How do you set up MitID in Denmark in 2026?

Life in Denmark lists three conditions for ordinary MitID: a Danish CPR number, age 15 or older, and ID that meets MitID’s rules. Finish CPR registration at Borgerservice or an International Citizen Service centre before you treat digital Denmark as open. Banks and many apps also expect MitID after you open an account, so the order matters: lawful stay, CPR, MitID, then smoother banking and self-service.

If you somehow need the passport flow before CPR exists, MitID guidance uses a P-code (an eight-digit code) in place of the CPR digits. Get that code through MitID support or Citizen Service as the official pages instruct. Do not invent a number or reuse a foreign tax ID.

Newcomers have two main paths on lifeindenmark.borger.dk. First, download the MitID app from the App Store or Google Play, choose the passport or ID-card route, scan the machine-readable code, read the chip with an NFC phone, then complete the face scan that compares you to the passport photo. MitID states the phone must be able to read the chip: an iPhone 7 or newer, or a newer Android phone. Foreign chip passports and ID cards are accepted when they appear on MitID’s supported list. Follow the step guides on mitid.dk rather than a third-party video that skips chip or face checks.

Second, book Borgerservice if the app path fails or you prefer an in-person issue. Bring the ID documents MitID lists for Citizen Service visits. Staff may ask CPR-register questions or ask you to bring a witness who can confirm who you are. Copenhagen and Aarhus desks are busy with internationals; book early if you need MitID the same week you start work.

Once MitID works, use it for Digital Post (letters from hospitals, tax, and municipalities), skat.dk, borger.dk self-service, and bank logins. Test a low-stakes login before a hard deadline such as a tax card or childcare form.

Many Danish banks want MitID for full online onboarding, while MitID often expects CPR first. Break the loop by finishing CPR, creating MitID through passport or Borgerservice, then opening or completing the bank relationship described in Open a bank account. NemKonto (your designated account for public payments) can be assigned with MitID on the NemKonto self-service once an account exists.

Healthcare enrolment still starts with CPR and the yellow sundhedskort path; MitID helps later when you change GP details or open sundhed.dk tools. See Enrol in public healthcare. City life in Living in Copenhagen does not change the MitID rules; it only changes which Borgerservice or ICS desk you book.

Keep MitID personal. If you change phones, copy the app, rescan your passport, or collect an activation code at Borgerservice as MitID support describes. Do not share your user ID or PIN.