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Number Porting Guide

NoteThis guide covers phone number porting requirements for all supported countries. Select your country below to view detailed …

United States Number Porting

Quick ReferenceTypical Timeline: 1–7 business days Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local Yes Requires BTN, account number, and …

French Guiana Number Porting

Quick ReferenceTypical Timeline: Not specified Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local Yes Standard geographic numbers National …

United Kingdom Number Porting

Quick ReferenceTypical Timeline: 5–25 business days (varies by line type) Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local (Geographic) Yes …

Canada Number Porting

Quick ReferenceTypical Timeline: 1–7 business days Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local Yes Requires local address and account …

Australia Number Porting

Quick ReferenceTypical Timeline: 3–6 business days (simple/toll-free), 1–5 business days (mobile), or 5+ weeks (complex) Porting Hours: …

Albania Number Porting

Quick ReferenceTypical Timeline: 1–7 business days Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local / National Yes Standard porting with …

Argentina Number Porting

Quick ReferenceTypical Timeline: 1–7 business days Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local / National Yes Requires LOA with …

Austria Number Porting

Quick ReferenceTypical Timeline: Not specified (varies by carrier) Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local / National Yes Requires …

Belgium Number Porting

Quick ReferenceTypical Timeline: Not specified (varies by carrier) Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local Yes Area code must …

Brazil Number Porting

Quick ReferenceTypical Timeline: 5+ business days Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local / National Yes Requires CPF or CNPJ on …

Chile Number Porting

Quick ReferenceTypical Timeline: 5+ business days Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local Yes Standard porting with full document …

Croatia Number Porting

Quick ReferenceTypical Timeline: Not specified Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local / National Yes Standard Croatian geographic …

Cyprus Number Porting

Quick ReferenceTypical Timeline: Not specified Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local Yes Geographic numbers tied to specific …

Czech Republic Number Porting

Quick ReferenceTypical Timeline: Not specified Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local Yes Czech geographic numbers National Yes …

Denmark Number Porting

Quick ReferenceTypical Timeline: Not specified Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local / National Yes Danish geographic and …

Dominican Republic Number Porting

Quick ReferenceTypical Timeline: Not specified (but expect potential downtime — see below) Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local …

El Salvador Number Porting

Quick ReferenceTypical Timeline: Not specified Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local / National Yes Salvadoran geographic and …

Estonia Number Porting

Quick ReferenceTypical Timeline: Not specified Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local Yes Estonian geographic numbers National …

Finland Number Porting

Quick ReferenceTypical Timeline: Not specified Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local/National Yes Standard domestic numbers …

France Number Porting

Quick ReferenceTypical Timeline: Minimum 8 business days (all port types) Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local Yes Geographic …

French Guiana Number Porting

Quick ReferenceTypical Timeline: Not specified Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local Yes Standard geographic numbers National …

Germany Number Porting

Quick ReferenceTypical Timeline: Not specified (date changes require 5 BD notice) Porting Window: 6:00 AM – 8:00 AM local time only

Greece Number Porting

Quick ReferenceTypical Timeline: Not specified Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local Yes Geographic numbers NoteOnly local …

Guadeloupe Number Porting

Quick ReferenceTypical Timeline: Not specified Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local Yes Standard geographic numbers National …

Hungary Number Porting

Quick ReferenceTypical Timeline: Not specified Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes All types Yes Requirements apply to all number …

Ireland Number Porting

Quick ReferenceTypical Timeline: Not specified (porting hours: 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM local) Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local …

Israel Number Porting

Quick ReferenceTypical Timeline: Not specified Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local Yes Standard documentation required …

Italy Number Porting

Quick ReferenceTypical Timeline: Varies (see cancellation windows below) Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local Yes Requires …

Latvia Number Porting

Quick ReferenceTypical Timeline: Not specified Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local Yes Standard documentation required …

Lithuania Number Porting

Quick ReferenceTypical Timeline: Not specified Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local Yes Standard documentation required …

Luxembourg Number Porting

Quick ReferenceTypical Timeline: Not specified Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local Yes Standard documentation required …

Malta Number Porting

Quick ReferenceTypical Timeline: 1–7 business days Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local Yes Standard documentation required …

Martinique Number Porting

Quick ReferenceTypical Timeline: Not specified Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local Yes National address is mandatory National …

Mayotte Number Porting

Quick ReferenceTypical Timeline: Not specified Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local Yes — National Yes — Toll-Free Yes —

Mexico Number Porting

Quick ReferenceTypical Timeline: 2+ business days (local/national/toll-free), 7+ business days (mobile) Porting Hours: Monday–Friday at …

Netherlands Number Porting

Quick ReferenceTypical Timeline: Not specified Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local Yes Requires a local address from the same …

New Zealand Number Porting

Quick ReferenceTypical Timeline: 5–10 business days (submission to confirmation); 10+ business days expected per number type Porting …

Norway Number Porting

Quick ReferenceTypical Timeline: 1–7 business days Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local Yes — National Yes — Toll-Free Yes —

Panama Number Porting

Quick ReferenceTypical Timeline: Not specified Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local Yes — Toll-Free Yes — Required Documents

Peru Number Porting

Quick ReferenceTypical Timeline: 2–7 business days Porting Window: 12:00 AM – 4:00 AM local time Portable Number Types Type Portable …

Poland Number Porting

NoteQuick Reference Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local (Geographic) Yes Address must be within the same area as the phone …

Portugal Number Porting

NoteQuick Reference Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local / National Yes Address must be within the same city as the number …

Puerto Rico Number Porting

Quick ReferenceTypical Timeline: 1–7 business days Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local Yes — Mobile Yes — Required Documents

Reunion Number Porting

NoteQuick Reference Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local Yes — National Yes — Toll-Free Yes — Required Documents All Number …

Romania Number Porting

NoteQuick Reference Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local (Geographic) Yes — Toll-Free Yes — Required Documents Local & …

Saint Barthelemy & Saint Martin Number Porting

NoteQuick Reference Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local Yes — National Yes — Toll-Free Yes — Required Documents All Number …

Singapore Number Porting

Quick ReferenceTypical Timeline: 6–18 business days (depending on port type) Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local (Level 6) — …

Slovakia Number Porting

NoteQuick Reference Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local Yes National Yes Toll-Free Yes Required Documents Local / National / …

Slovenia Number Porting

NoteQuick Reference Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local Yes National Yes Toll-Free Yes Required Documents Local / National / …

South Africa Number Porting

NoteQuick Reference Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local Yes Local address is required National Yes National address is required

Spain Number Porting

NoteQuick Reference Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Analog Geographic (AG) Yes Simple port of a geographic number with no …

Sweden Number Porting

NoteQuick Reference Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local Yes Local address is mandatory National Yes Local address is mandatory

Switzerland Number Porting

NoteQuick Reference Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local Yes National Yes Toll-Free Yes Requires BAKOM ownership proof DDI …

Turkey Number Porting

Quick ReferenceTypical Timeline: 1–7 business days Portable Number Types Type Portable Notes Local Yes National Yes Required Documents

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