Activating your LU-card
To be able to activate your LU-Card online, it is necessary that you confirm your identity. We use the ReadID Ready app for this. On this page you will see what you need to confirm your identity.
What do you need?
- Your ULCN credentials
- Your new LU-Card
- Your valid identity document
- A suitable smartphone:
- iPhone 7 or later or
- Android with an OS of 5.0 or higher with NFC enabled
What if you do not have a suitable smartphone?
Try to borrow a smartphone that meets the above requirements. It doesn’t matter if you don’t own the phone; it is simply a means to be able to perform the verification. After verification, no data remains on the mobile phone.
If you do not have the above supplies, you cannot activate your LU-Card online. Please visit an LU-Card Helpdesk to do so.
How does it work?
- Get a mobile phone and your identity document
- Download the ReadID Ready app to your mobile phone
- Go to the LU-Card activation page https://lu-card-activeren.universiteitleiden.nl/ and use your ULCN credentials to log in
- A QR code will appear on screen
- Click on the QR code to open the ReadID Ready app
- Scan your identity document with the camera of the mobile phone
- Hold your identity document against your phone
- Upon successful verification, you will see a confirmation on the mobile phone
- Your LU-Card will be activated within a few minutes
If online activation is not an option for you, you can visit a LU-Card Helpdesk.