UAE PASS, the UAE’s national digital-identity service, is adding a way to verify the authenticity and integrity of official documents through Avalanche technology. Avalanche says the UAE Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) is working with Deca4 to integrate the technology into the UAE PASS Digital Vault, which serves more than 12 million people.

Citizens, residents and visitors use UAE PASS to prove their identities, sign documents and access online government and private-sector services. The integration is intended to help users access and share verified official documents.

Avalanche announced the initiative on X. TDRA and Deca4 had not published separate technical details at the time of writing.

Original Avalanche announcement on X

BREAKING: The UAE is using Avalanche to power its national digital identity infrastructure, serving 12M+ people. UAE PASS is the country’s national digital identification system. TDRA is working with Deca4 to integrate Avalanche technology into the UAE PASS Digital Vault, where users can access and share verified official documents while blockchain verifies their authenticity and integrity.

— Avalanche 🔺 (@avax) September 14, 2026

BREAKING: The UAE is using Avalanche to power its national digital identity infrastructure, serving 12M+ people.

UAE PASS is the country’s national digital identification system. TDRA is working with Deca4 to integrate Avalanche technology into the UAE PASS Digital Vault, where users can access and share verified official documents while blockchain verifies their authenticity and integrity.

— Avalanche 🔺 (@avax) September 14, 2026

For example, a resident could share an official document with a bank, employer or government office through UAE PASS. The receiving organisation could then check that the file came from the proper source and had not been changed since it was issued.

What Avalanche would do, and what remains undisclosed

Avalanche says blockchain technology will be used to check a document’s authenticity and detect changes. The announcement does not say that passports, identity cards or complete government documents will be stored on a public blockchain.

The system can be understood as a tamper-evident seal on a digital file. The document can remain private. When it is shared, the receiving organisation compares it with the record created when the document was issued. A modified file should fail that check because it no longer matches the original record.

Avalanche and the UAE participants have not explained exactly how the system will be built. They have not announced a launch date, identified the first documents to be supported or explained how the service will handle personal information.

Why governments may use blockchain to check records

Governments already hold official versions of documents such as vehicle titles, land records and certificates. Difficulties arise when another agency, company or individual receives a copy and needs to determine whether it is genuine. A verification system can provide a way to check a document’s origin and whether it has been altered.

Avalanche has described a California DMV project to digitise 42 million vehicle titles on an Avalanche blockchain as part of title-transfer modernisation. The company has also highlighted Balcony’s agreement with Bergen County, New Jersey, to digitise and tokenize records for more than 370,000 land parcels.

Neither project is a digital-identity system, and neither is a direct model for UAE PASS. They demonstrate a related use: applying a blockchain record to documents where provenance and subsequent verification matter.

Blockchain-based verification beyond government services

Document verification is one example of a broader need. Organisations often require a secure record of who can access a system, what they are permitted to do and whether a transaction followed agreed rules.

In July, Hyundai Card tested stablecoin treasury rails on Avalanche for a transfer between two group affiliates. The pilot involved corporate payments rather than digital identity, but it used the same basic concept: approved participants operate within defined compliance and access rules while the blockchain maintains a verifiable record in the background.

What UAE PASS users would notice

Users should not need to know which blockchain verifies a document. They need a shared document to work when a bank, employer or public office requests proof, while the verification process protects the document without exposing additional personal information.

The announcement gives Avalanche a possible role within a service that people already use. The effect of the integration will depend on whether it reduces disputes over document authenticity without requiring users to learn a new system or give up control of their data.

Details of the UAE PASS and Avalanche integration may change as participating organisations publish further information.

Source: Coindoo