List of Acceptable Forms of Identification

LISTS OF ACCEPTABLE DOCUMENTS
All documents must be UNEXPIRED
Employees may present one selection from List A
"'a combination of one seledlon from Ust Band one selection""'" Ust C.
LIST A
Documents that Establish
Both Identity and
Employment Authorization
1. U.S. Passport or U.S. Passport t.ard
2. Permanent Resident cans or Alien
Registration Receipt Cal'd (Fonn 1-551)
3. Fotejgn passport that contains a
temporary 1·551 s.larnp or temporary
1-551 pMted notation on a machinereadable immigrant visa
EmplOyment Authorizatlon Document
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comalns a pllotograpll (Form
1·766)
LIST S
LIST C
Documents that Establish
Documents that Establish
Identity
OR
Employment Autho-tlon
AND
1. Orivefs license Ot 10 card issued by a
State 01 ~ possession of the
United States provided it contains a
photograph or infOtmation such at
name. date of birth.. gender, ~'~tight. aye
1. A Social Seo.ltily Aceount Number
card. unless the card ioclucies one of
the following restrictions:
(1) NOT VALID FOR EMPlOYMENT
(2) VAUD FORWORK0NLYW1lH
INS AUTHORIZATION
COIOt. and addless
2. 10 card is.wed by fec!era.J. state or local
govemmeru a~ncies or entities.
prO'IIicted it contains a photograph or
information such as name. date of birth.
gendef. height eye color. ~nd a<tdress
(3) VAUDFORWORKONLYW1lH
DHSAUTHORIZATION
2. Certification of Birth Abroad issued
by the Oepar1ment of Stat e (Form
FS.545)
5. For a norwr.migfant allan authOrized
to wotk 101' a spedfic e~oyer
because of his or her status.:
a. Foreign passport; and
b. Form 1-94 Ot Form l-94A that has
the fouowing:
(1) The some name os t h e , - .
and
(2) All endOrsement of the alien's
nonlmmlgfant status as long as
that period of endorsement has
not y&t expired and the
proposed emplOyment Is not In
conflict v.ith any restrictions or
ll"""tlons ldentffie<l on the form.
6. Passpon from the Federated States of
Micronesia (FSM) or the Repubt;c ot
lhe Mmhall l.slands (RMI) with Fonn
1·9 4 Of Form 1·94A indicating
nonimmigrant admission under the
Compact of Free Association Between
lhe United SU.tes and the FSM or RMI
3. School tO card with a photograph
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Voter's regis.tration card
5. U.S. Military catd or draft reeotd
6. Mifrtary dependent's 10 c::ard
7. U .S. Coast Guard MerChant M ariner
Card
3. [email protected] of Report of S.th
is.sued by the Department of State
(form OS-1350)
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Original or certlfte<l copy of birth
certificate lssuect by a State.
CO<Jnly. munlclpol authority. a<
tenitory of the United States
bearing an official seal
8. Native American tribal document
5. Native American tribal document
9. Driver's license issued by a Cenadian
6. U.S. Citizen ID Cord (Form 1· 197)
9Qvemme.U authority
For persons under age 18 who are
unable to present a document
7. k:lentification Card for Use of
Resident Citizen in the United
S!;!t.. (Form 1- 179)
listed above:
10. School record or repof1 cafd
11. Cli,..c, dOdor. Of hospital rtMlOfd
8. Employment authorization
document issued by the
Department of Homeland security
12. Day-care or nurs.ery school t ecotd
Illustrations of many of these documents appear In Part 8 of the Handbook for Employers (M-274).
Refer to Section 2 of the Instructions, titled "Employer or Authorized Representative Review
and Verlflcatlon," for more Information about acceptable receipts.