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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] | + | # 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. | # 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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Revision as of 22:54, 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
How does Postident work with a post office visit?
- 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 Postident app[1] (Android, iOS)
- You go to a post office and show the Postident coupon.
Which documents & passports are accepted for Postident in a post office?
Documents must contain a photo and a machine-readable zone (MRZ).[2] Here is a list of accepted documents (PDF).
See also
- POSTIDENT identity checks, official website by deutschepost.de