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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 Ministery of Interior and can be renewed in any national police station, Information Validation department 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.