What is my "local ID / citizenship number" as a US citizen?
I'm applying for a visa to enter China.
One of the questions asked is my "Local ID / Citizenship number". What would that be as a US citizen?
1.9 身份证/公民证号码
Local ID / Citizenship number
Visa Application Form of the People’s Republic of China
Edit: There is another box for passport number
1.11 护照号码
Passport number
Best Answer
Some websites suggest putting your state driver's license or state ID number there.
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Answer 2
For use in a foreign country, I would put my passport number.
Answer 3
Do not share your SSN!
Not all countries have local id numbers that are suitable for this field. In Netherlands we have BSN, which is similar to the SSN. I left this field blank when applying for a visa in 2016 and got granted the visa.
The goal of the application form is to verify that you are a genuine applicant. You want to supply them information that is useful and true. Another field already asks for your passport number, so re-entering that is not useful. Your drivers license is not valid in most of China, so that is not useful either. Leaving it blank worked for me.
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