Documento Nacional de Identidad (Spain)

The Documento nacional de identidad (DNI) or carnet de identidad is the Spanish national identity card. It is a laminated card or polycarbonate, which details the name and surnames of the holder along with date of birth, address, parents, sex, residential address, city and province of birth, and contains a photograph and an identification number consisting of 8 digits plus a control letter. This number is also used for tax purposes, receiving the name of Número de identificación fiscal (NIF).


The Documento nacional de identidad (DNI) or carnet de identidad is the Spanish national identity card. It is a laminated card or polycarbonate, which details the name and surnames of the holder along with date of birth, address, parents, sex, residential address, city and province of birth, and contains a photograph and an identification number consisting of 8 digits plus a control letter. This number is also used for tax purposes, receiving the name of Número de identificación fiscal (NIF).
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