Tips and best practices for selecting and uploading acceptable identity documents can be found here.
ID.me has partnered with the Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) to help verify your identity for unemployment insurance (UI).
If you are filing an initial claim for UI benefits:
When you click the link to file an initial claim, you will see a page with instructions for verifying your identity, including a link directing you to ID.me. Follow this link to verify your identity.
- If you are able to complete identity verification online, be sure to click Allow to share your information with DES. (See example screenshot below.) You can continue filing your new claim or weekly certification with the DES.
- If you verified your identity with a Trusted Referee, log back into your UI account to continue your claim or certification. When you click the ID.me link, log in with your existing ID.me credentials, then click Allow to share your information with DES. (See example screenshot below.) You will NOT need to complete the entire verification process again.
If you received a notice from DES directing you to a URL to verify your identity with ID.me, then click the link in that notice to verify your identity with ID.me.
- If you are able to complete identity verification online, Arizona DES will reach out to you directly if any further action is necessary.
- If you verified your identity with a Trusted Referee, click on the link in the notice again, then click Allow to share your information with DES. (See example screenshot below.)
For more on how to create your ID.me account and verify your identity, watch the video below.
