What do you need to get an ID card in the BankID app?

To start using the ID card in the BankID app, you must have activated the BankID app with a valid BankID. Anyone who has done this can activate the service by scanning a Norwegian passport or national ID card.

The phone must support NFC (Near Field Communications) in order to scan a passport or national ID card. Most newer smartphones support this. If the phone works with, for example, Apple Pay or Google Pay, it will also be able to scan passports.

Apple users must have iOS 15 or higher and Android users must have Android 7 or higher.