To apply for a mobile-ID, a person must have a valid ID-card, PIN codes and a card reader, and must have a contract with a mobile service provider which provides them with a SIM card. The mobile-ID can be obtained through an electronic application on the website of the Police and Border Guard. Mobile-ID certificates are valid for three years.
The mobile-ID can also be used for electronic voting in elections. To do so, it is required to have a mobile-ID SIM card with PIN codes and certificates, a computer with Internet connection and a mobile phone. There is no need to install a card reader on the computer or special software; the mobile phone with the respective SIM card performs the functions of the card and card reader simultaneously. More information is available on the Electoral Commission (Vabariigi Valimiskomisjon, in Estonian) website.
In order to vote electronically, people who have already joined the mobile-ID service through a phone operator must re-register their mobile-ID from 1 February 2011 on the website of the Police and Border Guard. Those applying for mobile-ID SIM card after 1 February must activate their card on the Police and Border Guard website.
The project 'Mobile applications for identity card issuance and the creation of a technical solution' is funded by the EU's structural support of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
