What the person entity is, how it is uniquely referenced within a domain, and how multiple records claiming the same person are reconciled.
person-identity-anchor
Person identity anchor
The natural person as a persistent entity distinct from any record, identifier, document or credential about them, carrying the reference identifier every other model points to.
Questions
- Which identifier is the reference identifier for this person, and which authority guarantees its persistence and non-reuse?identity
Expected answer
- reference identifier value pointer
- issuing authority reference
- persistence and non-reuse policy statement
- Does this record denote the natural person, or a registration record about the person?definition
Expected answer
- record subject kind code
- record-to-entity link
- registering system reference
- Within which domain of applicability is this identity asserted unique and resolvable?classification
Expected answer
- domain of applicability name
- uniqueness assertion scope
- resolution endpoint or registry reference
- If no authoritative master-system identifier exists for this person, which fallback identifier is assigned, by whom, and why was the authoritative one unavailable?exception
Expected answer
- fallback identifier kind (governed IRI, UUID or ULID)
- assigning Dimension reference
- recorded reason the authoritative identifier is absent
Artifacts
- Person anchor recordThe minimal governed record establishing the person as a referenceable entity, its reference identifier, origin class and domain of applicability.
duplicate-detection-and-merge
Duplicate detection, merge and split
Several records may describe one person across systems; the model must express same-as links, merge, supersession and split without destroying history or silently unifying distinct people.
Questions
- Which other person records are asserted to denote the same natural person, and with what link type and direction?relationship
Expected answer
- linked record reference
- link type code (replaces, replaced-by, refer, see-also)
- asserting system reference
- What evidence and matching threshold justified this merge, and which role authorised it?evidence
Expected answer
- matching attribute set and scores
- decision threshold applied
- authorising role and decision timestamp
- How is an incorrect merge reversed, and what happens to identifiers and credentials issued under the superseded record?exception
Expected answer
- reversal procedure reference
- superseded identifier resolution policy
- downstream notification list
Artifacts
- Record linkage decision recordDurable record of a merge, split or same-as assertion: inputs compared, confidence, threshold, authorising role, outcome and reversal path.
alternative-registration-routes
Exceptional identity paths
UN LIA explicitly covers persons whose birth was not registered and refugees whose proof of legal identity may be issued by the host State or an internationally mandated authority. Statelessness is a named UN LIA concern. National CRVS practice also includes foundlings, unknown parentage, incomplete dates, delayed registration and, in some jurisdictions, presumed death and later identity restoration. Those last national cases are recorded here as operating needs with incomplete global normative detail.
Questions
- Is proof of legal identity issued by a host State or by an internationally mandated authority for a refugee or similar status, and how does it link to this person?exception
Expected answer
- proof-issuer-kind (host-state | internationally-mandated-authority)
- issuer-id
- credential-type
- person-id
- issued-at (RFC 3339)
- national-law-recognition (boolean)
- Was this identity opened for a foundling or person of unknown parentage, and which placeholder name and birth facts were assigned?exception
Expected answer
- foundling-or-unknown-parentage (boolean)
- assigned-name
- assigned-birth-date-or-estimate
- assigned-place
- legal-basis-ref
- later-rectification-id
- Has legal identity been retired by presumed death or later restored, and what is the current vital status?lifecycle
Expected answer
- presumed-death-order-id
- presumed-death-at (RFC 3339)
- restored (boolean)
- restoration-order-id
- current-vital-status
- gap-flag (global-norm-incomplete)
Artifacts
- Refugee or mandated identity credentialProof of legal identity issued by a State or internationally mandated authority.