Do I need a Norwegian national identity number to use the ID card?

In the first version of the ID card in the BankID app, you must have a Norwegian national identity number and a Norwegian passport, or a national ID card, in order to use the service. This is because we use the Norwegian national identity number in the ID document to link it to the identity number in the BankID certificate. These identity numbers must match.

Our ambition is to eventually accommodate foreign users and people with a D-number, so that these users can also start using the service.

If you have a national identity number and are a citizen of an EEA/EFTA country, you can book an appointment with the police to obtain a national ID card.