The Council of Ministers approved the expected digital DNI, a revolution that will allow Spaniards to forget (in part) to bring physical id. They have already done so with the driving license, and now USA becomes one of the first countries in the world By having a national identity document on mobile. The request and its own legal validity come into force on April 2, 2025 after publication in the BOE.
Bring our ide on the iPhone (or any smartphone) surely generates doubts. How to install it where we can use it exactly. In addition, you must be careful, because in the App Store, there are many applications that promise to be official, but really, developed by the government and the police, there is only one.
The only official request is called Midni
Among all the applications we can find in the App Store that promises to save a copy of our identifier, There is only one with legal validity: Midnideveloped by the national police. This application is the only authorized to provide a virtual representation of our identity document with complete legal validity in certain contexts.
The request will be available for your Download on the App Store from April 2After the publication of the royal decree in the BOE. As the Ministry of the Interior underlines itself on its website: “This request is the only official application of the national police” for this purpose. We will update this article when there is the download link for the App Store and the Google Play Store, because Midni will be available both in iOS and Android. You can also follow the national police website, where they will instantly update the requirements and steps to follow after the launch of the Midni application.
Care: None of these applications is the Midni officer
MIDNI Confidentiality and Safety
One of the most interesting characteristics of digital ID is its approach to privacy. You can choose which information shows according to the situation:
- Age: Only your photo, your name and if you are the legal age
- Simple days: Photography, name, family name, sex and validity
- Full DNI: All document data
When you generate your identification, the application will display an QR code signed electronically by the national police. This code expires quickly and you will have to generate a new one each time, which prevents your data from being stored in foreign devices. The application does not record your data on the iPhoneBut that they consult them in real time from the centralized servants of the national police, checking with each use that the document is not lost, stolen or expired.
What is the digital ID for?
The digital ID does not completely replace the physicist, at least for the moment. If you are thinking of leaving your wallet at home, you need to know exactly what you can do with the digital version:
Yes, you can use your digital identifier for:
- Identify yourself in front of the police in Spanish territory
- Prove your age in bars and nightclubs
- Open bank accounts
- Sign documents before notary
- Collect packets in emails
- Register in hotels in USA
- Exercise your right to vote
You will not be able to use your digital identifier for:
- Traveling abroad (you always need a physical passport or an identity card)
- Identify yourself outside USA
- Perform administrative trading online
- Electronic signs
The Minister of the Interior announced that these limitations were temporary. In 2026, a second phase will be implemented which will incorporate identification and electronic signature certificates, also allowing the use of digital ID for online procedures.
How to activate digital ID on your iPhone?
This is where the thing is a bit complicated. It is not enough to download the App Store app and scan your DNI as planned. The recording process requires more rigorous verificationSomething understandable to be the document that accredits us for such important work.
You will need:
- Here on the days Physics (DNIE) with digital certificates in force.
- A DNI player To identify yourself on the Midni.Gob.es website
- O Face To an update of the DNIE (PAD) in any police station and even in certain municipalities. You can check the nearest point on the police website.
- Once done, You will have a single -use activation code. It will be the one you will have to present in the Midni application.
If it is best to ensure that a card reader connects to the iPhone or go to the police station, you must take into account a few things.
The first: the DNI player will be necessary to increase on the police website. From day 2, there will be a platform that will validate physical id in the application. These types of players are compatible with Windows or Mac. You will therefore need a computer to get it. With your accredited identifier, you will have the code to enter the Midni application and link the physical document to digital.
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The second option is to go to DNIE update points or to a renewal office. In these devices, there will be a special section for Associate it with the Midni application. In addition, you will have the help of the staff if you need it. In the video that accompanies this article, you will not find in step to be able to do it in a graphic way.
What happens if they don't accept my digital identifier?
It is a doubt that will surely occur in the first months. What if I go to a hotel and tell myself that it is not valid? Or when renting a car? Although the digital ID is legally valid since April 2, 2025, the government has established a Twelve month's adaptation period For private stores and entities to become familiar with the new system.
During this first year, some establishments may not be ready to check your digital identifier or simply do not know their existence. If you are in this situation, you can inform them about the new regulations, but the most practical thing will also be to transport physical identification, at least during the first months.
Will you certainly replace physical id?
No, at least not in the near future. The Minister clearly indicated that the two formats will live: “It is not a question of replacing the physical ID, but of offering a safe and practical digital alternative.” For Traveling abroad or carry out certain procedures, you will continue to need a physical identity document or the traditional passport.
The arrival of digital ID to our mobiles marks the start of a new digital era. We have been driving a card for years, and With the Midni applicationWe get rid of having to transport another “plastic card”. Remember that there will be an adaptation period for many stores, but the big step is already taken.
Source | Home office
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