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International Numbers - Required Documents

Walk through regulatory compliance guidelines and required identity documents for ordering international virtual phone numbers for global business outreach.

Onur Ozgur OZKAN Onur Ozgur OZKAN
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Required Documents

CountryLocalNationalMobileToll-free
Albania1, 3, 9, 13N/AN/A1, 3, 9, 13
AlgeriaN/A1, 10, (g, o)N/AN/A
AngolaNot requiredN/AN/AN/A
AnguillaN/AN/AN/A1, 3, (h)
Antigua and BarbudaN/AN/AN/A1, 3, (h)
ArgentinaNot requiredN/AN/A1, 3
ArmeniaN/AN/A1, 3, 9, (f)N/A
Australia1, 4, 7, 13N/APlease see requirements here.1, 4, 7, 13
Austria1, 2, 5, 7, (g)1, 2, 4, 7, (g)Not requiredNot required
Bahamas1, 3, (h)N/AN/A1, 3 (h)
Bahrain1, 4, 7, 9, 10, 18, (h, o)N/AN/AN/A
BangladeshN/A1, 3, 91, 3N/A
BarbadosNot requiredN/AN/A1, (h)
Belgium1, 5, 7, 9, 13, (j)1, 4, 7, 13, 17, (j)1, 3, 7, 9, 10, 13, (j)1, 4, 7, 13, 17
BelizeNot requiredN/AN/A1
Benin1, 3, (f)N/ANot requiredN/A
BermudaN/AN/AN/ANot required
BoliviaN/ANot requiredN/ANot required
Bosnia and Herzegovina1, 2, 5, 7, (b, c)Not requiredN/A1, 3
BotswanaN/AN/AN/A(m)
Brazil1, 2, 5, 7, (g)N/A1, 2, 5, 7, (g)1, 4, 10, (g, j, p)
British Virgin IslandsN/AN/AN/A1, 3, (f, h)
BruneiN/AN/AN/A(h, n)
Bulgaria1, 2, 5, 7N/AN/A1, 3
Burkina Faso1, 3, 10, (f, m)N/AN/AN/A
Cambodia1, 3, 9, 10 (d, f, m)N/AN/A(d, h)
CameroonNot required (m)N/AN/AN/A
CanadaNot requiredN/AN/ANot required
Cayman IslandsNot required (m)Not requiredN/A(h, m)
Chile1, 3, 13Not requiredN/A1, 3, 13
Colombia1, 3N/A1, 3Not required
Costa RicaN/A1, 3, 9, 13N/A1, 3, 7, 9, 13 (p)
Croatia1, 2, 5, 7, (g)1, 2, 4, 7, (g)N/A1, 2, 4, (g)
CuraçaoN/ANot requiredN/AN/A
Cyprus1, 2, 3, 7, (c)1, 2, 3, 7, (c)N/ANot required
Czech Republic1, 4N/AN/ANot required
Denmark1, 4Not requiredNot required1, 3
DominicaN/AN/AN/A(h)
Dominican RepublicNot requiredN/AN/ANot required
Ecuador1, 2, 4, 7, 16N/AN/A1, 3, (h)
EgyptN/AN/AN/A1, 3, (f, h)
El Salvador(u)N/AN/A1, 3, 10, (d, f, h)
Estonia1, 4, 7, 9, 13, (g, o)1, 3, (f, h)N/ANot required
EthiopiaN/AN/AN/A1, 3, (f, h)
Finland1, 2, 31, 3, 18, (u)1, 2, 31, 3, 16, (f)
France1, 5, 7, (c)1, 4, 7, 9N/A1, 4, 7
French GuianaNot requiredN/AN/ANot required
Georgia1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 10 1, 2, 3, 8N/A1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 10N/A
Germany1, 2, 5, 7, 8, (b, c)1, 4, 7, 8, 13, (c)N/A1, 4, 9, 11, (d, f, h, p, q)
GhanaN/AN/ANot requiredN/A
Greece1, 2, 5, 16, (g)1, 2, 4, 16, (g)N/A1, 3, (f)
Grenada(p, m)N/AN/A(h)
GuadeloupeN/AN/AN/ANot required
GuamN/AN/AN/ANot required
Guatemala1, 9, 18N/AN/AN/A
Guinea3, 9, (h, m)N/AN/AN/A
Honduras1, 4N/AN/A1, 3, (h)
Hong Kong1, 3, (d)1, 2, 4, 7N/A1, 3, 7, 18, (f)
Hungary1, 2, 5, 71, 2, 4, 7N/A1, 2, 4, 7
Iceland1, 3N/AN/A1, 3
Indonesia1, 3N/AN/A1, 3
Ireland1, 51, 3N/A1, 3
IsraelNot requiredNot required1, 3, 10, (f)Not required
Italy1, 5, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18, (d, f, g)N/AN/A1, 3, 7, 9, 13, 16, (g, j)
Ivory Coast1, 3, (h, m)N/AN/AN/A
Jamaica(p)N/AN/A1, 3, (h)
JapanN/A1, 2, 3, 7N/A1, 2, 3, (f, g)
JordanNot requiredN/AN/A(h)
Kenya1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 11, 16, 18 (c, d, f, g, o, t)N/AN/A9, (f, r)
KosovoNot requiredN/AN/AN/A
Kuwait9, (h, m)9, 11, (f, h, m, t)N/AN/A
Kyrgyzstan1, 3, 7, 9N/AN/AN/A
Latvia1, 4, 7, 9, 13 (f, g, o)1, 2, 4, 7, 9 (f, m)1, 3, 13, (h)1, 4
LebanonN/AN/AN/ANot required
Lithuania1, 4, 7, 9, 13, (g, m, o)Not required1, 2, 31, 3, 9, (f)
Luxembourg1, 4, 7, 9, 10, (f, m, p)1, 2, 4, 7, 9 (f, m)N/A1, 4, 14
MacauN/AN/A(d, f, m)N/A
North Macedonia1, 3, 18N/AN/ANot required
MadagascarN/AN/AN/AN/A
Malaysia1, 3, 9, 10, 181, 3, 10, (d, f)1, 2, 3, (s)1, 3, 9, 18, (f, h)
MaltaN/A1, 2, 4, 7N/ANot required
MartiniqueN/AN/AN/ANot required
MauritiusN/AN/AN/A1
MayotteN/AN/AN/ANot required
MexicoNot requiredNot required1, 3Not required
Moldova9, (f, m)N/AN/A1, 3
MonacoN/AN/AN/ANot required
Montenegro1, 3, (d, f)N/AN/AN/A
MoroccoNot requiredN/AN/ANot required
Myanmar1, 3, 7, 9 (f, m)N/AN/A1, 3, 7, (f, m)
NepalN/AN/AN/A1
Netherlands1, 2, 5, 7 (g)1, 41, 31, 3, 18 (d)
New Zealand1, 4N/AN/ANot required
NicaraguaN/AN/A1, 3N/A
NigeriaN/AN/AN/ANot required
Norway1, 2, 4, (c, i)N/AN/A1, 2, 4, (c, i)
OmanN/AN/AN/A1, 4, 9, 10, 13, 18, (d, f, g, h, p, u)
Pakistan9, (c, f, h, m, v)N/AN/A(h)
PanamaNot requiredN/AN/A1, 3, 8, 13, (d)
Papua New GuineaN/AN/AN/A1, 3, 10
ParaguayNot requiredN/AN/A(h)
Peru1, 5, 7, 9, 13, (c, f, g)N/AN/A1, 4, 7, 9, 13, (c)
Philippines1, 3, 18N/AN/ANot required
Poland1, 2, 5, 7, 18, (g)1, 2, 4, 7 (g)1, 2, 31, 2, 3, 16
Portugal1, 5, 7, 161, 4N/ANot required
Puerto RicoNot requiredN/AN/ANot required
Qatar9, (f, h)N/AN/A(h)
ReunionN/AN/AN/ANot required
Romania1, 3, (m)1, 31, 2, 3, 7, 15, 161, 3, (m)
Saint BarthelemyN/AN/AN/AN/A
Saint Kitts and NevisN/AN/AN/A1, 3, (f, h)
Saint LuciaN/AN/AN/A(h)
Saint Martin (French part)N/AN/AN/AN/A
Saint Pierre and MiquelonN/AN/AN/AN/A
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesN/AN/AN/A(h)
San MarinoN/AN/AN/AN/A
Saudi ArabiaN/AN/AN/A1, 3, (f, h, m)
Serbia1, 2, 5, 7, 18, (b, c, d)N/AN/ANot required
Seychelles1, 3, (f)1, 3, (f)N/AN/A
Singapore1, 4, 7, 9, 10, 13, 18, (d, g)1, 4, 7, 9, 13, (g)N/A1, 3
Slovakia1, 2, 5, 7, (g)1, 4, 7, 13 (i)Not required1, 3, 9, 16
Slovenia1, 51, 4N/ANot required
South Africa1, 5, 7, 9, 13, (e, g, m)1, 4, 7, 9, 13, (e, g)1, 2, 3, 71, 3, 7, 9, 13, (e, g, h)
South KoreaPlease see requirements here.N/AN/APlease see requirements here.
Spain1, 2, 5, 7, 161, 2, 4, 7, 9, 16N/A1, 2, 4, 7, 16
Sri Lanka(h)N/A(d, f, h, m)(d, h)
SudanN/AN/AN/AN/A
Svalbard and Jan MayenN/AN/AN/AN/A
Sweden1, 2, 5, 7, (g)1, 2, 4, 7, 13Please see requirements here.Not required
Switzerland1, 2, 5, 10, (g)N/AN/A1, 3, 9
TaiwanNot requiredN/AN/A1, 3, (d)
TajikistanN/AN/AN/AN/A
TanzaniaN/AN/AN/A(m, u)
Thailand1, 2, 3, 7, 13, 181, 2, 3, 7, 13, 181, 2, 3, 7, (g)1, 3
Trinidad and Tobago(m, p)N/AN/A(h)
Tunisia(m)N/AN/AN/A
Turks and Caicos IslandsN/AN/AN/A(h)
Uganda1, 31, 2, 4, 7N/ANot required
Ukraine1, 2, 3, 10, (g)1, 2, 10Please see requirements here.Not required
United Arab EmiratesN/AN/AN/A1, 3, 9, 11, 12(b, f, h, p)
United KingdomNot requiredNot requiredNot requiredNot required
United StatesNot requiredNot requiredNot requiredNot required
UruguayN/AN/AN/A1, 3, 7, (h)
US Virgin IslandsNot requiredN/AN/ANot required
Uzbekistan1, 3, 9N/AN/ANot required
Venezuela1, 2, 4, 7, (b, c, d)N/AN/A1, 3, 7 (c, d)
VietnamNot requiredN/AN/A1, 3, (f)
Zimbabwe1, 3, (f)1N/AN/A
  • N/A: We do not currently offer this number type.
  • Not required: No documents are required for activation.
A man signing a contract

Required Document List

  1. First name, last name, business name, and contact phone numbers.
  2. Passport or ID copy. In case the registration process is performed under a company name, a company registration certificate shall be provided instead of a passport or ID copy.
  3. Address (anywhere in the world).
  4. Local address in the same country as the ordered DID.
  5. Address matching the DID area code.
  6. Local address in the same city as the ordered DID.
  7. Copy of a utility bill no older than 3 months.
  8. A specific registration form needs to be filled in and signed by the end-user. You will be provided with the required form during the registration process.
  9. Company registration certificate.
  10. Email address.
  11. ID copy.
  12. Passport.
  13. Passport/ID copy.
  14. Name, date of birth, place of birth, gender, and nationality.
  15. Photo of the applicant holding their passport/ID (opened to the identification page).
  16. Fiscal registration/VAT certificate.
  17. Extract from the Commercial Register (Chamber of Commerce) dated within the last 3 months.
  18. Description of service usage.

Some countries require additional documents. Check the letter codes in the table above and the list below to see whether you need to submit any of the following:

Additional Requirements

  • a. Company (worldwide) registration certificate dated within the last 3 months, along with a passport or ID copy and 2 proofs of address (no older than 3 months), should be provided.
  • b. A local passport or ID copy should be provided.
  • c. If number registration is performed under a company name, a local company registration certificate should be provided (no older than 3 months).
  • d. A detailed description of DID usage should be provided.
  • e. Passport or ID copy: a South African national identity document; South African biometric national identity card; passport (issued by any country).
  • f. This number type cannot be registered with personal details.
  • g. If number registration is performed under a company name, a company registration certificate along with a passport or ID copy should be provided.
  • h. A letter of intent (LOI) should be provided.
  • i. If number registration is performed using personal details, the end user’s date and place of birth should be provided.
  • j. If number registration is performed under personal details, the national tax code should be provided; if it is performed under a company name, the VAT number and the signatory’s tax code should be provided.
  • k. Invoice from an Austrian internet provider for internet access with fixed IP, or an invoice from an Austrian network operator on an address within the same region as the prefix of the DID, issued to the end customer.
  • m. Outbound calls from this number/CLI are not permitted.
  • n. The headquarters address of the content provider must be provided.
  • o. For business use, a copy of the business representative’s ID is required. Any other ID is not acceptable.
  • p. A Letter of Authorization or Power of Attorney needs to be filled in and signed. The document will be provided by Telnyx.
  • q. Date and place of birth of the local representative.
  • r. For business use, a copy of the ID of the number user’s contact person must be presented.
  • s. For private use, a copy of the passport of the number user’s contact person must be presented. Any other ID will not be accepted.
  • t. A copy of the company registration (in the local language or English) and a copy of ID must be sent to the operator for verification.
  • u. A forecast of the expected traffic must be provided.
  • v. The number may only be used for conference call services.
  • w. Terminating traffic to destinations within Vietnam itself is not permitted.
  • x. The content provider’s URL and the content URL (if different from the content provider’s website) must be provided. If it is not clear that the content website belongs to the content provider, they must sign a declaration that it is theirs.
  • y. Copy of the official tax ID issued by the Turkish government.
  • z. Copy of the list of authorised corporate signatories filed with the Turkish government.

Special Notes

Due to local regulations in individual countries, voice calls that carry a local CLI (Caller Line Identification) of the destination country, or that carry no CLI at all, may be rejected by local operators. Operators do this to protect their subscribers from unwanted, malicious, or spoofed calls, since calls with a local CLI should not be entering a country through its international exchanges.

Unfortunately, due to the large number of network operators and each country’s changing regulations, such calls may stop working without prior notice. For that reason, we recommend using an international CLI, or one from a country other than the destination country, for your calls.

If your business requires a local CLI, please feel free to contact your account manager or sales representative at hello@hipcall.com to discuss your use case further.

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Written by

Onur Ozgur OZKAN

Onur Ozgur OZKAN

Co-founder & CEO

The Hipcall team builds an all-in-one communication platform for sales and support teams, combining business phone, call centre, CRM, and helpdesk into a single workspace.

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