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While many countries (e.g. USA, UK, Australia, ...) have an unrestricted policy for virtual telephone number allocation, some require documentation. The following requirements apply when purchasing a virtual telephone number from these countries:
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Required documents (for each number type)
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| Country |
Local (tied
to a certain city) |
National |
Toll-free |
| Bahrain |
1, 4
|
n/a |
1, 4
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| Belgium |
1, 5
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1, 4
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none |
| Bolivia |
n/a |
n/a
|
1, 3
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China (a)
|
1, 2, 3, 7
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n/a |
n/a
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| Costa Rica |
n/a |
1, 3
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1, 2, 3, 7, 8 |
Cyprus
|
1, 2, 3, 7 |
1, 2, 3, 7 |
none
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| Ecuador |
n/a |
n/a
|
1, 3
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| France |
1, 5
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1, 3
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1, 4
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| Georgia |
1, 6 |
none
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none
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Germany
|
1, 2, 6, 7 |
1, 4
|
1, 2, 4, 7 |
| Greece |
1, 4 |
n/a
|
n/a
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| Hong Kong |
n/a |
1, 2, 4, 7 |
1, 3 |
| Hungary |
1, 6 |
1, 4 |
n/a |
| India |
n/a |
n/a |
1, 3 |
| Indonesia |
n/a |
n/a |
1, 3 |
| Ireland |
1, 5 |
none |
none |
| Italy |
1, 5 |
n/a |
none |
| Japan |
1, 3 |
none |
none |
| Liechtenstein |
1, 3 |
n/a |
n/a |
| Luxembourg |
n/a |
1, 3 |
1, 3 |
| Malaysia |
1, 2, 4, 7 |
n/a |
n/a |
| Malta |
n/a |
1, 4 |
n/a |
| Netherlands |
1, 4 |
1, 4 |
1, 2, 3, 8
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| Portugal |
n/a |
1, 4 |
none |
| Russia |
1, 3 |
n/a |
none |
| Singapore |
1, 2, 3 |
n/a |
n/a |
South Africa (b)
|
1, 2, 5, 7 |
1, 2, 3, 7 |
n/a |
| Spain |
1, 4 |
1, 4 |
none |
| Switzerland |
1, 4 |
n/a |
1, 4 |
Thailand (c)
|
n/a |
1, 3 |
n/a |
Turkey (d)
|
1, 2, 3 |
1, 2, 3, 7 |
n/a |
Ukraine (e)
|
1, 2, 3 |
n/a |
n/a |
| Uruguay |
n/a |
n/a |
1, 3 |
none = No documents required.
n/a = No virtual telephone numbers available.
Required documents overview:
| 1 |
First and last name or company name, telephone number |
| 2 |
Passport or ID card as scan or photo. Or, for companies, a scan or photo of the company certification of registration. |
| 3 |
Any address worldwide |
| 4 |
Address in the same country as the phone number |
| 5 |
Address in the same area as the phone number |
| 6 |
Address in the same city as the phone number |
| 7 |
Scan or photo of an utility bill/invoice (e.g. a power or telecom invoice) / lease contract issued to the passport / ID card holder or company, not older than 6 months. |
| 8 |
Specific registration form that needs to be completed and signed by the end user. |
Special requirements:
| (a) |
China: Two (2) utility bills/invoices / lease contracts are required for the registration of a local number.
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| (b) |
South Africa: If the registration should be made under a company, a scan or photo of the passport or ID card of the company owner must be provided along with the company certification of registration.
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| (c) |
Thailand: A detailed description of the purpose of the phone number is required.
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| (d) |
Turkey: Turkish passport or ID card as photo or scan, a Turkish mobile phone number, the latest invoice for the mobile phone number. A verification code will be sent via SMS to the Turkish mobile number.
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| (e) |
Ukraine: Local phone numbers can only get issued to individuals, not to companies. |
Don't have a presence in a country or city when it's required for the registration of a phone number? Don't worry, you can also send us the documents of a friend, relative, coworker or a befriended company instead. The actual customer and the number registrant can be different individuals / companies.
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