Karena singkatannya dalam bahasa Inggris yang lebih baik, Depdagri RI mulai bergeser u/ menggunakan istilah ini, yang mana juga lebih generik (dipakai banyak negara).

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The man allegedly used a temporary national identity number used by the bank's foreign clients ...

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A national identification number is used by the governments of many countries as a means of tracking their citizens, permanent residents, and temporary residents ... There is an ID Card number in Indonesia the numbers are between 9 and 20 digits in length ...