Can you add your passport or ID to Apple Wallet? Country by country
Only in a few places. As of October 2026, Apple Wallet accepts IDs from 16 US states and Puerto Rico, a Digital ID made from a US passport, and Japan's My Number Card; passports, ID cards and driver's licenses from the UK, Canada, Australia, India, the EU and everywhere else cannot be added as an ID.
Start with the country or state that issued your ID, not the country where you are traveling. A supported US license or passport has an official Wallet route; a scan of a card is a separate reference copy. Check eligibility below before looking for an "Add ID" option.
Where Apple Wallet accepts an ID today
Apple's own lists, checked on October 15, 2026, name three kinds of ID.
- Driver's licenses and state IDs from 16 US states: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Virginia and West Virginia, plus Puerto Rico. Virginia joined on August 26, 2026 and Oklahoma on September 2, 2026, according to their DMVs; Apple's ID in Wallet page lists both, though its general iOS feature availability page had not added them yet. Every other state is still missing, including Texas, Florida and New York.
- A Digital ID made from a US passport. Launched in November 2025, it is accepted at TSA checkpoints for domestic flights and at some businesses. Apple is explicit that it is not a passport: it cannot be used for international travel or to cross a border. You need an iPhone 11 or later, the device region set to the United States, an Apple Account with two-factor authentication, and an unexpired US passport.
- Japan's My Number Card, the one ID outside the United States, available since June 2025 on an iPhone XS or later. It is the national ID card, not a driver's license.
That is the whole list. If your ID is not on it, there is no setting, app or trick that adds it to Wallet as an ID.
Country by country
United Kingdom
No UK passport or driving licence can go into Apple Wallet. The government is building its own: GOV.UK Wallet, inside the GOV.UK One Login app. For now it holds the HM Armed Forces Veteran Card, and the government says the driving licence will follow "in future", without a date. It is a separate app, not part of Apple Wallet.
Canada
No Canadian passport, provincial driver's licence or health card can be added to Apple Wallet as an ID. Apple's documentation lists US IDs only.
Australia
No Australian passport can be added, and no driver's licence either. State licences that exist in digital form live in each state's own government app, not in Apple Wallet.
India
Apple Wallet does not accept an Indian passport, Aadhaar or driving licence. India's official route is DigiLocker and mParivahan: the transport ministry has told traffic authorities to accept a driving licence and registration certificate shown in either app as valid.
The European Union
No EU passport or national ID card can be added. Every member state has to offer citizens a European Digital Identity Wallet by the end of 2026, and those wallets are government apps of their own. Apple Wallet is not one of them.
Everywhere else
Mexico, Brazil, the Philippines, Pakistan, South Africa and the rest: not as of October 2026. If that changes for your country, Apple adds it to the same availability list, which is the page to check.
Why the "Add ID" option is not showing
If you live in a supported place and still see no option, check the basics: the iPhone model (an iPhone 8 or later for a state ID, or an iPhone XS or later in California and Puerto Rico; an iPhone 11 or later for the Digital ID; an iPhone XS or later for the My Number Card), the latest iOS, the device region, an Apple Account with two-factor authentication, and, for a state ID, that your state is on Apple's list. Outside those places, the option is missing by design.
What to do instead
Until your country arrives, two things cover most of what people want from an ID in Wallet.
- Use your government's own app where one exists. It is the only digital version that officials have to accept.
- Keep a protected copy on your phone. It is what saves you when the original is lost or stolen abroad, when a form asks for a passport number, when a hotel or a landlord needs a copy, or when you are somewhere with no signal.
What matters is where that copy lives. In the camera roll it surfaces in search and in Memories unless you hide it or lock Photos with Face ID, and even then it is a loose picture that syncs and shares like any other. A document app should encrypt it on the device, open it only with Face ID, work offline, and let you share a marked copy instead of the original.
What an ID in Apple Wallet does not cover
A Wallet ID covers less than the card behind it. Beyond the passport limit above, Apple, TSA and the states name these gaps:
- Your physical card. Apple says an ID in Wallet does not replace a physical ID, which may still be needed, for example with law enforcement. Virginia and Oklahoma tell residents to keep carrying the card, especially when driving.
- Every checkpoint and counter. TSA accepts Wallet IDs at more than 250 airports and still asks every traveler to carry a physical, acceptable ID. Apple points travelers to checkpoint signage, and beyond airports it names only select businesses, apps and websites.
- States that are not live. The other states have no Wallet version yet. A few, such as New York and Louisiana, have their own mobile ID app, which TSA lists separately.
- Other documents. Apple's lists stop at state IDs, the passport-based Digital ID and Japan's My Number Card. A Social Security card, a birth certificate or a green card cannot go in, and a Digital ID needs a holder aged 13 or older.
- Copies. Wallet presents your ID to a reader, an app or a website that requests it, and Apple blocks screenshots of a Wallet license's or ID's information screen. A landlord who wants a copy by email still gets a scan; this guide covers that case.
Where Dokus fits
Dokus is a document wallet for iPhone, iPad and Mac, for every document Apple Wallet does not take. It keeps your passport, ID card and driver's license from any country encrypted on your device, behind Face ID, with no account and without ever sending them to a Dokus server. Everything opens offline, iCloud sync through your own Apple Account is free and optional, and a copy you share can carry a watermark naming who it is for. It is the safe place for the copies you carry anyway.
Common questions
Can I add my UK passport to Apple Wallet?
No. As of October 2026, Apple Wallet accepts only US state IDs, a Digital ID made from a US passport, and Japan's My Number Card. The UK government is building GOV.UK Wallet as its own app, and it does not yet hold a passport or a driving licence.
Can I add my Canadian or Australian passport to Apple Wallet?
No. Neither country is on Apple's list of supported IDs, so the option to add one does not appear. Keep the passport itself for travel, and if you want a copy on your phone, store it in an app that encrypts it and locks it behind Face ID.
Can I use the Apple Wallet Digital ID for international travel?
No. Apple states that the Digital ID made from a US passport is not a passport and cannot be used for international travel or border crossings. It works at TSA checkpoints for domestic flights and at some businesses, so you still need the physical passport to leave the country.
Which states support driver's licenses in Apple Wallet?
As of October 2026: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Virginia and West Virginia, plus Puerto Rico. Apple's ID in Wallet page keeps the current list of states and says more are on the way.
Do I still need my physical driver's license if it is in Apple Wallet?
Yes. Apple says an ID in Wallet is not a replacement for a physical ID, which may still be needed, for example with law enforcement, and TSA asks every traveler to carry a physical, acceptable ID even when presenting a digital one. States that issue Wallet IDs, such as Virginia and Oklahoma, tell residents to keep the card with them, especially when driving.
Is it safe to keep a copy of my passport on my phone?
Yes, if it is in the right place. A photo in the camera roll appears in search and in Memories unless you hide it or lock the Photos app, and either way it syncs and shares like any picture. An app that encrypts documents on the device, opens only with Face ID, works offline and never sends them to its developer keeps the copy useful without exposing it.