For tips and best practices for selecting and uploading acceptable identity documents, click here.
ID.me has partnered with the Washington (State) Employment Security Department (ESD) to verify your identity for unemployment insurance.
To verify your identity:
1. If you have received an email or letter from Washington's Employment Security Department (ESD) and were directed to the site below, you are being asked to verify your identity with ID.me. |
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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. |
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3. Confirm your email address. |
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4. Select a multi-factor authentication option. |
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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. |
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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. |
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7. When prompted, take and submit a selfie. |
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8. Enter all other requested information, including your Social Security number. |
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9. 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.
Click here to learn more about Trusted Referee.
After you've completed your verification with a Trusted Referee, follow the steps below to continue with your claim:
- Return to the Washington ESD site.
- Log in to your Washington ESD account.
- Provide your ID.me credentials when prompted.
- Follow the steps for Washington ESD, then click to Allow them to use your verified identity information.
What's Next
If you have questions about your claim after your identity is verified, please visit ESD at https://esd.wa.gov/unemployment/help.
For more on this process, watch the video below.
