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Italy Passport Number validator
How the passport number format works
- Format
- 2 letters followed by 7 digits
- Example
- YA1234567
Things to watch for
- Format-only check — does not confirm the passport was actually issued, is unexpired, or is currently valid
- Passports issued since 2010 commonly start with the letters YA or YB, but this check accepts any 2-letter prefix rather than an exhaustive list
- Validation runs entirely in your browser — the number you enter is never transmitted or stored
^[A-Z]{2}[0-9]{7}$An Italian passport number is 2 uppercase letters followed by 7 digits, e.g. YA1234567, issued by the Polizia di Stato under the authority of Italy’s Ministero dell’Interno. Passports issued since the 2010 redesign commonly start with the prefix YA or YB, a pattern noted often enough to be a useful sanity check, though it isn’t a rule this checker enforces strictly.
What this checker verifies
This tool confirms the input is exactly 2 letters followed by 7 digits, catching an obvious typo like a missing digit or a digit typed where a letter belongs — a common slip when a number is retyped from a photo of the passport’s data page.
What a pass doesn’t confirm
No official check digit is documented for this format, so a correctly shaped 9-character string is the limit of what a browser-only check confirms. This checker deliberately accepts any 2-letter prefix rather than restricting to YA/YB, since older and specialty passports can use other combinations. A pass doesn’t confirm the Polizia di Stato actually issued that number, that the passport is unexpired, or that it belongs to a real holder, and nothing you type is decoded or stored.
Scope: format-only validation, running entirely in your browser.
Content last reviewed 2026-08-09.
passport number FAQ
What does an Italian passport number look like?
2 uppercase letters followed by 7 digits, e.g. YA1234567, issued by the Polizia di Stato under Italy's Ministero dell'Interno.
Do the leading letters mean something specific?
Passports issued since 2010 commonly start with YA or YB, but this checker accepts any 2-letter prefix rather than an exhaustive list, since Italy hasn't published every valid combination.
Does a valid format confirm the passport is real?
No. It only checks the 9-character shape. Confirming the passport was actually issued or is currently valid requires the Polizia di Stato's own records.