Get digital ID in Auðkenni App

Two options are available:

• Self-registration with an Icelandic passport or Icelandic ID card

If you have a valid Icelandic passport or Icelandic ID card and own a smartphone, you can activate digital ID in the Auðkenni App – anytime and anywhere.

• Arrive at the registration authority

If you do not have a valid Icelandic passport, Icelandic ID card or if the self-registration is not suitable for you, you can visit the nearest registration authority with an approved identification document and get digital ID in the Auðkenni App.

Click here to download the Auðkenni App

Detailed instructions – Self-registration with an Icelandic passport or Icelandic ID card

Conditions for self-registration:

To activate electronic certificates with self-registration, you need to:

• Own a valid Icelandic passport or Icelandic ID card.

• Have a smartphone that supports NFC

• Be 13 years of age or older
  (Those under 18 require a guardian's signature)

Here's how you activate digital ID in the Auðkenni App:

1. Download the Auðkenni App

2. Open the app and select "Register"

3. Click on "Biometric identification"

4. Select your age“13–17 years old”or“18 and older”.

5. Accept the general terms and conditions

6. Enter contact information
   Phone number and email address. It is important that the information is correct so that notifications are received.

7. Scan the passport's or ID card's identification page
   The page with the photo, name, date of birth, and MRZ lines.

8. Read electronic information from the passport (NFC)
   Place the phone on the front or back side of the passport/ID card.

9. Facial recognition
   The phone's camera is used to compare your face with the picture in the passport.

10. Choose a PIN number
    PIN-1 (identification): 4–12 digits
    PIN-2 (signature): 5–12 digits

11. Sign the application in the app
    This needs to be done within 60 minutes from when the registration process began.
    If not done, the credentials will automatically expire.

12. Digital ID is ready for use.

You can also visit a registration authority and get digital ID in the Auðkenni app

If you do not have an Icelandic passport, Icelandic ID card or the self-registration is not suitable for you, you can visit the nearest registration authority and get digital ID in the Auðkenni App.

• You need to appear in person

• To present valid personal ID, click here to view the list of them.

Click here to see a map with the locations of all registration authorities.