{"id":6645,"date":"2026-04-21T15:58:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T13:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/dossier\/vluchtelingen\/apeldoorn-en-oekraine\/toeslagen-uitkeringen-digitale-identiteit\/digid-uw-digitale-identiteit-nederlands\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T13:55:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T11:55:10","slug":"digid-uw-digitale-identiteit-nederlands","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/en\/vluchtelingen\/apeldoorn-en-oekraine\/toeslagen-uitkeringen-digitale-identiteit\/digid-uw-digitale-identiteit\/","title":{"rendered":"DigiD, your digital identity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-acfblock=\"Tekst\" class=\"section a section--grey e-tekst\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center elementOnTop\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col article-content__content-custom-1220 editor elementOnTop\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Apply for a DigiD<\/h2>\r\n<p>To apply for a DigiD, you will need your citizen service number (BSN) and date of birth. The citizen service number<br \/>\nIt has 9 digits and was issued to you when you registered with the local authority. You will also need the house number and postcode of the address at which<br \/>\nYou are registered. If you live in a municipal accommodation centre, you must provide the house number and postcode of this<br \/>\nPlease specify the location when making the application.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.digid.nl\">www.digid.nl<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the \u2018Apply or activate\u2019 button.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the \u2018DigiD application form\u2019 button at the bottom of the screen.<\/li>\n<li>Enter your date of birth, postcode and house number, then click the \u2018Next\u2019 button.<\/li>\n<li>Think of a username and a password, and enter them. You must enter your password twice.<\/li>\n<li>Enter your telephone number and email address, then click the \u2018Next\u2019 button\u2019<\/li>\n<li>You will now receive a code via text message on your phone. Enter this code and click the \u2018Next\u2019 button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You have also received an email at the email address you provided. The email contains a code. Enter this code and click the \u2018Next\u2019 button.<br \/>\nYou have applied for your DigiD. You will receive a letter by post within 3 days. You can activate your DigiD using the code in the letter, your username and your password. Please activate your DigiD within 21 days.<\/p>\n<h2>Activate DigiD<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to www.digid.nl and click on \u2018Apply or activate\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the \u2018Enter activation code\u2019 button.<\/li>\n<li>To activate your DigiD, enter your username and password. Click on the \u2018Log in\u2019 button.<\/li>\n<li>You will receive an SMS code on your mobile phone. Enter the code and click the \u2018Next\u2019 button.<\/li>\n<li>Enter the code shown in the letter. Click on the \u2018Activate\u2019 button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Your DigiD is active. From now on, you can log in to government websites using DigiD.<\/p>\n<h2>DigiD app<\/h2>\n<p>The DigiD app is the easiest way to log in securely. You no longer need to remember a complicated password.<br \/>\nJust a PIN that you choose yourself. Download the DigiD app from Google Play or the Apple App Store. The app must first<br \/>\nbe activated.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the app and tap \u2018Activate\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>The DigiD app will ask whether you are already using the app on another device. Select \u2018No\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>Enter your DigiD username and password, then tap \u2018Next\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>Choose a PIN and enter it. Repeat the PIN. You will use this to log in from now on.<\/li>\n<li>The app will ask if you want to activate it using an \u2018ID check\u2019. Do you have an iPhone? If so, tap \u2018Start scanning\u2019. On an Android device, scanning starts straight away.<\/li>\n<li>Wait 10 seconds. The app will then give you the option to skip the scan. Tap \u2018Skip scan\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>You will receive a text message containing a 6-digit code. Enter this code in the DigiD app.<\/li>\n<li>You will now see two orange sliders. Leave them switched on.<\/li>\n<li>Please enter your email address if you haven\u2019t done so already. Then enter the verification code that has been sent to your email address<br \/>\nhas been sent.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Your DigiD app is now activated. You can start using it straight away.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/digid.uabc.nl\/nl\/\">A short video about DigiD in Dutch and English<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.digid.nl\/aanvragen-en-activeren\">Apply for or activate your DigiD<\/a><\/p>\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the Netherlands, you need a DigiD. 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