IBR-013-AE

PINT AE validation rule for UAE e-invoices

What it means

The seller's passport issuing country must be a valid ISO 3166-1 country code.

How to fix it

Use a valid ISO 3166-1 country code for the seller's passport issuing country.

The official wording of this rule is in the PINT AE specification published by OpenPeppol.

In Alya Books

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بالعربية

يجب أن يكون بلد إصدار جواز سفر البائع رمز بلد صحيحاً وفق ISO 3166-1.

استخدم رمز بلد صحيحاً وفق ISO 3166-1 لبلد إصدار جواز سفر البائع.

See this rule in the interactive reference, or pre-check an invoice file.

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Explanations are Alya Books's own. The PINT AE specification is published and owned by OpenPeppol. This page is a reading aid, not legal or tax advice. Checked against Schematron release 2026.5.