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SwitzerlandSocial Security Number

Also known asAHV-Nr. · No AVS

ISO codes
CHE / CH
Region
Europe
Length
13–16 characters
Checksum
Yes

Character map

Each cell is one character of the sample test value; separators are shown as-is.

Sample test value

756.0342.6282.16

This value was randomly generated to pass this country's validation rules. It is not a real ID and does not belong to any person.

(01)Country reference

Specification

Format
  • ###.####.####.##
  • # — any digit
  • Other characters are written as shown.

Documented field layout: 756.XXXX.XXXX.XX

Length

13–16 characters

Checksum
Yes

Check digits are recomputed and verified.

Embedded data
No

This number encodes no extractable personal data.

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Validation rules for Switzerland come from the open-source idnumbers library. Report a format issue on GitHub