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United Arab Emirates IBAN Format (AE)

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A United Arab Emirates IBAN has 23 characters: AE, two check digits and a 19-character national account number (BBAN), which contains a 3-character bank code.

Length
23 characters
IBAN structure
AE2!n3!n16!n
Bank code length
3 characters
Example
AE07 0331 2345 6789 0123 456

United Arab Emirates IBAN structure

After the country code and check digits, the BBAN is 3 digits, then 16 digits.

PartIn the exampleWhat it is
Country codeAEISO 3166 code of the country
Check digits07Two digits from the ISO 7064 MOD 97-10 calculation
Bank code0333 characters, national bank identifier
Account number1234567890123456The rest of the BBAN, including any national check digits

The example is the sample IBAN given for this country in the IBAN registry, not an account to pay. Structure notation: n digits, a upper-case letters, c letters or digits; 4!n means exactly four digits.

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Questions

How many characters does a United Arab Emirates IBAN have?
23 characters: the country code AE, two check digits and a BBAN of 19 characters.
What does a United Arab Emirates IBAN look like?
For example AE07 0331 2345 6789 0123 456 on paper, or AE070331234567890123456 in electronic form.
Where is the bank code in a United Arab Emirates IBAN?
The national bank code has 3 characters, at positions 5 to 7 of the IBAN.
How do I check a United Arab Emirates IBAN?
Paste it into the IBAN checker on this site. It tests the length, the structure and the check digits in your browser.

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Formats from the IBAN Registry (release 99, December 2024) that Swift publishes as the ISO 13616 registration authority, read from public mirrors of the registry. Check the current registry before relying on a format.