MitID: Denmark's Digital-ID Consortium for Newcomers and Operator Transition

Researched from official sources · May 20, 2026

MitID is Denmark's national electronic identity and the single key to public self-service portals and most private services that need strong customer identification.

It is co-owned by a public-private consortium and supports four enrollment routes plus a temporary code pathway for applicants without a CPR-number. The MitID app with a chip-enabled passport is the standard self-enrollment path; Borger Service is the in-person fallback; a Danish bank can issue MitID alongside account opening; and Danish embassies serve applicants outside the country.

Estimated time

Self-enrollment in the MitID app with a chip-enabled passport is typically a single ten- to twenty-minute session if the chip reads cleanly. A Borger Service in-person appointment is same-day issuance once booked; booking lead-time depends on municipal demand and runs in the order of two to four weeks ahead in Copenhagen. Bank-issued enrollment is same-day, bundled with branch account-opening. Enrollment through a Danish embassy abroad is typically several weeks between booking and active MitID. End-to-end from arrival, newcomers should plan for the civil-registration chain first — Borger Service folkeregister registration to receive a CPR-number and yellow health card — before the standard MitID routes become fully useful.

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What You Need

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Additional Items

  • Operator transition — the agreement to transfer the MitID and NemLog-in development and operations contracts was signed on 9 November 2023; ownership of the eID business transferred effective 1 November 2024 to the new operator, and the close was publicly confirmed on 4 November 2024.
  • Operator scope — only the development and operations contracts changed hands. Ownership of MitID itself remained with the consortium (the Agency for Digital Government and Finance Denmark); ownership of NemLog-in remained with the public sector via the Agency for Digital Government. The new operator acquired the rights and obligations to develop and run the platforms under the existing contracts.
  • Operator entities — the pre-transition operator was Nets Danmark A/S (the Danish subsidiary operating under the Nets DanID brand, then part of the Italian Nexi Group). The post-transition Danish operating subsidiary is IN Groupe Denmark A/S (CVR 30 80 84 60, registered at Teknikerbyen 5, DK-2830 Virum), the Danish subsidiary of the French state-owned digital-identity company IN Groupe. Approval by Erhvervsstyrelsen under Danish investment-screening law preceded the close.
  • Day-to-day continuity — the authority announcement on the operator transition states explicitly that users will not experience any change in MitID's security model or in how MitID functions day-to-day. The same authenticators, the same enrollment routes, and the same governance partnership remain in effect.
  • NemID baseline — NemID, the legacy electronic-identity system that MitID replaced, was permanently shut down at midnight on 31 October 2023. As of that date NemID logins are no longer accepted by any service; approximately 98 percent of Danes aged 15 and over had migrated to MitID in the months prior to shutdown.
  • future_watch — AltID is a forthcoming Danish digital-identity wallet announced for launch in spring 2026 as Denmark's national contribution to the EU Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet framework under eIDAS 2. AltID is NOT a MitID replacement; the two will coexist. AltID is designed for selective-disclosure use cases (age verification, ID-card storage, zero-knowledge proofs) while MitID remains the workhorse authentication system. The exact go-live date within spring 2026 has not been publicly fixed.
  • Levels of assurance — MitID supports the three eIDAS-aligned levels (Low, Substantial, High) under the Danish NSIS standard, which implements Article 8 of the eIDAS Regulation. Day-to-day MitID-app authentication maps to Substantial; the High level requires in-person identity-proofing during enrollment, is available in a subset of municipalities, and requires the holder to keep at least two distinct authenticators.

Step-by-Step

  1. 1

    Complete folkeregister Registration to Receive a CPR-Number

    folkeregister

    Expat New Arrival
    1. (Applicant) Book a folkeregister registration appointment at the local kommune Borger Service Center. Newcomers without a Danish address or with a complex residence situation should ask whether the kommune routes them through an International House for the bundled CPR-issuance appointment.
    2. (Applicant) Attend the appointment with the documents your residence situation requires — passport, residence permit or right-of-residence evidence, and any tenancy documents the kommune asks for. The Borger Service caseworker enters the registration into the civil-registration system.
    3. (Borger Service / kommune folkeregister) Issue the CPR-number and the yellow health card. The CPR-number is the upstream dependency for a fully useful MitID — the standard enrollment routes from this point onward all work against a CPR-linked identity.

    💡 Tip: If you cannot complete folkeregister registration before you need a MitID — for example, because the kommune appointment is several weeks away — the P-code pathway under the MitID app route is the documented bypass. The resulting credential is limited in scope and does not unlock Danish online banking, so plan to re-enroll once the CPR-number is on file.

    ⚠️ Watch out: If folkeregister registration is declined or delayed, the P-code pathway is the documented interim option for MitID — request a P-code from MitID Support on +45 33 98 00 10 or at a Borger Service Center, and enrol via the MitID app. Re-enrol once the CPR-number is assigned to unlock the full service surface.

    Life in Denmark — MitID overview (Borger / state services portal, English) (lifeindenmark.borger.dk ↗)
  2. 2

    Choose Your MitID Enrollment Route

    Expat New Arrival Resident
    1. (Applicant) Decide between the four standard enrollment routes: MitID app self-enrollment with a chip-enabled passport, Borger Service in-person appointment, Danish bank as an existing customer, or Danish embassy or consulate abroad.
    2. (Applicant) The MitID app route is the fastest for applicants who hold a chip-enabled document and an NFC-capable smartphone. Borger Service is the documented fallback when the app route is not available. The bank route is convenient when account opening is happening in the same window. The embassy route is the documented path for applicants outside Denmark.
    3. (Applicant) For applicants without a CPR-number on file, the P-code sub-pathway under the MitID app route is the documented bypass. The resulting credential is limited in scope and does not unlock Danish online banking.

    💡 Tip: If you can complete the MitID app route, prefer it for speed — the routine is typically a single ten- to twenty-minute session. Reserve the Borger Service counter for situations where the app route is genuinely unavailable, to keep municipal appointment slots free for applicants who need the in-person identity check.

  3. 3

    Enrol in MitID via the MitID App with a Chip-Enabled Passport

    MitID-app

    Expat New Arrival Resident
    Requires a passport or national ID card with a contactless chip plus an NFC-capable smartphone (an iPhone 7 or newer, or a recent Android with NFC)
    1. (Applicant) Install the MitID app from the App Store or Google Play.
    2. (Applicant) Open the app and select the option to get MitID using a passport.
    3. (Applicant) Scan the contactless chip in the passport or ID card by holding the document against the back of the smartphone. The chip is signalled by a small gold camera-like symbol on the document cover.
    4. (Applicant) Perform the live facial check — the app captures a selfie and matches it to the document biometric.
    5. (Applicant) If you do not have a CPR-number on file, enter the eight-digit P-code obtained beforehand from MitID Support or a Borger Service Center. The P-code accepts up to three attempts before becoming invalid; once used successfully it cannot be reused.
    6. (Applicant) Set up the authenticators — choose a user-ID, a PIN, and the MitID app itself as the primary two-factor authenticator.

    💡 Tip: The MitID app self-enrollment routine produces an active credential as soon as it completes — there is no waiting period after a successful chip scan and facial check.

    ⚠️ Watch out: If the chip will not scan, the foreign document is not recognised, or the facial check fails repeatedly, switch to the Borger Service in-person route with the documented two-document combination. Do not retry the app repeatedly with the same failing document.

  4. 4

    Enrol at a Borger Service Center In-Person Appointment

    Borgerservice

    Expat New Arrival Resident
    Documented fallback for applicants who cannot complete the MitID app route or who prefer in-person identity verification
    1. (Applicant) Book an appointment at the local kommune Borger Service Center. Copenhagen residents can book through Copenhagen's central booking system; the documented phone number is +45 33 66 33 66.
    2. (Applicant) Attend the appointment with physical identification documents — either a single-document item (Danish, Greenlandic, or Faroese passport, or Danish driving licence) or a two-document combination drawn from international passport, personal-data certificate, baptism or birth certificate, yellow health card, residence certificate, residence permit, municipal ID card, or recent public-benefit or tax documents.
    3. (Applicant) If you have lived in Denmark for less than three years and CPR-register data about you is thin, also bring an attesting witness who meets the documented eligibility criteria — eighteen or older, valid photo-ID, active MitID that has been issued at least thirty days previously. A professional witness is also accepted.
    4. (Borger Service caseworker) Verify documents, ask identity-confirmation questions drawn from the civil-registration system, or accept witness attestation.
    5. (Borger Service caseworker) Configure MitID. The applicant is given a user-ID, sets a PIN, and selects authenticators — the MitID app, the code display, or the audio code reader.

    💡 Tip: Borger Service issuance is same-day in the appointment itself. Booking lead-time depends on municipal demand; in Copenhagen the order is several weeks ahead, so book early once you know you need the in-person route.

    ⚠️ Watch out: If the caseworker cannot verify identity through security questions and you did not bring an attesting witness, the appointment cannot complete and must be rebooked. Plan the witness in advance whenever you have lived in Denmark less than three years.

    City of Copenhagen — MitID enrollment for new residents (municipal authority) (international.kk.dk ↗)
  5. 5

    Enrol via a Danish Bank as an Existing Customer

    Expat New Arrival Resident
    Convenient when account opening is happening in the same window — the bank issues MitID alongside the account-opening appointment
    1. (Applicant) Open a Danish bank account at a participating bank. Account opening itself typically requires a CPR-number, residence permit or proof of right of residence, and passport.
    2. (Issuing bank) Verify the applicant under the bank's own customer-due-diligence rules. The bank acts as an authorised MitID issuer.
    3. (Issuing bank) Initiate MitID enrollment on the applicant's behalf, often during the same branch visit that opens the account.
    4. (Applicant) Configure the authenticators — set a PIN and choose the MitID app as the primary authenticator. The code display and the audio code reader are available as alternatives.

    💡 Tip: The bank route is convenient when the account-opening appointment is already in your calendar, but it is not a prerequisite for MitID. Applicants who do not need a Danish bank account at this stage can use the MitID app or Borger Service routes independently.

  6. 6

    Enrol via a Danish Embassy or Consulate Abroad

    Expat Resident
    Documented route for Danes abroad and for foreigners with a connection to Denmark who are not currently in the country
    1. (Applicant) Contact the nearest Danish embassy or consulate to confirm MitID-enrollment availability at that mission.
    2. (Embassy) Schedule an identity-verification appointment.
    3. (Applicant) Attend in person with the documents the embassy specifies in the booking confirmation.
    4. (Embassy) Verify identity on behalf of the MitID partnership. MitID enrollment then proceeds in the same shape as the Borger Service in-person route.

    💡 Tip: Embassy-route timelines vary by consulate. Several weeks between booking and active MitID is a typical floor — start the process before relying on MitID for any time-sensitive Danish self-service.

  7. 7

    Choose and Configure Your MitID Authenticators

    Expat New Arrival Resident
    1. (Applicant) Choose the MitID app as the primary authenticator wherever possible — it is the everyday default and the path to the Substantial assurance level under the Danish NSIS standard.
    2. (Applicant) Add a MitID code display or audio code reader if you prefer not to use a smartphone, or as a backup authenticator. Both are issued by the MitID partnership; the audio code reader is the accessibility variant that plays codes aloud.
    3. (Applicant) Add a MitID chip (USB authenticator) if you need access to services gated at the High assurance level. The chip is used in combination with the MitID app, requires in-person identity-proofing during enrollment, and is available in a subset of municipalities.
    4. (Applicant) Set the PIN inside the MitID app and enable biometric unlock (Face ID, Touch ID, or Android fingerprint) where supported.

    💡 Tip: Day-to-day login at skat.dk, sundhed.dk, online banking, and most public and private self-service is at the Substantial assurance level and is fully covered by the MitID app alone. Plan a High-tier setup only if a specific service you need actually requires it.

  8. 8

    Test MitID at a Low-Stakes Service

    Expat New Arrival Resident
    1. (Service consumer) Navigate to a routine Danish public-service portal — for example, the Borger or Life in Denmark MitID overview pages — and select MitID as the login option.
    2. (Service consumer) Confirm in the MitID app with the security PIN or biometric. The service receives the authenticated identity and grants access.
    3. (Service consumer) Verify that the credential works for the everyday services you actually need — typically skat.dk for tax, sundhed.dk for health, online banking, and the kommune self-service portal.

    💡 Tip: Public services do not name a specific authenticator at the login screen — they request an assurance level and MitID presents the authenticators that meet or exceed it. If a service rejects the MitID app, it is gated at the High assurance level and you need the MitID chip in combination.

Local Tips from the Community

  • Treat CPR-registration at folkeregister as the real upstream dependency. A MitID created with a P-code (the substitute for a CPR-number) cannot be used to log in to Danish online banking, and most public self-service portals also reject it. Complete CPR-registration at a Borger Service Center first, then enroll MitID — the credential is usable across the full service surface from day one.
  • Check that your passport carries the contactless-chip symbol (a small gold camera-like icon on the cover) and that your phone supports NFC reading. If the chip will not scan in the MitID app, switch to a Borger Service in-person appointment with the documented two-document combination — do not retry the app repeatedly with a non-readable document.
  • For newcomers who have lived in Denmark for less than three years, expect Borger Service to request an attesting witness because the CPR-register data about you is thin and identity-confirmation questions cannot be answered. The witness must be eighteen or older, hold valid photo-ID, and have an active MitID that is at least thirty days old. Plan the witness in advance to avoid a wasted appointment.
  • For applicants with no CPR-number, ask MitID Support or a Borger Service Center for a P-code (an eight-digit code valid for sixty days) before opening the MitID app. The P-code is the documented substitute for a CPR-number during app enrollment, but the resulting credential gives only limited service access and does not unlock Danish online banking.
  • For Danes abroad and others outside Denmark, the Danish embassy or consulate is the documented enrollment authority. Embassy-route timelines vary by consulate and are typically several weeks between booking and active MitID — start the process before relying on MitID for any time-sensitive Danish self-service.

What Could Go Wrong

Scan the passport chip in the MitID app: The passport chip will not scan, or the document does not carry a contactless chip

Recovery: Switch to the Borger Service in-person route. Book an appointment at the local kommune Borger Service Center and bring the documented single-document or two-document combination. Do not retry the MitID app repeatedly with a non-readable document — the documented fallback is the Borger Service counter.

Verify identity at Borger Service via CPR-register questions: The applicant has lived in Denmark less than three years and CPR-register data is too thin for the security questions to verify identity

Recovery: Bring an attesting witness who meets the documented eligibility criteria — eighteen or older, valid photo-ID, active MitID that has been issued at least thirty days previously. Professional witnesses (social adviser, police officer, embassy employee) are also accepted. The Borger Service appointment cannot proceed without one when security questions alone are insufficient.

Log in to Danish online banking with a P-code MitID: The MitID was created with a P-code substitute because no CPR-number was on file, and Danish bank online services reject the credential

Recovery: Complete CPR-registration at folkeregister at a Borger Service Center to receive the CPR-number and the yellow health card. Then re-enroll MitID with the new CPR-linked identity via the MitID app, Borger Service, or the issuing bank. The recovered MitID unlocks the full service surface, including Danish online banking.

Enrol via the MitID app with a foreign document: The foreign passport or national ID card cannot be processed in the MitID app due to chip incompatibility

Recovery: Switch to the Borger Service in-person route with the two-document combination. Foreign documents that fail in the app can still be accepted in combination at the Borger Service counter — the caseworker assesses the document set against the documented qualifying items.

Use NemID after the shutdown: An application or service screen still prompts for NemID, but NemID is no longer accepted

Recovery: Enrol in MitID via one of the four standard routes — MitID app self-enrollment, Borger Service in-person appointment, Danish bank as an existing customer, or Danish embassy abroad. NemID is permanently shut down and cannot be used as an alternative or a fallback.

Open a Danish bank account as a newcomer: The bank declines to open the account or to issue MitID alongside it

Recovery: Open the MitID enrollment via a different route — Borger Service in-person appointment or MitID app self-enrollment — independently of the bank chain. The bank route is one option among several, not a universal prerequisite. For the bank chain itself, approach a different Danish bank; bank-by-bank policy on newcomer onboarding varies.

Costs

Item Amount Payment Notes
MitID enrollment via MitID app self-enrollment kr0 — Free of charge for personal use. The MitID app is free to download and use, and the enrollment routine inside the app does not carry a separate fee.
MitID enrollment at a Borger Service Center kr0 — Free of charge for personal use. The Borger Service caseworker performs the identity verification and issues MitID at no separate cost.
MitID enrollment via a Danish bank (existing customer) kr0 — The bank issues MitID as the enrollment authority at no separate MitID fee. Bank-account opening, where bundled in, follows the bank's own customer-onboarding terms; the MitID issuance itself is not separately billed.
MitID code display (Optional) kr0 — First device issued free. Subsequent devices are also free of charge up to three, provided the previous device was lost or broken. Beyond the three-free threshold, additional code-display replacements may carry a fee — confirm the current schedule with the MitID partnership before ordering.
MitID audio code reader (Optional) kr0 — Same fee structure as the MitID code display — first device free with the same lost-or-broken provision for subsequent devices. The audio code reader is an accessibility variant that plays codes aloud for users with visual impairment.
MitID chip (USB authenticator) (Optional) kr0 — Free to obtain under standard provision. Used in combination with the MitID app for the highest assurance level.
MitID enrollment via MitID app self-enrollment kr0
Notes:
Free of charge for personal use. The MitID app is free to download and use, and the enrollment routine inside the app does not carry a separate fee.
MitID enrollment at a Borger Service Center kr0
Notes:
Free of charge for personal use. The Borger Service caseworker performs the identity verification and issues MitID at no separate cost.
MitID enrollment via a Danish bank (existing customer) kr0
Notes:
The bank issues MitID as the enrollment authority at no separate MitID fee. Bank-account opening, where bundled in, follows the bank's own customer-onboarding terms; the MitID issuance itself is not separately billed.
MitID code display (Optional) kr0
Notes:
First device issued free. Subsequent devices are also free of charge up to three, provided the previous device was lost or broken. Beyond the three-free threshold, additional code-display replacements may carry a fee — confirm the current schedule with the MitID partnership before ordering.
MitID audio code reader (Optional) kr0
Notes:
Same fee structure as the MitID code display — first device free with the same lost-or-broken provision for subsequent devices. The audio code reader is an accessibility variant that plays codes aloud for users with visual impairment.
MitID chip (USB authenticator) (Optional) kr0
Notes:
Free to obtain under standard provision. Used in combination with the MitID app for the highest assurance level.
Total: kr0

FAQ

General

Can I get MitID without a Danish bank account?

Yes. Three of the four standard enrollment routes do not require a bank account: the MitID app self-enrollment route uses a chip-enabled passport directly; the Borger Service in-person route uses physical identification documents and, where CPR-register data is thin, an attesting witness; and the Danish embassy route serves applicants outside Denmark. The bank-issued route is one option among several, not a universal prerequisite. The full enrollment route surface is described under Step-by-Step below.

Can I complete MitID enrollment fully online?

Yes, via the MitID app self-enrollment route, provided you hold a passport or national ID card with a contactless chip and a smartphone that can read the chip (an iPhone 7 or newer, or a recent Android with NFC). If the chip will not scan, or if the applicant does not have a chip-enabled document, the Borger Service in-person route is the documented fallback. For applicants without a CPR-number, the MitID app route still works using a P-code substitute, but the resulting credential gives only limited service access.

Is NemID still valid?

No. NemID, the predecessor electronic-identity system, was permanently shut down at midnight on 31 October 2023. As of that date NemID logins are no longer accepted by any Danish service. Anyone still relying on NemID needs to enroll in MitID via one of the four standard routes — MitID app, Borger Service, Danish bank, or Danish embassy.

Has AltID launched?

No. AltID is announced for launch in spring 2026 as Denmark's national digital-identity wallet contribution to the EU Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet framework. AltID is NOT a MitID replacement; the two are designed to coexist, with AltID handling selective-disclosure use cases (age verification, ID-card storage, zero-knowledge proofs) and MitID remaining the workhorse authentication system for public and private self-service. The exact go-live date within spring 2026 has not been publicly fixed at the time of writing.

Can I use a P-code MitID for online banking?

No. A MitID created with a P-code substitute (because the applicant has no CPR-number on file) is not accepted by Danish bank online services, and most public self-service solutions also reject it. The P-code pathway is the documented bypass for non-CPR newcomers, but the resulting credential is limited in scope. The recovery path is to complete CPR-registration at folkeregister at a Borger Service Center, and then re-enroll MitID with the new CPR-linked identity.

Who owns and runs MitID?

MitID is co-owned by a public-private consortium known as the MitID partnership: the Agency for Digital Government (Digitaliseringsstyrelsen, often shortened to DIGST) represents the public sector (state, regions, and municipalities), and Finance Denmark (Finans Danmark) represents the financial institutions. The MitID partnership is the sole owner of the MitID solution. Day-to-day development and operations are handled by an external operator under contract; the contract was held by Nets Danmark A/S until November 2024 and then transferred to IN Groupe.

What changes did the operator transition introduce for everyday users?

None, per the authority announcement. The change is operational, not ownership: the development and operations contracts transferred to the new operator, but ownership of MitID remained with the public-private partnership. The same authenticators, the same four enrollment routes, the same security model, and the same governance partnership remain in effect. The same is true of NemLog-in, whose ownership remained with the public sector through the transition.

What if I have lived in Denmark less than three years and Borger Service cannot verify me?

Bring an attesting witness to the Borger Service appointment. The witness must be eighteen or older; bring valid photo-ID (a Danish driving licence or Danish passport is sufficient alone; otherwise a foreign passport or national ID card together with a yellow health card); and hold an active MitID that has been issued at least thirty days previously. Professional witnesses — social adviser, police officer, embassy employee — are also accepted. Without a witness, the Borger Service caseworker is typically unable to verify identity through CPR-register security questions alone for recent arrivals.

Which level of assurance does the MitID app provide?

The MitID app provides the Substantial level of assurance under the Danish NSIS standard, which implements Article 8 of the eIDAS Regulation. This is the standard level for skat.dk, sundhed.dk, online banking, and most public and private self-service. The High level requires a combination such as the MitID app together with the MitID chip; the High level requires in-person identity-proofing during enrollment, is available in a subset of municipalities, and requires the holder to keep at least two distinct authenticators.

What if I lose my user-ID or my authenticator?

For a forgotten user-ID, contact MitID Support or visit a Borger Service Center; the user-ID can be looked up against your CPR-number after identity verification. A forgotten PIN can be reset within the MitID app itself. For a lost or stolen authenticator (app, code display, audio code reader, or chip), block the authenticator via MitID Support immediately; a replacement is requested through Borger Service or through the issuing bank for bank-route credentials.

After This Process

  • → Activate your skat.dk self-service login with MitID — the tax-administration portal is the everyday consumer of MitID and is the natural first low-stakes test of a fresh credential.
  • → Activate your sundhed.dk profile with MitID — the national health portal is the second principal everyday consumer, and the yellow health card issued with your CPR-number is the physical companion document.
  • → Order an extract of your civil-registration record (a personattest) from your kommune Borger Service Center if a downstream process — tenancy application, employer onboarding, or bank account opening — requests it. The extract is faster to produce when MitID is already live.
  • → Plan a separate MitID chip authenticator only if a specific service you need is gated at the High assurance level — the everyday MitID-app workflow covers Substantial-tier services without the chip.

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