PVID
Review the following regional lists of acceptable identity documents for the PVID (Prestataires de vérification d'identité à distance) identification process.
PVID is only accepted for the countries listed. If a country doesn't appear on one of the following regional lists, the user needs to use a different identification process.
Africa
✓ Passports are the only acceptable identity document for PVID for the following countries:
- 🇩🇿 Algeria
- 🇨🇲 Cameroon
- 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire
- 🇪🇬 Egypt
- 🇬🇭 Ghana
- 🇬🇳 Guinea
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- 🇲🇱 Mali
- 🇲🇦 Morocco
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- 🇺🇬 Uganda
Americas (North, Central, South, and surrounding islands)
✓ Passports are the only acceptable identity document for PVID for the following countries:
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- 🇨🇱 Chile
- 🇨🇴 Colombia
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- 🇵🇦 Panama
- 🇵🇪 Peru
- 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis
- 🇺🇾 Uruguay
- 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Asia (East and West)
✓ Passports are the only acceptable identity document for PVID for the following countries:
- 🇦🇫 Afghanistan
- 🇧🇭 Bahrain
- 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
- 🇧🇳 Brunei Darussalam
- 🇨🇳 China
- 🇭🇰 Hong Kong
- 🇮🇱 Israel
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- 🇯🇴 Jordan
- 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
- 🇰🇼 Kuwait
- 🇱🇧 Lebanon
- 🇲🇴 Macao
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia
- 🇳🇵 Nepal
- 🇴🇲 Oman
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
- 🇸🇬 Singapore
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- 🇹🇼 Taiwan
- 🇹🇭 Thailand
- 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste
- 🇹🇷 Turkey
- 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
Europe
| Country | Identity card | Passport | Residence permit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇩 Andorra | ✓ Passport | ||
| 🇦🇲 Armenia | ✓ Passport | ||
| 🇦🇹 Austria | ✓ Identity card | ✓ Passport | ✓ Residence permit |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | ✓ Identity card | ✓ Passport | ✓ Residence permit |
| 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | ✓ Passport | ||
| 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | ✓ Identity card | ✓ Passport | |
| 🇨🇾 Cyprus | ✓ Identity card | ✓ Passport | ✓ Residence permit |
| 🇨🇿 Czechia | ✓ Identity card | ✓ Passport | |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | ✓ Passport | ||
| 🇪🇪 Estonia | ✓ Identity card | ✓ Passport | ✓ Residence permit |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | ✓ Identity card | ✓ Passport | ✓ Residence permit |
| 🇫🇷 France | ✓ Identity card | ✓ Passport | ✓ Residence permit |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | ✓ Identity card | ✓ Passport | ✓ Residence permit |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | ✓ Passport | ||
| 🇻🇦 Holy See (Vatican) | ✓ Passport | ||
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | ✓ Identity card | ✓ Passport | |
| 🇮🇸 Iceland | ✓ Passport | ||
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | ✓ Passport | ||
| 🇮🇹 Italy | ✓ Identity card | ✓ Passport | ✓ Residence permit |
| 🇽🇰 Kosovo | ✓ Passport | ||
| 🇱🇻 Latvia | ✓ Identity card | ✓ Passport | ✓ Residence permit |
| 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | ✓ Identity card | ✓ Passport | |
| 🇱🇹 Lithuania | ✓ Identity card | ✓ Passport | ✓ Residence permit |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | ✓ Identity card | ✓ Passport | ✓ Residence permit |
| 🇲🇹 Malta | ✓ Identity card | ✓ Passport | |
| 🇲🇩 Moldova | ✓ Passport | ||
| 🇲🇨 Monaco | ✓ Passport | ||
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | ✓ Identity card | ✓ Passport | |
| 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | ✓ Passport | ||
| 🇳🇴 Norway | ✓ Identity card | ✓ Passport | |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | ✓ Identity card | ✓ Passport | |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | ✓ Identity card | ✓ Passport | ✓ Residence permit |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | ✓ Identity card | ✓ Passport | |
| 🇸🇲 San Marino | ✓ Passport | ||
| 🇷🇸 Serbia | ✓ Passport | ||
| 🇸🇰 Slovakia | ✓ Identity card | ✓ Passport | ✓ Residence permit |
| 🇸🇮 Slovenia | ✓ Identity card | ✓ Passport | ✓ Residence permit |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | ✓ Identity card | ✓ Passport | ✓ Residence permit |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | ✓ Identity card | ✓ Passport | |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | ✓ Identity card | ✓ Passport | |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | ✓ Identity card | ✓ Passport | |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | ✓ Passport |
Oceania
✓ Passports are the only acceptable identity document for PVID for the following countries:
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands