Method for remotely authenticating a user for a first usage of a mobile communication card in view of a contract related to the use of mobile communication services of a mobile communication network provider and for releasing the mobile communication card for the permanent or temporary use of the mobile communication services provided by the mobile communication network provider via a mobile communication network, wherein the mobile communication services comprises standard services like calling, taking calls, sending messages and/or specific network-services like calling chargeable telephone numbers setting up international telephone calls, wherein the mobile communication services are usable with a user equipment, wherein the user equipment comprises a contactless interface as an identification device for reading out data of an electronic passport or of another electronic document, wherein the contactless interface comprises a Near Field Communication interface and/or an Radio Frequency Identification Interface and/or an ISO/IED 14443 (A, B and/or C) interface, the method comprising - - a first step comprising an at least temporarily activating of the mobile communication card and -- a second step comprising a reading out of at least one authentication parameter of the electronic passport or of the another electronic document by the contactless interface and a submitting of an identifier of the mobile communication card and for the remotely authenticating of the user for the first usage of the mobile communication card at least one authentication parameter of the electronic passport or of the another electronic document to the mobile communication network provider of the mobile communication network, wherein the use of the mobile communication services are remotely released for the mobile communication card based on the identifier of the mobile communication card and based on the at least one authentication parameter of the electronic passport or of the another electronic document, wherein the at least one authentication parameter is transmitted via the contactless interface, wherein the first and the second step (20, 21) are performed by the user equipment provided with the mobile communication card. - - a first step comprising an at least temporarily activating of the mobile communication card and -- a second step comprising a reading out of at least one authentication parameter of the electronic passport or of the another electronic document by the contactless interface and a submitting of an identifier of the mobile communication card and for the remotely authenticating of the user for the first usage of the mobile communication card at least one authentication parameter of the electronic passport or of the another electronic document to the mobile communication network provider of the mobile communication network, wherein the use of the mobile communication services are remotely released for the mobile communication card based on the identifier of the mobile communication card and based on the at least one authentication parameter of the electronic passport or of the another electronic document, wherein the at least one authentication parameter is transmitted via the contactless interface,