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Accepted ID Documents for Qualified Electronic Signature (QES)

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Understanding ID Documents Accepted for Qualified Electronic Signature


A Qualified Electronic Signature (QES) provides the highest level of legal security and compliance for digital transactions. Whether you have received a signature request or simply want to understand how this advanced signature process works, this article will focus on the ID Documents Accepted for Qualified Electronic Signatures with Yousign.

Why is this important?

Unlike other electronic signatures, QES requires strict identity verification to ensure the highest level of trust and legal recognition. This verification includes video identification of both your ID document and facial recognition, making it essential to have an accepted identification document ready before starting the process.

The Signer must necessarily have an accepted ID document, as listed in this article. If their ID is not eligible, they will be unable to complete the signature process. Before sending a QES request, we recommend ensuring that the Signer has the required ID to avoid any delays or issues.

Essential Information for your QES

To help you smoothly complete your QES process, we provide a detailed list of accepted ID documents, categorized by:

  • Document Type: Not all identification documents (e.g., passports, national ID cards, and residence permits) are eligible for QES verification.

To sign with QES, you need to prepare

Before starting the QES process, make sure you have:

A valid physical ID document that is accepted in your country.
A smartphone with a camera for video verification.

Continue reading to check the full list of accepted ID documents and ensure you have everything you need to complete your Qualified Electronic Signature seamlessly.

List of accepted ID documents


EU Countries

Country

Country Code

Document Type

Issue Dates

Code PRADO

Austria

AUT

Identity card

2010-05-03 / 2021-08-02

AUT-BO-02003 / AUT-BO-03001

Austria

AUT

Passport

2006-06-16 / 2014-09-05 / 2023-12-01

AUT-AO-02001 / AUT-AO-02002 / AUT-AO-03001

Austria

AUT

Residence Permit

2008-02-18 / 2011-07-01

AUT-HO-04002 / AUT-HO-11001

Belgium

BEL

Identity card

2015-11-17 / 2020-01-06 / 2021-07-15 / 2021-11-16

BEL-BO-09001 / BEL-BO-09002 / BEL-BO-09003 / BEL-BO-10001 / BEL-BO-10002

Belgium

BEL

Passport

2014-05-01 / 2022-02-07

BEL-AO-08001 / BEL-AO-09003 / BEL-AO-10003 / BEL-AO-11001

Belgium

BEL

Residence Permit

2013-05-19 / 2021-10-11

BEL-HO-08001 / BEL-HO-20001

Bulgaria

BGR

Identity card

2010-03-29

BGR-BO-02001

Bulgaria

BGR

Passport

2010-03-29

BGR-AO-02001

Croatia

HRV

Identity card

2003-01-01 / 2013-07-01 / 2015-06-08 / 2021-08-02

HRV-BO-02001 / HRV-BO-03001 / HRV-BO-03002 / HRV-BO-04001

Croatia

HRV

Passport

2009-06-29 / 2015-08-03

HRV-AO-02001 / HRV-AO-03001

Croatia

HRV

Residence Permit

2013-07-01 / 2016-10-27 / 2021-01-01

HRV-HO-02001 / HRV-HO-03001 / HRV-HO-03002 / HRV-HO-04002 / HRV-HO-05001

Cyprus

CYP

Identity card

2015-02-24 / 2020-08-12

CYP-BO-04001 / CYP-BO-04002

Cyprus

CYP

Passport

2010-11-29 / 2020-07-24

CYP-AO-04001 / CYP-AO-04002

Cyprus

CYP

Residence Permit

2014-08-25 / 2020-09-05

CYP-HO-03001 / CYP-HO-05001

Czech Republic

CZE

Identity card

2012-01-01 / 2014-05-19 / 2021-08-02 / 2023-07-01

CZE-BO-04001 / CZE-BO-04002 / CZE-BO-04003 / CZE-BO-04004

Denmark

DNK

Passport

2006-08-01 / 2012-01-01 / 2021-10-01

DNK-AO-04001 / DNK-AO-04002 / DNK-AO-04003 / DNK-AO-05001 / DNK-AO-05002 / DNK-AO-05003 / DNK-AO-06001

Denmark

DNK

Residence Permit

2003-08-14 / 2012-01-01

DNK-HO-03001 / DNK-HO-03002 / DNK-HO-03003 / DNK-HO-03004 / DNK-HO-03005 / DNK-HO-03006 / DNK-HO-03007 / DNK-HO-03008 / DNK-HO-08001

Estonia

EST

Identity card

2011-01-01 / 2018-12-03 / 2021-08-23

EST-BO-03001 / EST-BO-04001 / EST-BO-04002

Estonia

EST

Passport

2014-06-01 / 2021-01-01

EST-AO-03005 / EST-AO-06001

Estonia

EST

Residence Permit

2011-01-01 / 2018-12-03 / 2020-10-01

EST-HO-05001 / EST-HO-05002 / EST-HO-05004 / EST-HO-07001

Finland

FIN

Identity card

2011-05-31 / 2017-01-01 / 2021-08-02 / 2023-03-13

FIN-BO-06001 / FIN-BO-09001 / FIN-BO-11001 / FIN-BO-12001

Finland

FIN

Passport

2017-01-01 / 2023-03-13

FIN-AO-06001 / FIN-AO-06002 / FIN-AO-07001 / FIN-AO-07002

Finland

FIN

Residence Permit

2017-02-16 / 2020-09-25

FIN-HO-03002 / FIN-HO-04002 / FIN-HO-09001 / FIN-HO-09002 / FIN-HO-09003

France

FRA

Identity card

2014-01-01 / 2021-03-15

FRA-BO-02002 / FRA-BO-03001

France

FRA

Passport

2008-10-28 / 2019-04-13

FRA-AO-03002 / FRA-AO-03003 / FRA-AO-03004

France

FRA

Residence Permit

2011-06-20 / 2020-08-10

FRA-HO-09001 / FRA-HO-12001

Germany

DEU

Identity card

2010-11-01 / 2021-08-02

DEU-BO-02001 / DEU-BO-02004

Germany

DEU

Passport

2007-11-01 / 2017-03-01 / 2024-05-02

DEU-AO-01007 / DEU-AO-04001 / DEU-AO-04004

Germany

DEU

Residence Permit

2011-09-01 / 2019-11-01

DEU-HO-21001 / DEU-HO-21002 / DEU-HO-21003 / DEU-HO-22001 / DEU-HO-22002 / DEU-HO-22003 / DEU-HO-22005

Greece

GRC

Identity card

2023-09-25

GRC-BO-02001

Greece

GRC

Passport

2020-02-27 / 2023-12-18

GRC-AO-03009 / GRC-AO-04001

Greece

GRC

Residence Permit

2013-06-04 / 2020-11-01

GRC-HO-03001 / GRC-HO-04001

Hungary

HUN

Identity card

2001-04-09 / 2012-03-01 / 2016-01-01 / 2021-08-02

HUN-BO-03004 / HUN-BO-03005 / HUN-BO-04001 / HUN-BO-04002 / HUN-BO-05001 / HUN-BO-05002 / HUN-BO-05003 / HUN-BO-05004 / HUN-BO-06001

Hungary

HUN

Passport

2012-03-01

HUN-AO-03001

Hungary

HUN

Residence Permit

2011-05-20 / 2020-06-10

HUN-HO-06001 / HUN-HO-06002 / HUN-HO-12001 / HUN-HO-12002

Iceland

ISL

Passport

2006-05-23 / 2019-02-01

ISL-AO-03001 / ISL-AO-05001

Iceland

ISL

Residence Permit

2007-09-18

ISL-HO-03001

Ireland

IRL

Passport

2006-10-01 / 2013-05-03 / 2013-10-03

IRL-AO-04001 / IRL-AO-04002 / IRL-AO-05001

Ireland

IRL

Residence Permit

2017-12-01 / 2022-03-01

IRL-HO-03001 / IRL-HO-04001

Italia

ITA

Identity card

2004-01-01 / 2016-07-04 / 2022-09-23

ITA-BO-04003 / ITA-BO-04004 / ITA-BO-04005

Italia

ITA

Passport

2010-05-20

ITA-AO-02004

Italia

ITA

Residence Permit

2007-04-01 / 2013-11-06 / 2021-02-03

ITA-HO-03001 / ITA-HO-03003 / ITA-HO-03005 / ITA-HO-03006 / ITA-HO-03008

Latvia

LVA

Identity card

2012-04-01 / 2019-09-02 / 2021-10-18

LVA-BO-01001 / LVA-BO-02001 / LVA-BO-03001

Latvia

LVA

Passport

2002-07-01 / 2007-11-20 / 2015-01-28

LVA-AO-01002 / LVA-AO-01003 / LVA-AO-01004

Latvia

LVA

Residence Permit

2012-04-01 / 2021-01-13

LVA-HO-03001 / LVA-HO-07001

Liechtenstein

LIE

Identity card

2009-06-23

LIE-BO-02001

Liechtenstein

LIE

Passport

2006-10-26

LIE-AO-02001

Lituania

LTU

Identity card

2009-01-01 / 2012-07-04 / 2021-06-01

LTU-BO-02001 / LTU-BO-02002 / LTU-BO-03001

Lituania

LTU

Passport

2011-01-27 / 2019-05-20

LTU-AO-04003 / LTU-AO-04004

Lituania

LTU

Residence Permit

2004-11-16 / 2012-01-09 / 2020-09-17

LTU-HO-01001 / LTU-HO-02001 / LTU-HO-03001

Luxembourg

LUX

Identity card

2014-07-01 / 2021-08-02

LUX-BO-02005 / LUX-BO-03001

Luxembourg

LUX

Passport

2015-02-16

LUX-AO-02005

Luxembourg

LUX

Residence Permit

2011-05-20 / 2020-12-15

LUX-HO-01001 / LUX-HO-09001

Malta

MLT

Identity card

2014-02-12 / 2020-09-28

MLT-BO-03001 / MLT-BO-04001

Malta

MLT

Passport

2008-09-29 / 2019-01-01

MLT-AO-04001 / MLT-AO-05001

Malta

MLT

Residence Permit

2020-09-28

MLT-HO-07001

Netherlands

NLD

Identity card

2014-03-09 / 2021-08-02

NLD-BO-04001 / NLD-BO-07001

Netherlands

NLD

Passport

2014-03-09 / 2021-08-30

NLD-AO-04001 / NLD-AO-04002 / NLD-AO-05001

Netherlands

NLD

Residence Permit

2012-04-01 / 2014-06-01 / 2020-10-01

NLD-HO-01003 / NLD-HO-01004 / NLD-HO-01005 / NLD-HO-01006 / NLD-HO-02004 / NLD-HO-08001

Norway

NOR

Identity card

2020-11-30 / 2021-07-29

NOR-BO-01001 / NOR-BO-01002 / NOR-BO-02001 / NOR-BO-02002

Norway

NOR

Passport

2005-10-01 / 2011-03-01 / 2015-01-19 / 2020-10-19

NOR-AO-03001 / NOR-AO-04001 / NOR-AO-05001 / NOR-AO-06001

Norway

NOR

Residence Permit

2012-06-04 / 2017-11-01 / 2020-09-18

NOR-HO-02001 / NOR-HO-02002 / NOR-HO-03001 / NOR-HO-03002 / NOR-HO-04001 / NOR-HO-04002

Poland

POL

Identity card

2002-02-07 / 2013-11-19 / 2015-03-01 / 2019-03-04 / 2021-11-07

POL-BO-02002 / POL-BO-02001 / POL-BO-02003 / POL-BO-03001 / POL-BO-04001 / POL-BO-05001

Poland

POL

Passport

2011-09-08 / 2018-11-05

POL-AO-05002 / POL-AO-06001

Poland

POL

Residence Permit

2011-08-23 / 2020-09-30

POL-HO-08001 / POL-HO-12001

Portugal

PRT

Identity card

2007-02-14 / 2009-06-01

PRT-BO-03001 / PRT-BO-03004

Portugal

PRT

Passport

2009-05-29 / 2017-07-10

PRT-AO-01003 / PRT-AO-04001

Portugal

PRT

Residence Permit

2008-12-22 / 2017-09-01 / 2019-01-09 / 2020-09-30

PRT-HO-02001 / PRT-HO-07001 / PRT-HO-06001 / PRT-HO-08001 / PRT-HO-09001 / PRT-HO-10001

Romania

ROU

Identity card

2021-09-08

ROU-BO-05001

Romania

ROU

Passport

2019-01-01

ROU-AO-03001

Romania

ROU

Residence Permit

2007-01-01 / 2020-07-01

ROU-HO-03004 / ROU-HO-03005 / ROU-HO-04001

Slovakia

SVK

Identity card

2008-07-01 / 2013-11-30 / 2015-03-01 / 2022-10-11

SVK-BO-02001 / SVK-BO-04001 / SVK-BO-03001 / SVK-BO-05001 / SVK-BO-05002 / SVK-BO-06001

Slovakia

SVK

Passport

2008-01-15 / 2014-11-26

SVK-AO-03001 / SVK-AO-04001

Slovakia

SVK

Residence Permit

2011-09-19 / 2020-08-21

SVK-HO-03001 / SVK-HO-03002 / SVK-HO-03003 / SVK-HO-04001 / SVK-HO-04002 / SVK-HO-04003

Slovenia

SVN

Identity card

1998-06-20 / 2022-03-28

SVN-BO-02001 / SVN-BO-03001

Slovenia

SVN

Passport

2006-08-28 / 2016-12-12

SVN-AO-02002 / SVN-AO-02001 / SVN-AO-02003 / SVN-AO-02004

Slovenia

SVN

Residence Permit

2011-05-18

SVN-HO-02001

Spain

ESP

Identity card

2006-03-16 / 2015-01-02 / 2021-06-02

ESP-BO-03001 / ESP-BO-05001 / ESP-BO-06001

Spain

ESP

Passport

2006-08-14 / 2015-01-02

ESP-AO-04001 / ESP-AO-05001

Spain

ESP

Residence Permit

2011-04-01 / 2020-05-19

ESP-HO-02005 / ESP-HO-03001

Sweden

SWE

Identity card

2012-01-02 / 2021-08-02 / 2022-01-01

SWE-BO-03001 / SWE-BO-03002 / SWE-BO-04001

Sweden

SWE

Passport

2012-01-02 / 2022-01-01

SWE-AO-04001 / SWE-AO-05001

Sweden

SWE

Residence Permit

2011-05-20 / 2012-01-01 / 2020-12-01

SWE-HO-04001 / SWE-HO-05001 / SWE-HO-09001 / SWE-HO-08001 / SWE-HO-10001

Switzerland

CHE

Identity card

2005-11-01 / 2023-03-03

CHE-BO-01003 / CHE-BO-02001

Switzerland

CHE

Passport

2010-03-01 / 2022-10-31

CHE-AO-03002 / CHE-AO-04001

Switzerland

CHE

Residence Permit

2018-12-01 / 2019-11-01

CHE-HO-03021 / CHE-HO-04021

Non-EU Countries

Country

Country Code

Document Type

Issue Dates

Code PRADO

Afghanistan

AFG

Passport

2017-09-30 / 2016-01-01

AFG-AO-04001 / AFG-AO-01002

Algeria

DZA

Passport

2012-01-01

DZA-AO-01001

Andora

AND

Passport

2007-02-08 / 2017-01-01

AND-AO-01001 / AND-AO-03001

Angola

AGO

Passport

2000-01-01

AGO-AO-01001

Argentina

ARG

Passport

2012-06-01 / 2019-01-01

ARG-AO-03001 / ARG-AO-04001

Armenia

ARM

Passport

2012-07-16

ARM-AO-02001

Australia

AUS

Passport

2009-05-01 / 2014-03-01 / 2022-09-07

AUS-AO-04001 / AUS-AO-05001 / AUS-AO-06001

Azerbaijan

AZE

Passport

2013-09-01

AZE-AO-02002

Bangladesh

BGD

Passport

2013-01-01 / 2019-11-24

BGD-AO-03001 / BGD-AO-04001

Barain

BHR

Passport

2002-10-01

BHR-AO-01001

Belarus

BLR

Passport

2021-09-01

BLR-AO-03001

Bosnia and Herzegovina

BIH

Passport

2014-10-01

BIH-AO-03001

Brazil

BRA

Passport

2010-10-25 / 2019-01-01 / 2016-07-01

BRA-AO-02001 / BRA-AO-06001 / BRA-AO-05001

Brunei Dar-es-Salam

BRN

Passport

2008-01-01

BRN-AO-02001

Burkina Faso

BFA

Passport

2013-08-21

BFA-AO-03001

Burundi

BDI

Passport

2018-01-01

BDI-AO-02001

Cameroon

CMR

Passport

2021-07-08 / 2013-10-01

CMR-AO-03001 / CMR-AO-02001

Canada

CAN

Passport

2013-01-01 / 2023-01-01

CAN-AO-04001 / CAN-AO-05001

Chile

CHL

Passport

2013-09-02

China

CHN

Passport

2013-02-02

CHN-AO-05001

Columbia

COL

Passport

2019-03-01

COL-AO-04001

East Timor

TLS

Passport

2017-01-01

Egypt

EGY

Passport

2008-01-27

EGY-AO-01001

Equatorial Guinea

GNQ

Passport

2018-06-01

GNQ-AO-02001

Gabon

GAB

Passport

2013-11-01

GAB-AO-03001

Ghana

GHA

Passport

2010-04-30

GHA-AO-02001

Guinea

GIN

Passport

2018-08-01

GIN-AO-03001

Holy see

VAT

Passport

2020-10-01 / 2013-10-15

VAT-AO-01004 / VAT-AO-01003

Hong Kong

HKG

Passport

2019-05-01 / 2007-02-05

CHN-AO-03004 / CHN-AO-03003

Iraq

IRQ

Passport

2023-03-20

IRQ-AO-04001

Israel

ISR

Passport

2012-01-01

ISR-AO-03001

Ivory Coast

CIV

Passport

2008-07-31

CIV-AO-02001

Japan

JPN

Passport

2013-08-31 / 2020-01-01 / 2013-08-31 / 2006-03-20 / 2006-03-20

JPN-AO-02004 / / JPN-AO-02003 / JPN-AO-02002 / JPN-AO-02001

Jordan

JOR

Passport

2008-01-01

JOR-AO-01002

Kazakhstan

KAZ

Passport

2009-01-01

KAZ-AO-02001

Kenya

KEN

Passport

2015-07-01

KEN-AO-03001

Kosovo

XKX

Passport

2013-01-01

RKS-AO-03001

Kuwait

KWT

Passport

2016-01-01

KWT-AO-01001

Kyrgyzstan

KGZ

Passport

2022-01-01

KGZ-AO-02001

Lebanon

LBN

Passport

2003-01-01 / 2016-08-15

LBN-AO-01001 / LBN-AO-02001

Liberia

LBR

Passport

2017-07-25

LBR-AO-04001

Libya

LBY

Passport

2013-08-01

LBY-AO-02001

Macao

MAC

Passport

2019-01-01 / 2009-03-05

/ CHN-AO-04003

Malaysia

MYS

Passport

2010-02-01 / 2017-10-01

MYS-AO-02001 / MYS-AO-03001

Maldives

MDV

Passport

2016-01-25

MDV-AO-04001

Mali

MLI

Passport

2016-04-04

MLI-AO-03002

Mauritania

MRT

Passport

2013-01-01

MRT-AO-01001

Mexico

MEX

Passport

2012-08-27

MEX-AO-02004

Moldavia

MDA

Passport

2018-02-05 / 2011-01-01 / 2014-08-01 / 2023-01-01

MDA-AO-05001 / MDA-AO-01003 / MDA-AO-01004 / MDA-AO-06001

Monaco

MCO

Passport

2005-10-26

MCO-AO-01001

Mongolia

MNG

Passport

2023-03-01

MNG-AO-01001

Montenegro

MNE

Passport

2008-05-05 / 2021-02-26

MNE-AO-02001 / MNE-AO-03001

Morocco

MAR

Passport

2009-12-15

MAR-AO-02001

Nepal

NPL

Passport

2021-11-01

NPL-AO-02001

New Zealand

NZL

Passport

2016-01-01 / 2009-11-01 / 2021-04-15

NZL-AO-03003 / NZL-AO-03002 / NZL-AO-04001

Nicaragua

NIC

Passport

2015-09-01

NIC-AO-03001

Nigeria

NGA

Passport

2019-04-29

NGA-AO-03001

North Macedonia

MKD

Passport

2007-04-02

MKD-AO-03001

Oman

OMN

Passport

2014-11-19

OMN-AO-01003

Pakistan

PAK

Passport

2017-05-01 / 2022-10-03

PAK-AO-02004 / PAK-AO-02005

Panama

PAN

Passport

2014-01-01

PAN-AO-02001

Paraguay

PRY

Passport

2023-07-10

PRY-AO-03001

Peru

PER

Passport

2016-07-08

PER-AO-02001

Republic of Turkey

TUR

Passport

2018-04-01 / 2022-09-01

TUR-AO-03001 / TUR-AO-04001

Russia

RUS

Passport

2010-02-01

RUS-AO-03003

Rwanda

RWA

Passport

2019-06-01

RWA-AO-02001

Saint Kitts and Nevis

KNA

Passport

2010-11-11

KNA-AO-01001

San Marino

SMR

Passport

2006-10-12 / 2014-01-01

SMR-AO-02001 / —

Saudi Arabia

SAU

Passport

2021-01-01

SAU-AO-02001

Serbia

SRB

Passport

2008-07-01

SRB-AO-01001

Solomon islands

SLB

Passport

2016-01-01

Somalia

SOM

Passport

2013-01-01 / 2013-01-01

SOM-AO-01002 / SOM-AO-04001

South Africa

ZAF

Passport

2009-04-01 / 2009-04-01

ZAF-AO-02001 / ZAF-JO-02001

South Korea

KOR

Passport

2008-08-25 / 2021-12-21

KOR-AO-03002 / KOR-AO-04001

South Sudan

SSD

Passport

2012-01-01

SSD-AO-01001

Taiwan

TWN

Passport

2008-12-29 / 2017-12-25

TWN-AO-03001 / TWN-AO-04001 / TWN-AO-04002

Tanzania

TZA

Passport

2018-02-01

TZA-AO-02001

Thailand

THA

Passport

2012-11-23 / 2020-06-29

THA-AO-02002 / THA-AO-06001

Togo

TGO

Passport

2009-08-01 / 2012-01-01

TGO-AO-03001 / TGO-AO-04001

Uganda

UGA

Passport

2018-12-17

UGA-AO-03001

Ukraine

UKR

Identity card

2016-01-01

UKR-TO-01002

Ukraine

UKR

Passport

2015-01-01 / 2015-01-01

UKR-AO-03002 / UKR-AO-03001

United Arab Emirates

ARE

Passport

2011-01-01 / 2022-09-01

ARE-AO-02001 / ARE-AO-03001

United Kingdom

GBR

Passport

2010-10-05 / 2011-06-14 / 2015-12-07 / 2019-07-31 / 2020-03-01

GBR-AO-04001 / GBR-AO-04002 / GBR-AO-05001 / GBR-AO-05002 / GBR-AO-06001

United States of America

USA

Passport

2006-08-14 / 2020-07-10

USA-AO-04001 / USA-AO-05001

Uruguay

URY

Passport

2015-01-01

Uzbekistan

UZB

Passport

2011-11-01

UZB-AO-02001

Venezuela

VEN

Passport

2011-05-01

VEN-AO-02001

How to Sign with a Qualified Electronic Signature (QES)


This article focuses on the ID documents accepted for QES verification, but if you need a detailed, step-by-step guide on how to sign with a Qualified Electronic Signature, the following article will take you throughout the whole QES process.

In that guide, you'll find:

  • The full process from start to finish

  • How to complete identity verification

  • Tips for a smooth signing experience

Make sure you have an accepted ID document (as listed in this article), then follow the guide to complete your secure and legally recognized electronic signature.

The Signer must have an eligible ID document to complete the Qualified Electronic Signature process. If their ID is not accepted, they will be unable to sign. As a Sender, verifying that your Signer has the right document in advance helps prevent delays and ensures a smooth signing experience.

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