Number Requirements | Knowledge Center

Different countries have specific requirements that companies must meet to apply for a number. There is a standard set of requirements for numbers that must always be met. Some countries have additional requirements.

Requirements for all numbers

Number request contact information:
- First and last name
- Email address
Company representative contact information:
- First and last name
- Phone number
Company information:
- Company name
- Registration number

Countries with additional requirements

Certain countries have additional requirements for local, national and/or toll-free numbers. The table below provides a description of the requirements per country per number type. The "Type" column describes the type of requirement. It can be a document, a requirement for a company (Company rule), a requirement for a number request (Number rule) or a document that needs to be signed (Signed document). In the latter case, the download link to the document is included.

Country	Number Type	Description	Requirement Type
United Arab Emirates	Local	No additional requirements
	National	No additional requirements
	Toll free	Letter describing the intent of the business with purchased phone numbers	Document
Albania	Local	Proof of ID	Document
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
	National	No additional requirements
	Toll free	No additional requirements
Angola	Local	Proof of company address in country	Document
		No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
		No private use permitted	Number rule
	National	Proof of company address in country	Document
		No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
		No private use permitted	Number rule
	Toll free	Proof of company address in country	Document
		No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
		No private use permitted	Number rule
Austria	Local	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Proof of address is telco service invoice / contract	Document
		Company address must be in requested prefix region	Company rule
		No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
		No private use permitted	Number rule
	National	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Proof of address is telco service invoice / contract	Document
		Company address must be in requested prefix region	Company rule
		No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
		No private use permitted	Number rule
	Toll free	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Proof of address is telco service invoice / contract	Document
		Company address must be in requested prefix region	Company rule
		No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
		No private use permitted	Number rule
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Local	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Company address must be in requested prefix region	Company rule
		Service description/ forecast	Number rule
		No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
		Dialer use not permitted	Number rule
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
	National	Service description/ forecast	Number rule
		No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
		Dialer use not permitted	Number rule
	Toll free	Service description/ forecast	Number rule
		No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
		Dialer use not permitted	Number rule
Belgium	Local	Company address must be in requested prefix region	Company rule
		BTW number	Company rule
	National	BTW number	Company rule
	Toll free	BTW number	Company rule
Bulgaria	Local	Company address must be in requested prefix region	Company rule
		No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
	National	No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
	Toll free	No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
Bahrain	Local	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Proof of ID	Document
		Use of callingcard services not permitted	Number rule
	National	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Proof of ID	Document
		Use of callingcard services not permitted	Number rule
	Toll free	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Proof of ID	Document
		Use of callingcard services not permitted	Number rule
Bahamas	Local	Letter of authority or affidavit confirming company representative	Document
	National	No additional requirements
	Toll free	Letter of authority or affidavit confirming company representative	Document
Switzerland	Local	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Proof of ID	Document
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
	National	No additional requirements
	Toll free	Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
China	Local	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Proof of ID	Document
		Service description/ forecast	Number rule
		No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
		Letter describing the intent of the business with purchased phone numbers	Document
	National	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Proof of ID	Document
		No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
	Toll free	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Proof of ID	Document
		No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
Costa Rica	Local	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Proof of ID	Document
		No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
		No private use permitted	Number rule
	National	Proof of ID	Document
		No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
		No private use permitted	Number rule
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
	Toll free	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Proof of ID	Document
		No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
		No private use permitted	Number rule
		Letter of authority or affidavit confirming company representative	Document
Cyprus	Local	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
	National	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
	Toll free	No additional requirements
Czech Republic	Local	Company address must be in requested prefix region	Company rule
	National	No additional requirements
	Toll free	No additional requirements
Germany	Local	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Company address must be in requested prefix region	Company rule
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
	National	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Company address must be in requested prefix region	Company rule
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
	Toll free	Proof of company address in country	Document
Denmark	Local	Use of callingcard services not permitted	Number rule
	National	Use of callingcard services not permitted	Number rule
	Toll free	Use of callingcard services not permitted	Number rule
Ecuador	Local	Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
	National	Letter describing the intent of the business with purchased phone numbers	Document
	Toll free	No additional requirements
Estonia	Local	Proof of company address in country	Document
		No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
	National	Proof of company address in country	Document
		No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
	Toll free	Proof of company address in country	Document
		No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
Spain	Local	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Company address must be in requested prefix region	Company rule
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
		CIF/NIF Number	Company rule
	National	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
		CIF/NIF Number	Company rule
	Toll free	Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
		CIF/NIF Number	Company rule
Finland	Local	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
	National	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
	Toll free	Proof of company address in country	Document
France	Local	Agreement for the provision of Numbers in France	Signed document: (Only for resellers) Download
		Proof of company address in country	Document
		Company address must be in requested prefix region	Company rule
		Siret number	Company rule
	National	Agreement for the provision of Numbers in France	Signed document: (Only for resellers) Download
		Proof of company address in country	Document
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
		Siret number	Company rule
	Toll free	Agreement for the provision of Numbers in France	Signed document: (Only for resellers) Download
		Proof of company address in country	Document
		Company address must be in requested prefix region	Company rule
		Siret number	Company rule
Grenada	Local	No additional requirements
	National	Letter of authority or affidavit confirming company representative	Document
	Toll free	No additional requirements
Georgia	Local	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Company address must be in requested prefix region	Company rule
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
	National	Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
	Toll free	Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
Greece	Local	Proof of company address in country	Document
	National	No additional requirements
	Toll free	Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
Hong Kong	Local	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Company address must be in requested prefix region	Company rule
		Service description/ forecast	Number rule
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
	National	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Service description/ forecast	Number rule
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
	Toll free	Service description/ forecast	Number rule
Croatia	Local	Company address must be in requested prefix region	Company rule
		Proof of ID	Document
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
	National	No additional requirements
	Toll free	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Proof of ID	Document
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
Hungary	Local	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Company address must be in requested prefix region	Company rule
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
	National	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
	Toll free	No additional requirements
Indonesia	Local	Service description/ forecast	Number rule
		No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
	National	Service description/ forecast	Number rule
		No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
	Toll free	Service description/ forecast	Number rule
		No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
Ireland	Local	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Company address must be in requested prefix region	Company rule
	National	No additional requirements
	Toll free	No additional requirements
India	Local	Proof of address is telco service invoice / contract	Document
		Proof of ID	Document
		No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
	National	Proof of address is telco service invoice / contract	Document
		Proof of ID	Document
		No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
	Toll free	Proof of address is telco service invoice / contract	Document
		Proof of ID	Document
		No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
Italy	Local	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Company address must be in requested prefix region	Company rule
		Proof of ID	Document
		No private use permitted	Number rule
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
	National	No additional requirements
	Toll free	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Proof of ID	Document
		No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
		No private use permitted	Number rule
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
Japan	Local	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Company address must be in requested prefix region	Company rule
		Proof of ID	Document
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
	National	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Proof of ID	Document
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
	Toll free	Proof of ID	Document
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
Kenya	Local	Proof of company address in country	Document
		No private use permitted	Number rule
	National	Proof of company address in country	Document
		No private use permitted	Number rule
	Toll free	Proof of company address in country	Document
		No private use permitted	Number rule
Kazakhstan	Local	Proof of company address in country	Document
		No private use permitted	Number rule
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
	National	No private use permitted	Number rule
	Toll free	No private use permitted	Number rule
Lithuania	Local	Proof of company address in country	Document
	National	No additional requirements
	Toll free	No additional requirements
Latvia	Local	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
	National	No additional requirements
	Toll free	Proof of company address in country	Document
Luxembourg	Local	Not available
	National	Proof of company address in country	Document
	Toll free	Proof of company address in country	Document
Moldova	Local	Proof of company address in country	Document
	National	Proof of company address in country	Document
	Toll free	Proof of company address in country	Document
Montenegro	Local	Letter describing the intent of the business with purchased phone numbers	Document
	National	Letter describing the intent of the business with purchased phone numbers	Document
	Toll free	Letter describing the intent of the business with purchased phone numbers	Document
Macedonia	Local	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Company address must be in requested prefix region	Company rule
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
	National	No additional requirements
	Toll free	No additional requirements
Malta	Local	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Company address must be in requested prefix region	Company rule
		No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
		No private use permitted	Number rule
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
	National	Proof of company address in country	Document
		No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
		No private use permitted	Number rule
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
	Toll free	Proof of company address in country	Document
		No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
		No private use permitted	Number rule
Mexico	Local	Use of callingcard services not permitted	Number rule
	National	Use of callingcard services not permitted	Number rule
	Toll free	Use of callingcard services not permitted	Number rule
Malaysia	Local	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Proof of ID	Document
		No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
	National	No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
	Toll free	No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
Netherlands	Local	Company address must be in requested prefix region	Company rule
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
	National	Company address must be in requested prefix region	Company rule
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
	Toll free	Company address must be in requested prefix region	Company rule
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
Norway	Local	Proof of company address in country	Document
		No private use permitted	Number rule
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
		Organization Number	Company rule
	National	No private use permitted	Number rule
		Organization Number	Company rule
	Toll free	Proof of company address in country	Document
		No private use permitted	Number rule
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
		Organization Number	Company rule
Peru	Local	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Company address must be in requested prefix region	Company rule
		Proof of ID	Document
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
	National	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Company address must be in requested prefix region	Company rule
		Proof of ID	Document
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
	Toll free	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Proof of ID	Document
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
Philippines	Local	No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
	National	No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
	Toll free	No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
Pakistan	Local	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Service description/ forecast	Number rule
		Use of callingcard services not permitted	Number rule
		No private use permitted	Number rule
	National	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Service description/ forecast	Number rule
		Use of callingcard services not permitted	Number rule
		No private use permitted	Number rule
	Toll free	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Service description/ forecast	Number rule
		Use of callingcard services not permitted	Number rule
		No private use permitted	Number rule
Poland	Local	Company address must be in requested prefix region	Company rule
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
	National	No additional requirements
	Toll free	No additional requirements
Portugal	Local	Company address must be in requested prefix region	Company rule
		No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
	National	Company address must be in requested prefix region	Company rule
	Toll free	Company address must be in requested prefix region	Company rule
Serbia	Local	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Company address must be in requested prefix region	Company rule
		Service description/ forecast	Number rule
		No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
	National	Service description/ forecast	Number rule
		No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
	Toll free	Service description/ forecast	Number rule
		No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
Russia	Local	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Proof of ID	Document
	National	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Proof of ID	Document
	Toll free	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Proof of ID	Document
Seychelles	Local	Service description/ forecast	Number rule
	National	Service description/ forecast	Number rule
	Toll free	Service description/ forecast	Number rule
Sweden	Local	Proof of company address in country	Document
	National	No additional requirements
	Toll free	No additional requirements
Singapore	Local	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Proof of ID	Document
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
		Unique Entity Number	Company rule
	National	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Proof of ID	Document
		Unique Entity Number	Company rule
	Toll free	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Proof of ID	Document
		Unique Entity Number	Company rule
Slovenia	Local	Company address must be in requested prefix region	Company rule
	National	No additional requirements
	Toll free	No additional requirements
Thailand	Local	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Proof of ID	Document
		Use of callingcard services not permitted	Number rule
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
	National	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Proof of ID	Document
		Use of callingcard services not permitted	Number rule
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
	Toll free	Use of callingcard services not permitted	Number rule
Tajikistan	Local	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Company address must be in requested prefix region	Company rule
		Proof of ID	Document
	National	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Company address must be in requested prefix region	Company rule
		Proof of ID	Document
	Toll free	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Company address must be in requested prefix region	Company rule
		Proof of ID	Document
Turkey	Local	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Company address must be in requested prefix region	Company rule
		Proof of ID	Document
		No private use permitted	Number rule
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
		(Turkey specific) Official document issued by the Turkish Tax Administration that verifies a company's tax registration and provides essential tax-related information	Document
		(Turkey specific) Official publication that legally recognizes a company's formation and details essential information such as its registration, structure, and significant changes.	Document
		(Turkey specific) Official document that verifies an individual's address (İkametgah).	Document
	National	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Company address must be in requested prefix region	Company rule
		Proof of ID	Document
		No private use permitted	Number rule
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
		(Turkey specific) Official document issued by the Turkish Tax Administration that verifies a company's tax registration and provides essential tax-related information	Document
		(Turkey specific) Official publication that legally recognizes a company's formation and details essential information such as its registration, structure, and significant changes.	Document
		(Turkey specific) Official document that verifies an individual's address (İkametgah).	Document
	Toll free	No additional requirements
Taiwan	Local	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Service description/ forecast	Number rule
		No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
	National	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Service description/ forecast	Number rule
		No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
	Toll free	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Service description/ forecast	Number rule
		No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
Ukraine	Local	Proof of ID	Document
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
	National	No additional requirements
	Toll free	No additional requirements
Uruguay	Local	No additional requirements
	National	No additional requirements
	Toll free	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Letter describing the intent of the business with purchased phone numbers	Document
Venezuela	Local	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Company address must be in requested prefix region	Company rule
		Service description/ forecast	Number rule
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
	National	No additional requirements
	Toll free	No additional requirements
Vietnam	Local	No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
	National	No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
	Toll free	No outbound calls from CLI permitted	Number rule
South Africa	Local	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Company address must be in requested prefix region	Company rule
		Proof of ID	Document
		No private use permitted	Number rule
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
	National	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Proof of ID	Document
		No private use permitted	Number rule
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document
	Toll free	Proof of company address in country	Document
		Proof of ID	Document
		No private use permitted	Number rule
		Proof of business registration with an accredited chamber of commerce	Document

Counties with no additional requirements

For all countries listed below, there are no additional requirements:

Afghanistan

Algeria

American Samoa

Andorra

Anguilla

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

Armenia

Aruba

Australia

Azerbaijan

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belarus

Belize

Benin

Bermuda

Bhutan

Bolivia

Botswana

Brazil

Brunei Darussalam

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cambodia

Cameroon

Canada

Cape Verde

Cayman Islands

Central African Republic

Chad

Chile

Colombia

Comoros

Congo, DR

Cook Islands

Côte d'Ivoire

Cuba

Curacao

Djibouti

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Egypt

El Salvador

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Falkland Islands

Faroe Islands

Fiji

French Guiana and French West Indies

French Polynesia

Gabon

Gambia

Ghana

Gibraltar

Greenland

Guadeloupe

Guam

Guatemala

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras

Iceland

International networks

Iran

Iraq

Israel

Jamaica

Jordan

Kiribati

Kosovo

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Lebanon

Lesotho

Liberia

Libya

Liechtenstein

Macau

Madagascar

Malawi

Maldives

Mali

Marshall Islands

Martinique

Mauritania

Mauritius

Mayotte

Micronesia

Monaco

Mongolia

Montserrat

Morocco

Mozambique

Myanmar

Namibia

Nauru

Nepal

Netherlands Antilles

New Caledonia

New Zealand

Nicaragua

Niger

Nigeria

Niue

North Korea

Oman

Palau

Panama

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Puerto Rico

Qatar

Republic of Congo

Réunion

Romania

Rwanda

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Samoa

San Marino

Sao Tome and Principe

Saudi Arabia

Senegal

Sierra Leone

Slovakia

Solomon Islands

Somalia

South Korea

South Sudan

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Suriname

Swaziland

Syria

Tanzania

Timor-Leste

Togo

Tonga

Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia

Turkmenistan

Turks and Caicos Islands

Tuvalu

Uganda

United Kingdom

United States

Uzbekistan

Vanuatu

Virgin Islands, British

Virgin Islands, United States

Wallis and Futuna

Yemen

Zambia

Zimbabwe