13.2 List B Documents That Establish Identity

1. Driver's license or ID card issued by a State or outlying possession of the United States provided it contains a photograph or information such as name, date of birth, gender, height, eye color, and address

A driver’s license can be issued by any state or territory of the United States (including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) or by a Canadian government authority. You may accept a driver's license if it contains a photograph or, if it does not contain a photograph, it includes identifying information such as name, date of birth, gender, height, eye color, and address.

Some states may place restrictive notations on their licenses. For Form I-9 purposes, you may accept these licenses.

Picture of a Mississippi Drivers License

2. ID card issued by federal, state or local government agencies or entities, provided it contains a photograph or information such as name, date of birth, gender, height, eye color, and address

An ID card can be issued by any state (including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) or local government. You may accept an ID card if it contains a photograph or, if it does not contain a photograph, it includes identifying information, such as name, date of birth, gender, height, eye color, and address.

Some states may place restrictive notations on their ID cards. For Form I-9 purposes, you may accept these cards.

3. School ID card with a photograph

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4. Voter's registration card

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5. U.S. Military card or draft record

ID card issued to active-duty U.S. military personnel, selected reserve, Department of Defense civilian employees and eligible contractor personnel.

6. Military dependent's ID card

ID Card for U.S. military family members and U.S. military retirees.

Sample front of DOD dependent Card

Sample image of the Back of the DOD dependent card

7. U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Card

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8. Native American tribal document

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9. Driver's license issued by a Canadian government authority

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For persons under age 18 who are unable to present a document listed above:

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10. School record or report card

11. Clinic, doctor, or hospital record

12. Day-care or nursery school record

Acceptable Receipts

Receipt for a replacement of a lost, stolen, or damaged List B document may be presented in lieu of a document listed above for a temporary period.