Please note: keep the letter safe. If you wish to log in with your identity document in the future, you will need the PIN code in this letter to activate the login function.
You will receive this letter only once, so you cannot request it again.
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You have a new identity card or driving licence (ending in xxxx). In the future it will be possible to use your identity card / driving licence for logging into websites of the government, educational or healthcare organisations and pension funds via DigiD.
Keep this letter safe
In the future, if you are asked to log in with your identity document, you will need the PIN code from this letter. You can use it to activate the login function of your identity card / driving licence. You do not need to do this now.
Codes login function
This letter contains two codes. You cannot request these codes again.
- PIN code to activate the login function of your identity card / driving license.
- Revocation code to remove this login function.
More information can be found on the back of this letter.
Sincerely,
DigiD
PIN code
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Logging in with your identity card / driving license
You arrange more and more online with the government, educational or healthcare organisations and pension funds. This often involves personal data. DigiD therefore provides secure ways of logging in. This way, your data remains well protected.
Why log in with an identity card / driving license?
Currently, logging in with your identity card / driving licence is nowhere requested. We do expect that in the future you will be asked to log in this way to access data that are particularly sensitive, such as your medical data. So please save this letter for that time.
Activate login function identity card / driving license
Are you asked to log in somewhere with your identity document? Then activate the login function of your identity card / driving licence with the PIN code from this letter. During activation, you create a new PIN code of your choice. You then use this PIN code every time you log in with your identity card / driving licence.
Please note: this is a different PIN code than the PIN code with which you open the DigiD app.
To activate the login function, follow these steps:
- Go to the DigiD website: www.digid.nl/en/.
- Click on My DigiD.
- Log in with your DigiD.
- Go to 'Identity document’. Under ‘Your driving licence’ or ‘Your identity card’, click on ‘More details’ and then on ‘Activate login function identity card / driving licence’.
- Follow the steps on the screen to activate the login function.
Learn more
For more information about logging in with your identity card / driving licence, go to www.digid.nl/en/.
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Remove login function (revocation code)
You can permanently remove the login function from your identity card / driving licence. You can also do this in my DigiD. Therefore, you will need the revocation code below.
Please note!
After this, you can no longer use your identity card / driving licence to log in. Your identity card / driving licence does, however, remain valid as identity document and driving licence. If you want to be able to log in with your identity card / driving licence again in the future, you will have to apply for a new one. There are costs involved.
Revocation code