Renesian national identification number

Renesian National Identification Number (also known as NIN locally or RIN internationally) is the for Renesia and the successor to Nationale Sicherheitsnummer. NIN cards are required to access many services and enable paying taxes, avoiding getting a NIN card can be seen as tax evasion. NIN cards are available upon birth for Renesian nationals and foreigners may require one depending on their visa or if they are residents. NIN cards are handled by the Renesian Ministry of Interior and can be renewed in any national police station, Information Validation department (IVD) or online.

History
NIN was introduced in 1914 as a response to the failures of Nationale Sicherheitsnummer (NS) cards. NIN managed to centralise the authority of issuing national numbers instead of having a per-provincial basis like the Nationale Sicherheitsnummer, which would require a significant effort to coordinate and authenticate.

Many government departments and private institutes saw the usefulness of the NIN card and integrated it for verification, authentication and broad use. With technological advances, the NIN card became an electronic identity card.

Proof of identity
The main aim of NIN card is to provide identification of the individual and can be used in lieu of other government documents such as a driver's license temporarily. It is recommended to either keep the NIN card on the person or remember their NIN, as forgetting to do so may cause problems or be issued fines.

Lost or stolen NIN card need to be reported immediately through the RENCENT mobile app, Renesia government website, local police station, IVD Office or the Renesian embassy or consulate. It is necessary to report it to deactivate the NIN card to avoid potential misuse, if by chance it was found or re-acquired it can be reactivated again, otherwise the individual need to request a replacement.

Domestic uses
NIN enables the individual to access many services including:
 * Vehicle license
 * Banking access
 * Renesian Stock market access
 * Healthcare access
 * Voting access
 * Eligibilities for social welfare programs
 * Taxes and utility payment access
 * Land and business ownership
 * Union registration and membership

International use
Some countries accept NIN cards as a travel document which include:

The following countries do not accept NIN cards as travel documents, but they are accepted them in lieu of their national identification cards:

Front
The top right of the card has the Renesian coats of arms in colour, with the "Principality of Renesia" written under it in both Renesian and Interspeech, while the smart chip is placed in the middle right of the card, and on the opposite side of the smart chip is the photograph of the individual. Other information provided are:
 * Name and surname
 * Title
 * Sex
 * Nationality
 * Height
 * Date of birth
 * Renesian national identification number
 * Home province
 * Expiry date
 * Status - for foreign nationals only

Back
The back of the card has a large holographic Renesian coat of arms in the middle with a magnetic strip at the top side and a machine-readable zone at the bottom and at the right side is the Minister of interior's signature. The back also includes the following:
 * Full address of residency
 * Job type
 * Royalty
 * Government
 * Military
 * Nobility
 * Commoner
 * Student/Researcher
 * Non-Adult
 * Undefined/Others
 * Rank - if military
 * Blood type
 * Organ donator status
 * Barcode

National Identification Number
NIN is assigned automatically to all Renesian citizens at birth and newly generated for foreigners, the number can change slightly for foreigners depending on an individual's action as each set of numbers can carry meaning. The NIN is can be subdivided into YYYNNNPSSSSS. The XX represent the last two numbers of the year, for example, if a person was born in 2010 the YYY would be 210.
 * YYY = Year of birth
 * Before 1914 = 0XX
 * After or during 1914 and before 2000 = 1XX
 * After or during 2000 and before 2100 = 2XX
 * NNN = Nationality number
 * Resereved for nationality Renesian = 100-199
 * Resereved for Stateless individuals = 000-009
 * P = Province number
 * Renas = 1
 * Schaarstal = 2
 * Raithaslach = 3
 * Laagburg = 4
 * Bredelem = 5
 * Slilow = 6
 * Loriace = 7
 * Erberg = 8
 * Fern = 9
 * Undefined = 0
 * SSSSS = sequence number

By adding all the numbers in the NIN together one can check its validity of it. All NIN that start with 0 add up to 9, while NIN that start with 1 add up to 8 and NIN that start with 2 add up to 7.