Bolivia

Type of IDDescriptionLengthVariable lengthTypeExample

CI

Cédula de Identidad

7-10 * (7 y 8 numéricos) (9 y 10 alfanuméricos)

Yes

Alfanumeric

1234567 / BE1234567 / 1234567BE

CE

Cédula de Identidad de Extranjero

8

Not

Alfanumeric

E1234567

NIT

Número de Identificación Tributaria

9-12

Yes

Numeric

123456789

The “CI” can be up to 10 characters. It is formed with 7 mandatory numerical digits and then optionally a space and two letters. The two letters represent the departments belonging to the “ Plurinational State of Bolivia”.

There are:

  • BE - Beni

  • CB- Cochabamba

  • CH – Chuquisaca

  • LP- La Paz

  • OR- Oruro

  • PD- Pando

  • PT – Potosí

  • SC – Santa Cruz

  • TJ - Tarija

Examples : For Santa Cruz you can send “SC 1234567”, “1234567”, “SC1234567”, “1234567SC” or “1234567 SC”

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