The EU Digital Identity Wallet: when is it available and what can I do with it?
Adopted 2026-06-16 · ≈ 2 min read · 
edited by Dirk Baaijen
eIDAS 2.0 requires every member state to offer an EU Digital Identity Wallet; the rollout runs toward end-2026 and is phased, not yet live everywhere. You use it to log in, prove age and qualifications, and sign documents.
Short answer: The legal basis is in place: since May 2024, eIDAS 2.0 requires every member state to offer at least one EU Digital Identity Wallet. The rollout is phased and runs toward end-2026; not every wallet is live yet. You will use it to log in securely, prove your age or qualifications, and sign documents.
What is the EU Digital Identity Wallet?
The EU Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI Wallet) is an app that lets you carry your identity and individual "attestations" digitally and share them in a controlled way. The legal basis is Regulation (EU) 2024/1183, also known as eIDAS 2.0, which amends the original eIDAS Regulation. It has been in force since May 2024.
The core point: every member state must offer at least one wallet to citizens and businesses. It is not an optional product but an obligation that member states implement through national wallets.
When is it available?
The rollout is phased and, at the time of writing, still in progress — not every national wallet is live.
- Legal framework: in force since May 2024.
- Implementing acts and ARF: the technical detail is delivered through implementing acts and the Architecture Reference Framework (ARF), which sets the common specifications.
- Pilots: in the run-up, large-scale pilots test the wallet in practice.
- Timeline: the rollout runs toward end-2026, after the implementing acts are adopted. Treat that as a target date, not a hard guarantee: actual availability varies by member state.
What can you do with it as a business?
For transport and logistics businesses, the practical functions are:
- Secure log-in: strong, cross-border log-in to public and private services without separate accounts.
- Sharing proofs: present age, qualification and authorisation proofs (such as certificates or permits) selectively and under your control.
- Signing: sign documents digitally with legal effect.
- Acceptance duty: very large online platforms must accept the wallet as a means of identification, which makes it broadly usable.
What does this mean now?
You do not need to install anything that does not yet exist. What is sensible: track the wallet's status in your member state, and consider which business processes — onboarding, signing, qualification checks — would benefit from controlled, reusable proof once the wallet is live.
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Sources
- https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1183/oj
Regulation (EU) 2024/1183 (eIDAS 2.0): EU Digital Identity Wallet. - https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/eudi-wallet-implementation
European Commission — EUDI Wallet implementation (timeline, ARF).
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