personal ID number registered in the national registry i.e. system ID No. and personal ID No.
Personal ID numbers are issued at birth to all children born in Iceland and Icelandic citizens born abroad. Personal ID numbers are also assigned to all individuals who register their domicile in Iceland.
A system ID number is only issued to individuals who intend to stay less than 3-6 months in Iceland or do not intend to stay in the country at all.
How to use
The code for this list is IS-KEN.
When you have located the organization you wish to identify in this list, you should either:
Enter it in an identifier database field prefixed with IS-KEN.
IS-KEN-[ IDENTIFIER ]
Examples
IS-KEN-5711160300
IS-KEN-5512982489
IS-KEN-7105101130
Alternatively, use it within a two-part identifier, with IS-KEN as the 'scheme', and the identifier you have located as the 'identifier' field.
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