eID verification in Lithuania: Smart-ID, Mobile-ID and the ID card

Last reviewed: 5 October 2026 · Not legal advice

Lithuania has one state eID card and two mobile electronic IDs (eIDs). This guide covers who runs each one, who has it, what a business receives, the anti-money laundering (AML) rules that accept it, and how to launch.

Smart-ID Lietuva and the other eIDs in Lithuania

Smart-ID is a smartphone app run by SK ID Solutions, a private company.^[4] Mobile-ID, according to a State Digital Solutions Agency release carried by BNS, sits on the SIM card, so a new phone needs no new account. The national identity card (asmens tapatybės kortelė) carries a chip with authentication and signature certificates.^[6] And the state portal still accepts logins from Lithuanian e-banking.^[14]

According to the State Digital Solutions Agency, as reported by BNS on 21 April 2026, login and signature tools issued in Lithuania doubled in five years to 3.04 million. The Communications Regulatory Authority (RRT) counted 2,525,380 Smart-ID certificates at the end of 2025.^[4]

Coverage table: every eID in Lithuania

Status on 5 October 2026. "Through Didit" is what lands on a Didit session.

From the 2020 notification to the EUDI Wallet

SK ID Solutions calls Smart-ID and Mobile-ID "the first digital identity tools in Lithuania to be recognized by the state as meeting the High Level of Assurance".^[3] For citizens, ID card signing and identification cost nothing.^[5]

1. 21 August 2020ID card notifiedLithuania notifies the national ID card at level High.
2. December 2024High levelRRT rates Smart-ID and Mobile-ID High.
3. 17 November 2025New issuerThe Migration Department issues ID card certificates.
4. 1 October 2026Card readers endSmart-ID registration with a card reader stops.

The national eID history.^{[1][3][5][10]}

Next come the EU dates below.^[16] Lithuania's wallet plan and launch date were not published in the sources we checked on 5 October 2026. See the EUDI Wallet launch tracker.

1. 24 December 2026Wallets dueEach Member State offers at least one EUDI Wallet.
2. 10 July 2027AMLR appliesThe EU Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (AMLR) applies.
3. 24 December 2027AcceptanceFirms bound to strong user authentication accept wallets on user request; micro and small enterprises exempt.

EU dates that apply in Lithuania.^[16][17]

The rules: eID law, AML law and regulators

National eID law

According to the Seimas legal register, the national eID law is the Law on Electronic Identification and Trust Services for Electronic Transactions, No XIII-1120, from 2018. SK ID Solutions says RRT granted Smart-ID and Mobile-ID the High level under the law in force in early 2024.^[3]

The AML law: Article 11

The Law on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, No VIII-275, sets out in Article 11 how a customer can be identified when they are not physically present. It allows five routes.^[7]

Article 11(1)(2)Law No VIII-275 on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing

"naudojant Europos Sąjungoje išduotas elektroninės atpažinties priemones, veikiančias pagal aukšto arba pakankamo saugumo užtikrinimo lygio elektroninės atpažinties schemas"

Source: INFOLEX, consolidated text of Article 11^[7]

In English: using eID means issued in the EU under schemes at the High or Substantial level. All five routes:

The person's identity must have been established in person, or by video or payment, when the eID means was issued. Article 11(5) lets the Financial Crime Investigation Service (FNTT) set video rules; Article 11(6) applies the European Banking Authority (EBA) remote onboarding guidelines.^[7]

From 10 July 2027, the AMLR applies. Its Article 22(6)(b) accepts "electronic identification means which meet the requirements of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 with regard to the assurance levels 'substantial' or 'high'".^[17] The Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) final draft standards of 30 September 2026, not yet law, accept eID "regardless of whether they are notified" if it meets one of those levels.^[18] More in what is eID verification.

Regulator positions

The Gaming Control Authority says the operator "privalo pareikalauti, kad fizinis asmuo ... pateiktų duomenis, reikalingus jo tapatybei nustatyti": it must ask for the data needed to establish identity, and check age and ban requirements.^[8] We could not re-confirm the current age limits in the Gambling Law; check the consolidated text.

Age verification

We found no Lithuanian rule that names an eID for age checks. The EU Digital Services Act (DSA) guidelines expect age verification for gambling and pornographic content.^[19] The Commission wants the EU age verification app out by the end of 2026, and Lithuania is not among the seven countries piloting it in 2026.^[20][21] A Smart-ID sign-in returns a signed date of birth, so it proves age without a document photo.

eID verification in Lithuania: what the Smart-ID user sees

In the Didit flow, the user picks Smart-ID, sees a comparison code and approves on the phone. Didit never asks for the PIN.

With Mobile-ID, the user also enters their Mobile-ID phone number. Some services make Smart-ID users pick the right code out of three.^[23] Smart-ID+ swaps the typed personal code for a QR scan or an app-to-app jump; each service opts in.^[11][12] SK says it will roll out to users throughout 2026.^[24] More in the Smart-ID integration guide and the Mobile-ID guide.

Choosing eIDs by use case

Every row keeps a document fallback.

A default flow for Lithuania. No eID returns a portrait, so add a selfie where your risk assessment needs one.

People without a Lithuanian eID

Non-residents can open a Smart-ID Basic account at Urbo Bank or Artea bankas with a passport or ID card, while residence-permit holders and Estonian e-residents register "just as you would if you were a citizen".^[9] Smart-ID has no age limit of its own; under-18 accounts need a parent's authorisation.^[13]

ID cards issued before 4 July 2012 work only with SHA-1 and cannot register Smart-ID.^[10]

Cross-border customers often already hold Smart-ID: the same counter showed 797,395 users in Estonia and 1,198,463 in Latvia.^[2] See eID in Estonia, eID in Latvia and eID schemes by country. For everyone else, a document with near-field communication (NFC) chip reading, liveness and face match covers the gap. Under the draft AMLA standards, remote document checks are a justified alternative: the firm must be able to explain why the customer could not use an eID.^[18]

Launch checklist for eID verification in Lithuania

• Write down which Article 11 route your remote onboarding relies on.^[7]
• Turn on Smart-ID and Mobile-ID for Lithuania.
• Keep a document route with chip reading for people without an eID.
• Store the level of assurance and the signature check with each result.
• Remind users that Smart-ID accounts are renewed only in the app, never through a link.^[2]
• Plan EUDI Wallet acceptance for 24 December 2027 if Article 5f(2) applies to you.^[16]

How Didit helps with eID in Lithuania

Smart-ID and Mobile-ID are live on Didit for Lithuania, next to the document route, as shown on our eID verification page. We run Smart-ID sign-ins every day, and this guide is what we learned.

• What lands on the session: full name, date of birth, personal code, the level of assurance (labelled High) and a signature check. No address, no portrait.
• How the user signs in: in the hosted flow or SDK, with a comparison code approved on the phone. Didit never asks for the PIN.
• How you turn it on: in the console, Workflows, the ID Verification step, Countries, Lithuania, "Wallets accepted"; or methods.LTU.wallet in the workflows API. Results arrive by webhook.
• Billing: only completed eID sign-ins are billed; cancelled, timed-out and failed ones are free. Smart-ID and Mobile-ID cost $0.20 each (pricing page).
• Everyone else: the flow falls back to document capture with chip reading at $0.15, liveness and face match. A full know-your-customer (KYC) check costs $0.33, AML screening $0.20, and age estimation $0.10.

For the ID card as an online eID, talk to us. EUDI Wallet acceptance is coming soon on the same workflow; see our EUDI Wallet page. Every eID Didit runs today is listed on eID verification.

Frequently asked questions

Sources

1. Overview of pre-notified and notified eID schemes under eIDAS, European Commission, read 5 October 2026.
2. Smart-ID, SK ID Solutions, live user counter and fraud notice, read 5 October 2026.
3. Smart-ID and Mobile-ID recognized as state-approved tools in Lithuania, SK ID Solutions, 19 December 2024.
4. SK ID Solutions issued almost three million certificates in Lithuania in 2025, SK ID Solutions citing RRT, 7 May 2026.
5. The Migration Department becomes a qualified trust service provider, Migration Department.
6. The e-signature on the identity card, Migration Department, 14 February 2024.
7. Law No VIII-275 on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, Article 11, INFOLEX consolidated text.
8. Frequently asked questions, Gaming Control Authority (LPT).
9. Can foreigners and non-residents use Smart-ID, Smart-ID help.
10. Registering a Smart-ID account with a Lithuanian ID card, Smart-ID help.
11. How does the new Smart-ID protect me from fraud, Smart-ID help.
12. Estonia's government adopts Smart-ID+ to strengthen security, SK ID Solutions, 28 January 2026.
13. Age limitations for using Smart-ID, Smart-ID help.
14. Elektroniniai valdžios vartai (state e-services portal), State Digital Solutions Agency.
15. VIISP identity establishment service, epaslaugos.lt.
16. Regulation (EU) 2024/1183 (eIDAS 2), EUR-Lex.
17. Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 (AMLR), EUR-Lex.
18. Final Report, draft RTS under Article 28(1) AMLR, AMLA, 30 September 2026.
19. Guidelines on measures to ensure a high level of privacy, safety and security for minors online (C/2025/5519), EUR-Lex.
20. EU age verification solution, technical portal, read 5 October 2026.
21. Commission urges Member States to roll out the EU age verification app, European Commission, 29 April 2026.
22. Price list, SK ID Solutions, Smart-ID and Mobile-ID prices for e-service providers.
23. Why do I sometimes see one confirmation code and sometimes three, Smart-ID help.
24. 2025: advancing digital trust beyond borders, SK ID Solutions, 19 January 2026.

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