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Vital Card App
In which cases can you settle your Vitale card on your smartphone?
Publié le 20 mars 2025 - Mise à jour le 10 juin 2025 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
Since March 18, 2025, it is possible for all insured holders of the identity card in bank card format (CNIe), to save their Vitale card in their mobile phone via the France Identité application. For those who do not hold the CNIe, there is a specific path for the activation of the digital vital card. This route is being rolled out gradually in France; since May 26, 2025, it can be used in 23 new departments.
The Digital Vital Card is a dematerialized alternative to the physical card. With a very high level of security, it guarantees the same functions as the physical card: identification with the Health Insurance, reimbursement of health expenses with teletransmission, etc.
It has other advantages:
- It allows you to always be in possession of your card during an appointment.
- updating your insurance rights is automatic;
- You can immediately view your health care expenses.
- this device makes it possible to reduce paper care sheets.
You can use the Digital Vital Card in the same situations as the physical card:
- with health professionals (medical consultation, dispensing of medicines to the pharmacy...);
- and with health facilities (e.g. hospitalization).
How to activate the Vitale card app?
For policyholders who do not have the credit card (CNIe) format identity card
The deployment of the Vitale card app in France is progressive, for those who do not have an identity card in the new format (CNIe) or who cannot access the activation path via France Identité. Since 26 May 2025, the Vitale card app has been activated for all policyholders in 23 additional departments, bringing the total number of departments where this is possible to 46. You can find the list of the 46 departments on the Health Insurance website.
To get your Digital Vital Card, you must first download the Vital Card App from the App Store or Google Play; then when activating the App, you are prompted to make a face video to verify your identity. Activation of your Vital card app takes minutes; in some cases, it can take up to 48 hours.
To use this procedure, you must, in particular:
- have an active ameli account;
- Have a smartphone in version 9 minimum for Android and 16 for iOS.
- be at least 16 or 18 years of age, depending on your membership plan.
For policyholders who hold a CNIe
All policyholders who hold the credit card-sized identity card can activate the Vitale card application, regardless of the department in which they reside.
To get your Digital Vital Card, you must have the identity card in electronic format. To generate this one, you must use the application France Identity (on Android 11 or iOS). Be careful, you have to be 18 years old to be able to use France Identité.
The Vitale card application is available for free download from the App Store and Google Play.
To enable Vital Card application with France Identity:
- Download the Vital card application and start the activation path.
- At the time of identity verification, click on the “Identify me with France Identité” option. You will then be redirected to the France Identité application.
- Scan your ID card.
- Enter your PIN.
- Start the contactless reading of your ID card.
You will then be redirected to the Vital Card application to complete the activation of your card.
Access to the Vitale card application is secured through dual authentication: a 6-digit personal secret code in addition to the code locking your smartphone. Personal data are processed in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Warning
When you go to a health care provider, to use your digital vital card, you must unlock your app using the passcode you set when it was activated.
You must then present your smartphone to the healthcare professional, who must be equipped with a QR Code reader or an NFC reader to scan your digital vital card.
If you are not sure that the professional you are consulting is equipped with the necessary equipment, it is recommended that you also carry your Physical Vital Card.
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