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How do you get MitID with your passport in the MitID app?

Getting MitID with a chip passport.

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Short answer

You can get MitID without visiting an office by letting the MitID app read the hidden chip in a valid passport or ID card. You check your phone and passport, download and open the MitID app, scan the passport code, read the chip and scan your face. Then you create a user ID and activate or order MitID. Your phone must be able to scan passports and be updated. If you do not have a mobile phone, you get MitID in person at a Citizen Service Center instead.

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Why

  1. The passport or ID card must have a chip.
  2. Your identity is confirmed so no one can pretend to be you.
  3. You avoid booking a visit to Citizen Service.

Details

You can also help another person get MitID with their passport on your phone, but you must not know the user ID or PIN code they create.

Tip

Update your phone before you start, since the phone must be updated to scan the passport.

What may differ

Not every phone can read passport chips, so check the technical requirements on mitid.dk first.

Common misconception

You always have to go to Borgerservice in person to get MitID.

What actually happens

With a chip passport or ID card and a phone that can scan it, the app can confirm your identity without a visit.

People also ask

  • What if the passport scan in the MitID app fails?
  • Can I copy MitID to a new phone?
  • Can I have the MitID app on both a phone and a tablet?

Sources

This answer is for reference only. Prices and terms of mobile plans are set by each operator, so check them with your own operator.

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