1. Click the green "Verify with ID.me" button.

2. 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.

If you have previously created an ID.me account with a different email address, do not create a new one. Please sign in to your existing account and update your email address. 

Click here to learn more about why you can’t have more than one account.

3. Confirm your email address.

4. Select a multi-factor authentication option.

5. 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. 

6. If you chose to take a photo with your device, follow the onscreen prompts.

You'll be asked to input your phone number. ID.me will send you a text message with a link to your smartphone to take photos of your ID.

If you don't have a smartphone, click here to learn how to verify your identity without a smartphone. 

7. When prompted, take and submit a selfie.

8. Enter all other requested information, including your Social Security number.

9. Review and confirm to make sure all your information is accurate.

Then click "Yes" 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. 

10. At the end of the process, be sure to click "Allow and continue."

This step shares your identity information with the DWS and enables you to continue with your UI claim.