Digital documents available through the id.gov mobile app, digital wallet, such as a driver’s license or citizen card, already have the same legal effect as physical documents under existing law.
The recognition of the same legal force as physical documents for documents available in the id.gov digital wallet is the result of an amendment to Law 19-A/2024, published last Wednesday and entered into force the next day.
This legislative change specifies that “documents, property rights or licenses in digital format and related data made available in real time to third parties on national territory” through this application “are presumed to correspond to the original documents, having equal legal and evidentiary value.” .
id.gov.pt is a mobile application that allows you to save, view and share data from identity documents available in the application using your mobile phone (smartphone).
Identity documents issued by the Portuguese state for Portuguese citizens, such as the Citizen Card, Driver’s License, Documento Único Automóvel (DUA) or ADSE Health Card for government employees, are examples of documents that can be added to id.gov. .pt application by citizens who have an active digital mobile key (CMD).
This government administration application allows you to store and view ID cards at any time, reproducing the authentic and certified image of ID documents, and authentication is carried out using a digital mobile key.