In January, Denmark made multiple documents compatible with activating or logging into a MitID account from overseas. Several upgrades for MitID have been announced, which among them include a new and easier way of creating an app – by copying a new app from one device to another.
The upgrade mitigates the problems of having to input activation codes or scan a national passport; foreign passports, introduced in January 2024, and ID cards with a chip have been enrolled as documents to activate the MitID app online. A new MitID account can be created by transferring from one device to a second or third device, however a user may wish to activate a new MitID app by the following other ways: by scanning a passport and face in the MitID app or physically visiting the Citizen Service.
The Danish population and government has fully embraced digitalisation.
MitID.dk still provides users with a self-service solution but a QR code displayed within the app can scan the authentication tool over to different device.
MitID activation codes will be phased out, a fraud risk that can be disclosed to any criminal.
