What you can do with MiDNI and what things you cannot do with the Electronic DNI app on your mobile
Let’s tell you what you can do and what you can’t do with the Electronic DNI on the mobile. As of April 2, 2026, the application of MyDNI It is mandatory acceptance. This means that It will have the same value as the physical DNI to identify you. In this way, if we have left our ID at home we will continue to be able to identify ourselves and prove our identity in person from our mobile phone. However, There are some things you can’t do with this system, and we are going to tell you them along with those that you can do. What you can do and what you can’t What is the ID used for on the mobile? why the ID is not useful on the mobile Prove our identity in person when there is an internet connection. Prove identity in person when there is no internet connection. Establish any type of legal relationship in person. Prove our identity through the internet. Sign deeds before a notary in person. Use it for border crossing as an electronic travel document. Prove our identity in face-to-face procedures in the public administration. Prove our identity in other countries, with or without an internet connection. Carry out in-person administrative procedures in public or private Universities and Teaching Centers. Carry out telematic procedures that require authentication and/or electronic signature. Prove our majority in person. Exercise our right to vote. Open a bank account in person. Formalize insurance of any type in person. Check into a hotel in person. Rent a vehicle in person. Buy tickets or nominative tickets in person that require identification. In-person commercial transactions in which they ask us for a valid DNI or to prove our identity. Carry out access control to buildings in person. Access entertainment venues such as cinemas, theaters or concerts. Parcel collection. Withdrawal of medications from pharmacies. As you can see in our table, the first thing to keep in mind is that to use the MiDNI app you will need an internet connection. It is an essential requirement, because if you do not have the connection you simply will not be able to access the DNI and you will not be able to show it. For the rest, the electronic DNI on the mobile phone basically serves to prove your identity in all face-to-face procedures. The idea is that teaching it is the same as showing the physical DNIwhich has exactly the same usefulness, and all establishments are obliged to accept it. There is one exception, and that is you cannot use MiDNI to vote. The idea is that it would be valid to prove our identity when voting in elections, but this implementation has been canceled for the moment. Come on, it’s still too early to know if it is 100% effective in identifying us, and to avoid problems, being able to use it to vote has been postponed. Otherwise, You cannot use it in online procedures either.for this you already have other methods like your digital certificateincluding the FNMT certificate and that of DNIe. You can’t use it in other countries either.neither to identify you within them nor to do so at border controls. The MiDNI app is a standard for Spain, but it is not valid outside our borders. In Xataka Basics | MiDNI and My DNI: why is there another app that is called like the official one and what are the differences
