1. Primary evidence
Request one of these documents:
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Unexpired valid U.S. driver’s license (excludes licenses that are suspended, revoked,
or temporary). For more information on temporary driver’s licenses see EXCEPTION in RM 10210.425A.1.).
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Unexpired valid U.S. State issued non-driver identity card (issued by the same State
agency that issues driver’s licenses/State-level agency with issuing authority over
the State’s identity cards)
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U.S. Passport/Passport card (valid and unexpired)
NOTE: Most States issue driver’s licenses and State non-driver identification cards to children
age 16 to 17 when they meet the requirements. Some States may issue State non-driver
identification cards to children under age 16.
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1. Primary evidence
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Request a current U.S. lawful alien document and an unexpired foreign passport. Enter
the DHS document as the primary proof of identity document and enter the foreign passport
information (name, date of birth, passport number, country name, issue date, and expiration
date) in the Evidence Submitted field on the SSNAP summary screen, if the information
is not already in the passport number field.
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Form I-551, Permanent Resident Card (includes temporary I-551 stamp/machine readable
immigrant visa (MRIV) in combination with an unexpired foreign passport when DHS has
not issued the I-551 Permanent Resident Card). EXCEPTION: You may accept an expired I-551 in combination with a Notice of Action (Form I-797)
and an unexpired foreign passport. For instructions on documenting the I-797 and entering
an extended expiration date for the I-551 based on the I-797, see RM 10211.025C.1.d.
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Form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record in combination with an unexpired foreign passport.
NOTE: Select "I-94 w/Unexpired Foreign Passport" from the Primary Proof of Identity Document
drop-down menu. For instructions on entering in SSNAP, see RM 10211.140A.
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Admission Stamp in unexpired foreign passport NOTE: An admission stamp in the unexpired foreign passport and an unexpired passport are
two separate documents. See RM 10210.020C.3, Policy for Number of Documents Required for an SSN Card.
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Form I-766, Employment Authorization card
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Form I-872, American Indian Card (only members of the Texas Band of Kickapoos are eligible for this card, see RM 10211.075C
and RM 10210.425A.6.) NOTE: In some cases, the alien may have a current lawful alien document but may not have
an unexpired foreign passport (for example, a refugee or an applicant who may have
entered the U.S. without inspection or who may have an American Indian Card). In these
situations, accept the lawful alien document alone.
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2. Secondary evidence
If a primary document is not available (available means the document exists and the
applicant can access or obtain it within 10 business days), request one of these secondary
evidence documents:
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U.S. military dependent identification card
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Certificate of Naturalization
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Certificate of U.S. Citizenship
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U.S. Indian Tribal card or identification document approved by the Regional Office
(RO) with concurrence from Enumeration Policy in Central Office (CO) as an acceptable
identity document
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Final adoption decree issued by the court where the recent adoption occurred, showing
the child’s name and the child’s DOB or the names of the adopting parent(s). If the
adoption took place more than a year ago, a more recent identity document should be
available (for example, medical record). For information on availability of documents
based on a child’s age, see RM 10210.405D.5.
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Certified copy of medical record (clinic, doctor, or hospital) or letter providing
extract data from the medical record showing, in addition to the applicant’s name,
the applicant’s DOB or age (for certification by custodian see GN 00301.030A.3.and for definition of extract, see RM 10210.420D.2 of this section).
NOTE: Do not accept a receipt or a record of treatment recorded or maintained by the applicant
or the applicant's family. Do not accept immunization records from applicants age
6 through age 17. Applicants 6 years through 17 years of age should have one of the
documents listed in RM 10210.420B.
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Health insurance or U.S. Medicaid card showing, the child’s name and:
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a photograph of the child, or
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the child’s age or DOB, or
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A health insurance or U.S. Medicaid card is unacceptable as a secondary proof of identity
document if it does not have a photo or biographical data.
(card must be
current).
For information on identity documents that do not have an expiration date see RM 10210.405D.5.
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School identity card, certified school record, transcript, or report card (must be for
the current or prior year) and show, in addition to the child’s name, either a photograph of the child, the
child’s DOB, or parent(s) names). See RM 10210.410B. NOTE: For validity of Student identification cards, follow identity documents instructions
in RM 10210.405D.5.
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Life insurance policy for the child showing the child’s name and the child’s age or
DOB
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Religious record (cradle roll, naming certificate, bris certificate, or baptismal
record showing the child’s name and the child’s age or DOB, or parent(s)’ name(s));
or an Amish or Mennonite bishop’s letter as described in RM 10225.040.
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2. Secondary evidence
When a child does not possess a U.S. lawful alien document, but meets the requirements
in
RM 10211.075 (Evidence for an SSN Card for an Alien Lawfully in the U.S. Without Immigration
Documents),
RM 10211.600 (Requests for an SSN from an Alien without Work Authorization), or
RM 10211.500 (Evidence for an SSN Card for an Undocumented Alien)
for an SSN card for a non-work reason, then accept any one of the following documents
as evidence of identity:
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Unexpired valid U.S. driver’s license (excludes licenses that you know are suspended
or revoked)
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Unexpired valid U.S. State issued non-driver identity card (issued by the same State
agency that issues driver’s licenses/State-level agency with issuing authority over
the State’s identity cards)
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U.S. military dependent identification card
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Canadian Band card (Certificate of Indian status) issued to Indian members of Canadian
tribes
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Final adoption decree issued by the court where the recent adoption occurred, showing
the child’s name and the child’s DOB or the names of the adopting parent(s). For information
on availability of documents based on a child’s age see RM 10210.405D.5.
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Certified copy of medical record (clinic, doctor, or hospital) or letter providing
extract data from the medical record showing the applicant’s name and the applicant’s
DOB or age (for certification by custodian see GN 00301.030A.3, and for definition of extract, see RM 10210.420D.2 of this section) NOTE: Do not accept a receipt or a record of treatment recorded or maintained by the applicant
or the applicant's family. Do not accept immunization records from applicants age
6 though age 17. Applicants 6 years through 17 years of age should have one of the
documents listed in RM 10210.420B. .
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Health insurance or U.S. Medicaid card showing, the child’s name and:
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a photograph of the child, or
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the child’s age or DOB, or
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A health insurance or U.S. Medicaid card is unacceptable as a secondary proof of identity
document if it does not have a photo or biographical data.
(card must be current).
For information on identity documents that do not have an expiration date, see RM 10210.405D.5.
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School identity card, certified school record, transcript, or report card (must be for
the current or prior year) and show, the child’s name and either a photograph of the child, the child’s DOB,
or parent(s)’ name(s). See RM 10210.410B NOTE: For validity of Student Identification cards, follow identity documents instructions
in RM 10210.405D.5.
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Life insurance policy for the child showing the child’s name and the child’s age or
DOB
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Religious record (cradle roll, naming certificate, bris certificate, or baptismal
record showing the child’s name and the child’s age or DOB, or parent(s)’ name(s));
or an Amish or Mennonite bishop’s letter as described in RM 10225.040.
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3. Handle the following situations on a case-by-case basis
and follow the instructions in RM 10210.415B.5.
When an applicant:
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in the Proof of Identity drop down in the Enumeration System, or
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states that a primary or secondary identity document is not available (available means
the document exists and the applicant can access or obtain it within 10 business days).
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3. Handle the following situations on a case-by-case basis
and follow the instructions in RM 10210.415B.5.
When an applicant:
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presents a primary or secondary document not listed in the charts in RM 10210.420B, Item 1 in this section or RM 10210.420B, item 2 in this section or
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in the Proof of Identity drop down in the Enumeration System, or
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states that a primary or secondary identity document is not available (current lawful
alien document or identity document listed in RM 10210.420B, item 1 or RM 10210.420B, item 2 in this section).
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