A method for identifying a user, wherein the method comprises: - receiving first image data from a terminal device of the user on an identification server, the first image data depicting an identification document with a photograph of the user, - receiving second image data from the terminal device of the user on the identification server, the second image data depicting a facial area of the user, - identifying the user, wherein the identifying comprises: - comparing the first image data with the second image data to determine a similarity of the photograph of the user from the first image data with the facial area of the user from the second image data, - determining identification data of the user from the first image data using the identification document, - verifying meta data received with the first image data and/or with the second image data, wherein the meta data comprises a recording time of the first image data and/or a recording time of the second image data and/or an identification of the terminal device and/or a recording position of the first image data and/or a recording position of the second image data. wherein the method comprises: - receiving first image data from a terminal device of the user on an identification server, - receiving first image data from a terminal device of the user on an identification server, the first image data depicting an identification document with a photograph of the user, - receiving second image data from the terminal device of the user on the identification server, - receiving second image data from the terminal device of the user on the identification server, the second image data depicting a facial area of the user, - identifying the user, wherein the identifying comprises: - comparing the first image data with the second image data to determine a similarity of the photograph of the user from the first image data with the facial area of the user from the second image data, - determining identification data of the user from the first image data using the identification document, - verifying meta data received with the first image data and/or with the second image data, - identifying the user, wherein the identifying comprises: - comparing the first image data with the second image data to determine a similarity of the photograph of the user from the first image data with the facial area of the user from the second image data, - determining identification data of the user from the first image data using the identification document, - verifying meta data received with the first image data and/or with the second image data, - comparing the first image data with the second image data to determine a similarity of the photograph of the user from the first image data with the facial area of the user from the second image data, - determining identification data of the user from the first image data using the identification document, - verifying meta data received with the first image data and/or with the second image data, wherein the meta data comprises a recording time of the first image data and/or a recording time of the second image data and/or an identification of the terminal device and/or a recording position of the first image data and/or a recording position of the second image data.