Find out how you can use the myID app with your myGov account.
Last updated 7 August 2025
myID can be used in a convenient and flexible way with your myGov account. You can use myID to:
To use myID as a sign-in option with your myGov account, you’ll first need to connect your myID to your myGov account. You need a myID set up to a Standard identity strength or Strong identity strength.
You can connect your myID before or after you sign in to your myGov account.
To connect myID before you sign in:
To connect myID after you have signed in to your myGov account, select:
Once connected, you will be able to sign in using myID. To sign in to myGov using myID:
If you’ve lost access to your myGov account, you may be able to recover it using myID. You need a myID with a Strong identity strength to recover your myGov account.
Your name, date of birth and email address in your myGov account need to match the details you used to set up your myID.
To recover your myGov account:
If you can’t set up a Strong myID you’ll need to create a new myGov accountExternal Link and link to government online services again.
To set up the myGov app using myID, you'll need:
To set up the myGov app using myID:
Once you’ve set up the myGov app, you can use your 6-digit myGov PIN or your device’s security features like face and fingerprint recognition to sign in.
To create a myGov account using myID, you need a myID with at least a Standard identity strength.
To create a myGov account:
Next time you sign in to your myGov account, you will need to select Sign in with Digital ID to use your myID.
You can create and download a digital Commonwealth statutory declaration in myGov using myID. You will need a:
For more information on how to create a digital Commonwealth statutory declaration, visit Digital Commonwealth statutory declarationExternal Link.