ID / Photo Collection

Only valid passports or EU national ID cards are accepted to complete your registration for MWC Barcelona.  Spanish Residence Cards / NIE are not accepted.

Attendees whose ID document has not been previously validated will not be able to complete their registration, access their Digital Access Pass or enter MWC Barcelona.

Your attendees will receive instructions via email on how to access their account and submit this information. When they first log in, they will be asked to add in some further personal information and then will be taken through the ID document validation process.

As part of our overall venue and citywide security plan, in partnership with the Host City Parties and the Catalan Police (Cos de Mossos d'Esquadra), we are committed to ensuring a safe and secure environment at MWC Barcelona.

Validating the authenticity of your ID document certifies your identity and prevents fraudulent activities such as false representation or identity theft.

ID document information is collected from the scanned image of the ID document that you have uploaded into your registration account. The data is extracted from the MRZ code and Visual zone on your ID document.

We utilise industry-recognised encryption within the systems that collect personal information. Additionally, the GSMA and Fira have commissioned a third-party penetration test and systems audit to ensure the security of personal information.

Verifying your identity each time you access the venue ensures that only authorized attendees are granted access to the event.

You can choose to have your ID document validated through any one of the following options:

Option 1: Automatic ID document validation:

Automatic ID document validation enables instant validation of your ID document. You will be requested during your registration to scan your ID document. Our online registration system will automatically collect information from your ID document and undertake image analysis to compare your ID portrait photo with the separate photo you provide. As we will generate and compare biometric information from both photos for the purpose of certifying your identity, we will first ask for your consent to the uploading of your ID document and processing of your biometric information before you use this option.

Option 2: Manual ID document validation:

You will be requested during your registration to scan your ID document. Our registration system will collect information from your ID document and a GSMA representative will manually compare your ID portrait photo with the separate photo you provide. The process of validating your ID document may take up to 3 days. We will not generate any biometric information as part of this option. However, we will still ask for your consent before you upload your ID document.

Option 3: Offline ID document validation

This option involves your ID document being validated through a video identification call with a GSMA representative. Whilst you will not be requested to scan your ID document, you will have to manually input some data from your ID document.

In addition, you will have to provide a separate photo of your face for us to verify your identity each time you access the venue.

This process can take up to 72 hours at busy times.

Prior to the event, you will receive your Digital Access Pass on your mobile device, within the MWC Series App / Registration account, in the form of a QR code. When entering the venue, our access system will scan your QR code, and the Digital Access Pass photo will be displayed on our screen. Our staff will compare the Digital Access Pass photo with your face to verify your identity and allow you access to the event.