EUDI Wallet rollout timeline 2024–2027 (status Oct 2026)
Key dates of the EU Digital Identity Wallet from 2024 to 2027, plus which countries are live, in pilot or still planning, as of October 2026.
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The EU Digital Identity Wallet is on a fixed legal schedule, but real-world rollout is running unevenly. This page lists the milestones from 2024 to 2027 and summarises where countries stood in October 2026, based on official EU pages and independent trackers.
Milestones 2023 to 2027
| Date | Milestone |
|---|---|
| 2023 | The Commission starts the Large Scale Pilots POTENTIAL, EWC, NOBID and DC4EU to test wallet use cases across borders |
| 30 April 2024 | Regulation (EU) 2024/1183 is published in the Official Journal |
| 20 May 2024 | The regulation enters into force |
| 28 November 2024 | The Commission adopts the first five implementing regulations (wallet integrity and core functions, person identification data and attestations, protocols and interfaces, notifications, certification) |
| 24 December 2024 | The first implementing acts enter into force, which starts the countdown for the deadlines |
| 2025 | More implementing acts follow, including in May and July 2025; the Architecture and Reference Framework reaches version 2.0 on 29 May 2025 |
| Late 2025 | Interoperability testing events with member states, called Launchpad events |
| January 2026 | Germany opens a sandbox for its state wallet |
| Spring 2026 | ENISA publishes a draft cybersecurity certification scheme for wallets and opens a public consultation until 30 April 2026 |
| 3 June 2026 | Denmark launches its national wallet AltID |
| First half of 2027 | Expected start of the Swiss e-ID trust infrastructure, after the launch originally planned for 2026 was postponed in June 2026 (Switzerland is not bound by EU law) |
| Around 24 December 2026 | Legal deadline: each member state must offer at least one wallet |
| Early January 2027 | Planned first public stage of the German state wallet |
| Around 24 December 2027 | Acceptance duties apply to regulated private services and very large online platforms |
Dates marked ‘around’ follow from the entry into force of the implementing acts on 24 December 2024, plus 24 or 36 months. See the legal text on EUR-Lex.
What the pilots did
Four consortia tested the wallet in practice. POTENTIAL concentrated on public services, driving licences and bank account opening, EWC on travel, payments and organisational identity, NOBID on payments in the Nordic and Baltic region, and DC4EU on education and social security credentials. Their results fed back into the Architecture and Reference Framework, which the Commission publishes on GitHub.
A report on the 2025 Launchpad testing, summarised by trade press, found uneven maturity: only 16 of the 27 member states took part, and test success rates were noticeably lower against the reference implementation than between peers. Treat such figures as a snapshot of work in progress, not a verdict.
Country status in October 2026
The table below follows the public tracker of the identity company eideasy as of 2 September 2026, supplemented by national announcements. It reflects what is publicly visible, not the quality of a given wallet.
| Stage | Countries |
|---|---|
| National wallet in production | Denmark (AltID, since June 2026) |
| Public sandbox | Germany, France, Italy, Norway |
| Developer material, no public sandbox | Bulgaria, Finland, Netherlands, Romania |
| Existing app confirmed for upgrade | Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia |
| Announced, no public sandbox | Czechia, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden |
| Upgrade path not confirmed | Cyprus |
Some points to keep in mind. France runs the France Identité app, which is not yet certified as an EUDI Wallet. Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein are EEA rather than EU states, and Switzerland’s wallet, called swiyu, follows its own law. Ireland has a citizen-facing pilot without a sandbox for relying parties.
For details see our guides to Germany, Denmark and Switzerland, or the country overview.
Why the deadline is likely to slip in places
Several factors explain the delays. The implementing acts and technical specifications were still evolving in 2025, certification bodies and the certification scheme were not ready until 2026, and national procurement and legislation take time. ENISA stated that in early 2026 no wallet had been deployed or certified. Reports in April 2026 said the Commission itself doubted that all member states would meet the date.
That does not mean the project is failing. It means users should expect minimal first versions: identification, a few credentials such as a driving licence or proof of age, and a more complete feature set, including qualified signatures and pseudonyms, in later releases. Germany, for example, has said that signatures, pseudonyms and zero-knowledge proofs follow after launch.
What banks and platforms face in 2027
The acceptance date matters most for organisations. Banks, insurers, telecom and energy providers that must apply strong customer authentication, and very large online platforms, have to let customers identify with the wallet from around 24 December 2027. The date sounds distant, but integration involves registering as a relying party, choosing the credentials to request and updating onboarding flows. Many firms will start with pilots in 2026 and 2027.
How to follow progress
- The Commission’s wallet portal lists pilots, the Architecture and Reference Framework and implementing acts.
- ENISA’s certification pages show the status of the candidate wallet certification scheme.
- National government pages publish the official wallet download links and sandbox access.
- Independent trackers, such as the one used above, give a cross-country view, but check them against the official sources.
What to watch next
- Certification. Which wallets are first listed as certified, and by which national body.
- Relying-party registers. Whether banks, platforms and public services are registered in time.
- The 2027 acceptance date. Banks and large platforms need to integrate by then.
- Private wallets. Germany plans to open certification for alternative providers roughly twelve months after its state wallet starts.
For what the wallet is, start with the EU Digital Identity Wallet explained and the law behind it in eIDAS 2.0 explained. Organisations will also want to look at the European Business Wallet.
Frequently asked questions
When will the EU Digital Identity Wallet be available?
The legal deadline for member states is around 24 December 2026. In practice availability will be staggered: Denmark launched a national wallet in June 2026, Germany plans the first public stage of its state wallet in early 2027, and other countries will follow at different speeds.
Will my country miss the deadline?
Some will. Independent trackers show that only a minority of member states had public test environments by autumn 2026, and the European Commission has itself expressed doubt that all member states will be ready. Check the country guide for your state.
What happens after the deadline passes?
Member states that miss it would be in breach of EU law, and the Commission can open infringement proceedings. For users, the main effect would simply be a later launch date in their country.
When do companies have to accept the wallet?
Regulated private services and very large online platforms must accept it from around 24 December 2027, 36 months after the first implementing acts took effect.
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