With the Identity app, it allows users to identify themselves in a convenient and simple way. This identification does not require an Icelandic phone card.
The authorisations system of the Ísland.is authentication system allows individuals to log in on behalf of companies, public entities, children, and those who have given them a mandate.
A mandate is either granted by an individual or comes about because of a relationship between people. Mandate due to relationships are retrieved from records of the institution responsible for that registration upon login. For example, a company's power of attorney is securely retrieved from the Company Registration from Iceland Revenue and Customs.
Parents automatically have a mandate for their children until the age of 16.
Power of attorney holders automatically have a mandate over company data and can grant access to others.
When individuals register on behalf of others, they start by logging in with their own electronic ID, then their mandates are retrieved from the authorisation system. Individuals are always logged in to the system to ensure security and traceability.
Power of attorney holders of companies and organisations can log in to My Pages Ísland.is if they are registered power of attorney holders according to the Iceland Revenue and Customs. If you do not see a company where you are a power of attorney holder, please contact the Iceland Revenue and Customs.
You log in with your personal electronic ID on My pages.
Change user by clicking your name in the upper right corner and selecting Switch user.
Then, you see a list of companies/organisations you can log in on behalf of.
Public entities must register as power of attorney holders with the Iceland Revenue and Customs to access My Pages and the Ísland.is authorisation system.
You log in with your personal electronic ID on My pages Ísland.is.
Change user by clicking your name in the upper right corner and selecting Switch user.
Then, you see a list of companies/organisations you can log in on behalf of.
Guardians can log on to My pages Ísland.is on behalf of their children regardless of their residence. The system retrieves custody links from Registers Iceland. If you do not see a child where there is a custody relationship, please contact Registers Iceland.
You log in with your own electronic ID on My pages Ísland.is.
Change user by clicking your name in the upper right corner and selecting Switch user.
Then, you see a list of children you can log in on behalf of.
Individuals who, due to their disability, are unable to protect their civil rights are entitled to choose a advocate. The Disability Rights Protection Office of Iceland manages applications and contracts between individuals and personal advocates. Anyone who is unable to take care of themselves can apply for a personal advocate.
The advocate can log in to My Pages Ísland.is and access the Digital mailbox on behalf of those they assist if the contract specifies those rights.
You log in with your personal electronic ID on My pages Ísland.is
Change user by clicking your name in the upper right corner and selecting Switch user.
Then, you see a list of individuals you can log in on behalf of.
You log in with your personal electronic ID on My pages Ísland.is
Change user by clicking on your name in the upper right corner and choosing to change user.
Then, you see a list of persons and companies you have a mandate for.
Grant mandate to others
Individuals, legal entities and public entities can authorise others access to data and services through the Ísland.is authorisation system.
Mandates are granted electronically through My pages Ísland.is
Individuals can give access to others with mandate, it is done in a few simple steps.
You log in with your personal electronic ID on My pages.
Select Access Control
There you can choose who you want to grant access to, to which system components and how long it should be active.
The person receiving the mandate can login on behalf of the person who granted the access.
Power of attorney holders can grant access on behalf of their companies. This is done with a few simple steps:
You log in to My pages Ísland.is as a company (or switch to the company in the upper right corner).
Selects Access Control
You can choose who to grant access to, which system components to use, and how long the access should be active.
Delegation of access control rights - A power of attorney gives a third party the authority to grant power of attorney to another on behalf of the holder of the power of attorney.
Power of attorney holders can give Access rights to individuals, those who receive this authority can grant access to others on behalf of the power of attorney holder. It is done in a few simple steps:
You log in to My pages Ísland.is as a company (or switch to the company in the upper right corner).
Select Access Control
Select the person who should have the rights, check Access Control and the system components that that person should be able to see and give others access.
Those who receive the authorisation can then log in on behalf of the company and grant others access to the company's data.
Individuals who do not have an electronic ID can register an agent to handle matters on their behalf. The person who receives a power of attorney can subsequently log in to view data that the mandate has access to.
Please note that this authorisation provides general authorisation for digital services through the Ísland.is authorisation system. It does not provide authorisation to other services or systems.
Only individuals can grant power of attorney to other individuals on paper; this application is not intended for companies.
