For tips and best practices for selecting and uploading acceptable identity documents, click here.
For information on Native American / Tribal Documents as a form of evidence, click here.
ID.me has partnered with the Idaho Department of Labor (IDOL) to verify your identity for unemployment insurance. For more on our partnership, click here.
To verify your identity:
1. You should have received an email or letter from IDOL.It will direct you to a URL to verify your identity with ID.me.
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2. The link in the email or letter will take you to a web page shown here. Click on the green Verify with ID.me button. |
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3. You will be directed to the ID.me sign-in page.You can sign in to your existing ID.me account, or create a new one. |
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4. Confirm your email address. |
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5. Select a multi-factor authentication option (MFA). |
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6. Verify your identity.Select Driver's license or state ID, Passport, or Passport card to upload. You can take a photo with your mobile device or upload from your computer. |
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7. If you selected take a photo with your device, follow the onscreen prompts.You'll be asked to input your phone number then ID.me will send you a text message with a link to your smartphone to take photos of your ID. You can also upload photos directly from your computer if you have the images of your ID saved on your computer hard drive. If you don't have a smartphone, click here to learn how to verify your identity without a smartphone. |
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8. When prompted, take and submit a selfie. |
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9. Enter all other requested information, including your Social Security number. |
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10. Review and confirm to make sure all your information is accurate.Then click Continue at the bottom of the screen. After ID.me verifies your identity, you will receive a confirmation text message as a way to protect you from fraud. To learn more about this text message, click here. |
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Trusted Referee
If you are not able to complete the verification process due to an issue with your documentation, you will be routed to verify your identity over a video call with a Trusted Referee. Wait times may vary. You will need to show your identity documents to a Trusted Referee along with a selfie (a photo of yourself) to complete your verification.
To learn more about ID.me Trusted Referees, click here.
After you've completed your verification with a Trusted Referee, you must log back in to the IDOL Claimant Portal. Once in the IDOL Claimant Portal, click on the green “Verify with ID.me” button. Sign in to your existing ID.me account, and click "Allow and continue."
This step shares your identity information with IDOL and enables you to continue with your claim
What's Next
After you have successfully verified your identity, either online or with the help of an ID.me Trusted Referee, you will receive another email within 5 business days from IDOL with additional instructions.
For IDOL contact information, click here.
Please visit Idaho's identity verification FAQs for additional information and continue to submit weekly certification reports during the identification verification process.
For more on how to create your ID.me account and verify your identity, watch the video below.
