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'''Postident''' is a service of ''Deutsche Post'' (German Post) to allow business like [[Germany/Banking|online banks]] or [[Germany/Mobile|mobile phone operators]] to identify you. It can be done by one of these ways:
 
'''Postident''' is a service of ''Deutsche Post'' (German Post) to allow business like [[Germany/Banking|online banks]] or [[Germany/Mobile|mobile phone operators]] to identify you. It can be done by one of these ways:
  
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# The company that wants to identify you sends you a Postident coupon. Either by e-mail or you can download it.
 
# The company that wants to identify you sends you a Postident coupon. Either by e-mail or you can download it.
# You print out the Postident coupon. If cannot print it, you can also use the app ([https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.deutschepost.postident&hl=de Android], [https://itunes.apple.com/de/app/postident-durch-videochat/id999762739?mt=8 iOS]
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# You print out the Postident coupon. If cannot print it, you can also use the Postident app<ref>{{Cite|date=2022-06-23|url=https://www.deutschepost.de/en/p/postident/privatkunden/faq.html|quote=Post office / Do I have to print out the POSTIDENT coupon?}}</ref> ([https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.deutschepost.postident&hl=de Android], [https://itunes.apple.com/de/app/postident-durch-videochat/id999762739?mt=8 iOS])
# You go to a [https://www.google.com/maps/search/deutsche+post+filiale/@52.502334,13.5044222,13z/data=!3m1!4b1 post office] and show the Postident coupon.
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# You go to a [https://www.google.com/maps/search/deutsche+post+filiale/@52.502334,13.5044222,13z/data=!3m1!4b1 ''Deutsche Post'' office] and show the Postident coupon.
 
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Latest revision as of 22:01, 23 June 2022

Postident is a service of Deutsche Post (German Post) to allow business like online banks or mobile phone operators to identify you. It can be done by one of these ways:

  • video chat
  • photo upload
  • online ID function of German ID card or electronic residence permit
  • visit in an office of Deutsche Post

Most commonly, "Postident" is used for visiting a post office.

Questions & Answers[edit]

How does Postident work with a post office visit? [edit]

  1. The company that wants to identify you sends you a Postident coupon. Either by e-mail or you can download it.
  2. You print out the Postident coupon. If cannot print it, you can also use the Postident app[1] (Android, iOS)
  3. You go to a Deutsche Post office and show the Postident coupon.

Which documents & passports are accepted for Postident in a post office? [edit]

Documents must contain a photo and a machine-readable zone (MRZ).[2] Here is a list of accepted documents (PDF).

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. "Post office / Do I have to print out the POSTIDENT coupon?" – source, retrieved 2022-06-23
  2. "Which ID documents are accepted?" – source, retrieved 2022-06-23