The same validity period as the corresponding physical certificates have digital copies of identity cards and driver’s licenses in Greece, which are activated daily by hundreds of thousands of citizens, as the corresponding process is in full swing.

Therefore, citizens can present them instead of an identity card or a driver’s license.

According to the Joint Ministerial Decree on Citizens’ Transactions with Banks, Other Financial Institutions, and Fixed and Mobile Service Providers, digital copies of the identity card will be valid from October 1, 2022. Until then, a paper form of ID must be used. personality.

With regard to travel, a digital copy of an identity card is not a travel document. Therefore, it can only be used on domestic flights and not on international flights or movements within the Schengen area.

We remind you that the https://wallet.gov.gr platform has already been put into operation. Until today, Wednesday, it is available to citizens whose TIN ends with a number from 1 to 7 and who wish to activate a digital identity card and / or a digital driver’s license.

The design calls for another expiration date to open every day.

Please note that the activation of the application is scheduled, but the application is available for download at any time for both iOS and Android mobile devices.

Frequently asked questions and answers can be found in the app and on wallet.gov.gr. In addition, citizens can submit service and support requests at wallet.gov.gr/support.

With information from APE-MPE