Romania's RO Wallet: test version out, launch planned for 14 January 2027
Romania's EU Digital Identity Wallet, RO Wallet, has a test version and passed tests with 12 countries. The official launch is planned for 14 January 2027.
Romania's EU Digital Identity Wallet, RO Wallet, now has a test version, and its official launch is planned for 14 January 2027. The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MAI), Romania's national wallet provider, showed the app live for the first time at the Commission's EUDI Wallet Launchpad in Brussels on 29 and 30 October 2026.
What happened
- Test version and sandbox: since 31 October 2026, partners that will integrate the wallet have a test version, a sandbox and an interoperability testing platform.
- Cross-border tests: in Brussels, RO Wallet passed interoperability tests with Austria, Czechia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Norway, Poland, Spain and Ukraine.
- Built on d-you: the ministry says RO Wallet reuses the code of d-you, Germany's national wallet. Work on it started in July 2026.
Key dates and how it works
- 22 December 2026 (estimated): certification of RO Wallet version 1 and a beta for a small group of users.
- 14 January 2027: official launch of version 1.
- Enrolment: once, with the electronic identity card. After that, people add their identity card, driving licence, diplomas and other documents from the issuing institutions.
- Free and voluntary: nobody has to use it, and users choose what they share, for example only that they are over 18.
The ministry's FAQ describes the EU wallet as an app to prove your identity and to keep, share and sign important documents, and says RO Wallet will gain features gradually after the launch. The calendar gives no date for signing in RO Wallet. The EU dates for all Member States: EU Digital Identity Wallet: the December 2026 deadline.
What to do now
For contracts in Romania nothing changes yet: the three levels of electronic signature and their legal effect stay the same. Dazr Sign gives a simple electronic signature with an audit trail and a sealed PDF for everyday documents. Where a document needs a qualified signature, choose Signs with a qualified signature for that person: they sign with their electronic identity card, a signing app or a qualified certificate, and Dazr Sign checks it against the EU trusted lists. Check which level your documents need: Which signature do I need?
Sources
- Ministry of Internal Affairs (MAI), RO Wallet: About the project, with the project calendar
- MAI, RO Wallet news: RO Wallet presented live for the first time at EUDI Wallet Launchpad 2026 in Brussels (2 November 2026)
- MAI, RO Wallet: The app
- MAI, RO Wallet: Frequently asked questions
- Regulation (EU) 2024/1183 (eIDAS 2)
For information only, not legal advice. Last updated 7 November 2026.
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