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- Downloading the app
- Scanning the QR codes
- Linking the GOV.UK ID Check app to GOV.UK
- How to scan your photo ID
- Scanning your face
- What to do if the identity check on the app does not work
How to use the GOV.UK ID Check app to prove your identity, including how to download the app and how to scan your face and your photo ID.
To use the app you’ll need a phone with a working camera. It must be an:
•iPhone 7 or newer running iOS 13 or higher
•Android phone (for example, Samsung or Google Pixel) running 10 or higher
You also need one of the following types of photo ID:
•UK photocard driving licence
•UK passport
If you’re using a computer or tablet and you want to use the GOV.UK ID Check app to prove your identity, you’ll be shown how to switch to your smartphone.
You’ll need to scan a QR code to download the app. If you downloaded the app to your smartphone before, you can scan the same QR code to open it.
You’ll need to link the GOV.UK ID Check app to GOV.UK when you open it. This lets us know you’re the same person who signed in to a government service with GOV.UK One Login earlier.
To link the app:
1.Tap ‘Continue’ when you open the app and accept any sign in prompts.
2.Tap the ‘Link app to continue’ button on the ‘Link this app to GOV.UK’ screen.
If you’re using a UK driving licence
You’ll be asked to take a photo of your driving licence. The photo will be taken automatically, so do not touch your screen while this is happening. Make sure you: hold your driving licence in the palm of one hand and your phone with the other hand - if you’re having trouble taking a photo of the licence while it’s in your hand, place it on a dark matte background move the licence away from bright sources of light to reduce glare get your entire licence inside the white frame
If you’re using a passport
Make sure the passport you’re using has a biometric chip. To check if your passport has a biometric chip, look for the rectangular biometric chip symbol on the front cover. You’ll be asked to: Take a photo of your passport. Scan the biometric chip in your passport using your phone. Scan your face using your phone.
If you’re using a BRP
If your photo ID is a BRP, you’ll be asked to: Take a photo of your BRP. Scan the biometric chip in your BRP using your phone. Scan your face using your phone.
You’ll use your front-facing (selfie) camera to do this. To scan your face with the GOV.UK Check ID app, check that:
•your face is completely aligned with the oval on your screen
•you are looking straight ahead
•you keep as still as you can while the scan happens
If you were not able to prove your identity with the first photo ID you’ve chosen, you can try again using another photo ID.
Go back to the service you were trying to access to start proving your identity again.
You can also try to prove your identity another way with GOV.UK One Login.
Published 26 October 2023
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