A DigiD is personal. Never give your DigiD to anyone. 

If someone else is arranging your affairs for you, or if you are arranging someone else’s affairs, you should use DigiD Authorisation (DigiD Machtigen). 

A DigiD consists of a username and a password. My SVB requires an additional security step. 

You can log in using the DigiD app or SMS verification . You can arrange this straight away when you apply for a DigiD.

With DigiD Authorisation, a representative must first log in with their own DigiD. 

The representative can then arrange the other person’s affairs without them having to share each other’s DigiDs. This makes the DigiD system secure.

How to apply for a DigiD depends on where you live: in the Netherlands or outside the Netherlands

To apply for a DigiD, you need to have the following:  

• Your Burgerservicenummer (BSN ) 
• The address at which you are registered as living 
• A mobile telephone

Apply for a DigiD on the DigiD website or via the DigiD app. 

If you need help, you can watch how-to videos on the DigiD website. The website also explains a number of other ways to get help.

If you are receiving an AOW pension, or you have received a letter from the SVB informing you about your first AOW pension payment, you can apply for a DigiD via our website. 

If you are not receiving an AOW pension and you have not received a letter from the SVB informing you about your first AOW pension payment, you can apply for a DigiD via the DigiD website.

Your BSN is generally stated on your Dutch passport, ID card, driving licence or annual statement .

You are either already receiving an AOW pension from the SVB or you will start receiving an AOW pension soon. This means that we already have your details. 

You can therefore apply for a DigiD quickly and easily via our website. 

You live outside the Netherlands, are not yet receiving an AOW pension and you have not received a letter from the SVB about your first AOW pension payment. 

To apply for a DigiD, you must have a Burgerservicenummer (BSN ). 

If you are listed in the Register of Non-Residents (RNI ), you have a BSN 

If you do not know whether you are listed in the RNI, you can check this with an RNI service desk. Find out how to do so further on in this explanation.

If you cannot find your BSN, you can apply to a Dutch municipality that has an RNI service desk for an extract showing your BSN. The fees may vary from one service desk to another.

To apply for a DigiD via our website, you will need the following: 

• a mobile telephone you can receive SMS messages on
• an email address
• your Burgerservicenummer (BSN )

After you claimed an AOW pension, you were issued a BSN by the National Office for Identity Data (RvIG) . 

Your BSN is also generally stated on your Dutch passport, ID card, driving licence, or  annual statement . 

If you cannot find your BSN, you can apply to a Dutch municipality that has an RNI service desk for an extract showing your BSN. The fees may vary from one service desk to another.

Use the link at the end of this explanation to open the application form. Next, follow the steps described below:

• Fill in your personal details 
• Click or tap ‘Continue’ 
• We will check your details immediately

If the details are correct, your application will automatically continue on the DigiD website.

If you get an error message, it will tell you what best to do.

On the DigiD website, you must: 

• choose your own username and password    
• fill in your mobile number  
• fill in your email address

A code has been sent to you by SMS. Enter this code.

You will then be sent a code by email. Do not close the window on your screen; just minimise it and also enter this code. 

DigiD will send you an email. 

And a letter containing your activation code   will be sent to your home. Once you have activated your DigiD, you will be able to use it.

Your BSN is generally stated on your Dutch passport, ID card, driving licence or annual statement . 

You can get a BSN if you have yourself entered in the RNI. 

If you have ever lived in the Netherlands, you may already be listed in the RNI.

If you have a BSN, you can apply for a DigiD on the DigiD website. To do so, you will also need the following: 

• a valid identity document (passport or ID card)
• a telephone you can receive SMS messages on 
• an email address

If you have ever lived in the Netherlands, the date on which you left is important because a change was made to the RNI on 1 October 1994. 

If you have never lived in the Netherlands, read about entry in the RNI.

You will not yet be listed in the Register of Non-Residents (RNI). Follow the steps described below for entry in the RNI:

1. Make an appointment with a Dutch municipality that has an RNI service desk and
2. remember to take your valid passport or ID card to your appointment.
3. Once you have been entered in the RNI, you will be given a BSN

You will already be listed in the Register of Non-Residents (RNI). This means that you have a BSN. You may find your BSN in old letters or documents. 

If you cannot find your BSN, you can apply to a Dutch municipality that has an RNI service deskfor your BSN. You will have to pay a fee for this service. The fees may vary from one service desk to another. 

Follow the steps described below for entry in the Register of Non-Residents (RNI):

1. Make an appointment with a Dutch municipality that has an RNI service desk and
2. remember to take your valid passport or ID card to your appointment.
3. Once you have been entered in the RNI, you will be given a BSN

If you have a BSN, you can apply for a DigiD on the DigiD website. To do so, you will also need the following: 

• a valid identity document (passport or ID card) 
• a telephone you can receive SMS messages on 
• an email address

If you have a BSN, you can apply for a DigiD on the DigiD website. To do so, you will also need the following: 

• a valid identity document (passport or ID card) 
• a telephone you can receive SMS messages on 
• an email address

If you have a BSN, you can apply for a DigiD on the DigiD website. To do so, you will also need the following: 

• a valid identity document (passport or ID card) 
• a telephone you can receive SMS messages on 
• an email address