1.1 Identity The following tables below provide a list of acceptable documentation that can be used to verify a consumer’s identity. Each document includes an image example, if available, and criteria to help verify the document. A consumer can provide proof of his or her identity by submitting any one of the Tier 1 documents or a combination of the Tier 2 documents detailed in the table.

1.1.1 Tier 1 Documents – One Required for Verification

Relevant Example For Verification Document Type Explanation Information Documents may vary by jurisdiction and date issued.

Driver’s license • A license issued by a state • Name government • • Provides identifying data • License number including name, date of birth, • Issue date and address • Expiration date • Each state issues a driver’s license to its residents. • Although the information is the same, the appearance of a consumer’s license will vary

depending on the state that

issued it. School • issued by the • Name identification school that a consumer attends • Issue date card with • Provides identifying data photograph of including a consumer’s name the consumer

Name

Issue Date

Relevant Example For Verification Document Type Explanation Information Documents may vary by jurisdiction and date issued.

Voter • A card issued • Name registration card by a state government • Address • Provides identifying data including name and address

U.S. military • An identity document, issued by • Name card the U.S. Department of Defense, • Issue date to members of the Armed • Expiration date Services • Provides identifying information, including a consumer’s name Name

Issue Expiration Date Date

Relevant Example For Verification Document Type Explanation Information Documents may vary by jurisdiction and date issued. U.S. Military • Document issued by the U.S. • Name Draft Record that • Address drafts a consumer into military • Issue date service Name &

• Provides identifying information, address including a consumer’s name Issue Date

Relevant Example For Verification Document Type Explanation Information Documents may vary by jurisdiction and date issued.

Identification • A card, issued by the federal or a • Name card issued by state government, often bearing • Address the federal, a photograph • Card number state, or local • Provides identifying data, such as • Issue date government name or age, about a person with the same • Expiration date • Each state issues an ID card information • included on Although the information is the driver’s licenses same, the appearance of a consumer’s ID card will vary depending on the state that issued it

Relevant Example For Verification Document Type Explanation Information Documents may vary by jurisdiction and date issued. U.S. , Department of State (DOS) issued • First name Machine-Readable Passport including: U.S. : • Last name • Machine- • The passport may be current or • Date of birth readable expired but must show a validity • Passport number passports period of five or more years. • Machine-readable • Passport • Do not accept passports that zone cards show a validity period of less • Issue date • E-passports than five years, called “limited” • Expiration date • Non-machine- passports. readable • Passports issued to a consumer passports before 1980 may include his or her young children and can be used to verify the of the parent and any children listed. Passport Card • An e-passport is the same as a machine-readable passport with the addition of a small integrated chip embedded in the back cover. • A non-machine-readable passport is the same as a machine-readable passport with the exception of the machine- readable zone. • The International Civil Aviation

Organization requires that all

non-machine-readable passports be out of circulation by November 24, 2015.

Relevant Example For Verification Document Type Explanation Information Documents may vary by jurisdiction and date issued. Certificate of • DHS issues N-550 certificates to • Name N-570 people who are individually • Date of birth (N-550/N-570) naturalized. • Naturalization • DHS issues N-570 certificates as a certificate replacement certificate when the number original N-550 is lost or mutilated • Alien number or the person’s name has changed. • N-550 and N-570 certificates were issued through federal and state courts until December 1990. • N-550 and N-570 certificates were issued through administrative naturalization after December 1990. • The N-550 or N-570, issued in a N-550 parent’s name, is also primary- level evidence of U.S. citizenship for any children listed on that certificate.

Relevant Example For Verification Document Type Explanation Information Documents may vary by jurisdiction and date issued. Certificate of • DHS issues N-560 certificates to • Name N-561

Citizenship the consumers who derive their • Date of birth (N-560/N-561) U.S. citizenship through a parent. • Citizenship • DHS issues N-561 certificates as a certificate replacement certificate when the number original N-560 is lost or • Alien number mutilated, or the person’s name • Date of has changed. citizenship

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Relevant Example For Verification Document Type Explanation Information Documents may vary by jurisdiction and date issued. I-551 Permanent • I-551 is also known as the Alien • First name Resident Card Registration Receipt Card or • Last name . • Date of birth • It once was green. • COA category • It is a -sized card that • Expiration date indicates permanent resident • Issue date status. • The receipt number is one of the most commonly used numbers to track the progress or identify a particular immigration case or filing. o Receipt numbers start with three letters and are followed by a series of numbers (for example, EAC-06-123-45678). o The first three letters indicate the USCIS service center that processed the petition. (Note: The actual service centers noted next to each abbreviation may have been updated.)  EAC – Vermont Service Center  WAC – California Service Center  LIN/NSC – Nebraska Service Center  SRC/TSC – Texas Service Center

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Relevant Example For Verification Document Type Explanation Information Documents may vary by jurisdiction and date issued.  MSC/NBC – Missouri/ National Benefits Centers o The next two digits represent the fiscal year USCIS received the petition. o In the example above ,“06” means that the petition was received by USCIS during fiscal year 2006. o The next three digits represent the computer workday on which the receipt was processed and the fee was taken. o Finally, the last three digits are used to uniquely identify the petition filed.

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Relevant Example For Verification Document Type Explanation Information Documents may vary by jurisdiction and date issued.

I-766 • I-766 is also known as a "work • Name Employment permit" and is issued by the • Date of birth Authorization Citizenship and • Category code Card Immigration Services (USCIS). • Issue date • I-766 provides its holder a legal • Expiration date right to work and proves the consumer’s lawful presence in • Alien number the United States. • Card number • I-766 is similar to, but should not be confused with, the green

card. Previous

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Relevant Example For Verification Document Type Explanation Information Documents may vary by jurisdiction and date issued.

Foreign passport • Valid passport issued by a • First name or identification foreign government • Last name card issued by a • Foreign passport certifies the • Country foreign embassy holder's identity and citizenship. • or consulate Date of birth that contains a • Issue date photograph • Expiration date • Passport number

Military • An identity document, issued by • Name dependent the U.S. Department of Defense, • SSN identification to identify a person as an Armed • Expiration date card Forces member’s dependent, such as a spouse or child • Provides identifying information, including a consumer’s name

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Relevant Example For Verification Document Type Explanation Information Documents may vary by jurisdiction and date issued.

Tribal card • A picture tribal identification • Name card can be issued to any • Tribe name currently enrolled tribal member (no age requirements). • A tribal membership card registers a consumer as a member of a tribe. • Members under the age of 18 will receive a minor card to be replaced by an card at the age of 18.

• Provides identifying information, including a consumer’s name Authentic • Document from a tribe that • Name Letterhead document from declares a consumer is member • Tribe name a tribe declaring of an Indian tribe Tribe Name membership for • Document is on tribal stationary a consumer • Provides identifying information,

including a consumer’s name

Name John Doe is a member of the Cherokee Nation.

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Relevant Example For Verification Document Type Explanation Information Documents may vary by jurisdiction and date issued. U.S. Coast Guard • Identification card issued by the • First Name Merchant U.S. Coast Guard • Last Name First Name Mariner Card • Provides identifying data, Last Name including name, date of birth, and address

1.1.2 Tier 2 Documents – Two Required for Verification

Relevant Example For Verification Document Type Explanation Information Documents may vary by jurisdiction and date issued. U.S. public birth • A is a vital • Name U.S. Birth Certificate record showing birth record that documents the • Date of birth in: birth of a child. The term • Place of birth • One of the 50 U.S. "birth certificate" can refer • Certificate states to either the original number • District of Columbia document certifying the date and location of the • Registration date • American birth or to a certified copy (includes Swains or representation of the Island) ensuing registration of that • Puerto Rico birth. • Guam • Amended birth certificates • Virgin Islands of the

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Relevant Example For Verification Document Type Explanation Information Documents may vary by jurisdiction and date issued. United States (on or are acceptable: • Name Puerto Rico Birth Certificate after 01/17/1917) o Includes new birth • Date of birth • certificate that is issued Northern Mariana • Place of birth Islands (on or after for an adopted child • Certificate 11/04/1986 [NMI after an number local time]) becomes final • District number o Shows the new name of the adopted child and • Registration date the adoptive parents as the parents of the child o Place of birth must be within one of the locations listed to the left.

Social Security card • SSN is a nine-digit • Name individual identification • Social Security number issued by the number Social Security Administration to citizens and non-citizens. • Provides the cardholder's name and identification number

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Relevant Example For Verification Document Type Explanation Information Documents may vary by jurisdiction and date issued. Marriage certificate • An official recognition that • Names of the

two people are married consumers being under the law of a married particular U.S. jurisdiction • Certificate Certificate • Provides identifying number Number information, including a • Issue date Issue consumer’s name Date Name Name

Divorce decree • Official document from the • Names jurisdiction in which two • Case number Case Number people were married that • Issue date terminates the marriage • Provides identifying Names information, including consumer’s name

• This order may grant name change for spouse to resume use of prior name.

Issue Date

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Relevant Example For Verification Document Type Explanation Information Documents may vary by jurisdiction and date issued. Employer • Identity card issued by a • First name Company Name identification card consumer’s employer • Last name

• Provides identifying • Company name information, including a • Issue date consumer’s name First Name • Expiration date Last Name Issue Date Expiration Date

High school or college • Document issued by an • Name diploma or transcript educational institution that • School name School Name verifies a consumer’s • Issue date completion of a specific course of study Name • Provides identifying information, including a consumer’s name Issue Date

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Relevant Example For Verification Document Type Explanation Information Documents may vary by jurisdiction and date issued.

Property deed or title • Property deed includes the • Name property owner and • Address address. • Title includes title owner and address.

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