Strangle NIN format / 00 X0 00 00

Hello all.

I applied for a NIN some days before. Today I received a letter that says my NIN is this format:

00 X0 00 00 (0 = numbers, X = letter)

Tried to use it in some forms and this is not valid!

Please could you please tell me what is going wrong?

I believe what you have there is a temporary NI number issued by HMRC.

A regular NI number has the format   LL NN NN NN L

Where L= Letter and N= Number.

You should be able to get help here
https://www.gov.uk/apply-national-insurance-number

Hello guys. Thanks for the help.

I contacted the helpline for national insurance number through telephone. They told me that this is neither my NINO nor a temporary one.

Is just a Tax Reference Number that they use internally to refer to me. As I asked why it is mentioned as a "National Insurance Number" in the paper, they answered me that this is a "mistake" because they still use the same templated for the letters they send.

So there is nothing I can do and I still wait my NINO in the next month.

Thank you for the help, I hope I also helped you with the answer.
Cheers