QES

Review the following regional lists of acceptable identity documents for the QES (Qualified Electronic Signature) identification process.

QES 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

Africa

✓ Passports are the only acceptable identity document for QES for the following countries:

• 🇩🇿 Algeria
• 🇦🇴 Angola
• 🇪🇬 Egypt
• 🇰🇪 Kenya
• 🇲🇺 Mauritius
• 🇲🇦 Morocco
• 🇳🇬 Nigeria
• 🇿🇦 South Africa
• 🇹🇿 Tanzania
• 🇺🇬 Uganda

🌎 Americas

Americas (North, Central, South, and surrounding islands)

✓ Passports are the only acceptable identity document for QES for the following countries:

• 🇦🇷 Argentina
• 🇧🇴 Bolivia
• 🇧🇷 Brazil
• 🇨🇦 Canada
• 🇨🇱 Chile
• 🇨🇴 Colombia
• 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
• 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
• 🇪🇨 Ecuador
• 🇸🇻 El Salvador
• 🇬🇹 Guatemala
• 🇲🇽 Mexico
• 🇵🇾 Paraguay
• 🇵🇪 Peru
• 🇺🇾 Uruguay

🌏 Asia

Asia (East and West)

✓ Passports are the only acceptable identity document for QES for the following countries:

• 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan
• 🇧🇭 Bahrain
• 🇧🇳 Brunei Darussalam
• 🇨🇳 China
• 🇭🇰 Hong Kong
• 🇮🇳 India
• 🇮🇩 Indonesia
• 🇮🇱 Israel
• 🇯🇵 Japan
• 🇰🇼 Kuwait
• 🇲🇾 Malaysia
• 🇵🇰 Pakistan
• 🇵🇭 Philippines
• 🇶🇦 Qatar
• 🇷🇺 Russia
• 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
• 🇸🇬 Singapore
• 🇰🇷 South Korea
• 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
• 🇹🇼 Taiwan
• 🇹🇷 Turkey
• 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
• 🇻🇳 Viet Nam

🇪🇺 Europe

Europe

Country	Identity card	Passport	Drivers license	Residence permit
🇦🇱 Albania		✓ Passport
🇦🇩 Andorra		✓ Passport
🇦🇹 Austria	✓ Identity card	✓ Passport		✓ Residence permit
🇧🇪 Belgium*	✓ Identity card			✓ Residence permit
🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina		✓ Passport
🇧🇬 Bulgaria	✓ Identity card	✓ Passport
🇭🇷 Croatia	✓ Identity card	✓ Passport
🇨🇾 Cyprus		✓ Passport
🇨🇿 Czechia	✓ Identity card	✓ Passport
🇩🇰 Denmark		✓ Passport
🇪🇪 Estonia	✓ Identity card	✓ Passport		✓ Residence permit
🇫🇮 Finland	✓ Identity card	✓ Passport		✓ Residence permit
🇫🇷 France	✓ Identity card	✓ Passport		✓ Residence permit
🇬🇪 Georgia		✓ Passport
🇩🇪 Germany	✓ Identity card	✓ Passport		✓ Residence permit
🇬🇷 Greece	✓ Identity card	✓ Passport		✓ Residence permit
🇭🇺 Hungary	✓ Identity card	✓ Passport		✓ Residence permit
🇮🇸 Iceland		✓ Passport		✓ Residence permit
🇮🇪 Ireland	✓ Identity card	✓ Passport		✓ Residence permit
🇮🇹 Italy	✓ Identity card	✓ Passport		✓ Residence permit
🇽🇰 Kosovo		✓ Passport
🇱🇻 Latvia	✓ Identity card	✓ Passport		✓ Residence permit
🇱🇮 Liechtenstein	✓ Identity card	✓ Passport		✓ Residence permit
🇱🇹 Lithuania	✓ Identity card	✓ Passport
🇱🇺 Luxembourg	✓ Identity card	✓ Passport		✓ Residence permit
🇲🇹 Malta	✓ Identity card	✓ Passport
🇲🇩 Moldova		✓ Passport
🇲🇨 Monaco		✓ Passport
🇳🇱 Netherlands	✓ Identity card	✓ Passport	✓ Drivers license	✓ Residence permit
🇲🇰 North Macedonia		✓ Passport
🇳🇴 Norway		✓ Passport		✓ Residence permit
🇵🇱 Poland	✓ Identity card	✓ Passport		✓ Residence permit
🇵🇹 Portugal	✓ Identity card	✓ Passport		✓ Residence permit
🇷🇴 Romania	✓ Identity card	✓ 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		✓ Residence permit
🇨🇭 Switzerland	✓ Identity card	✓ Passport
🇺🇦 Ukraine		✓ Passport
🇬🇧 United Kingdom		✓ Passport

*Belgian passports don't display the Belgian national identifier (RRN number), which Swan is required to collect during user onboarding. Identity cards and residence permits remain acceptable.

🏝️ Oceania

Oceania

✓ Passports are the only acceptable identity document for QES for the following countries:

• 🇦🇺 Australia
• 🇳🇿 New Zealand