Accepted IDs by country and ID type

Whether your ID was issued in the U.S. or another country, you may be able to use it to verify your identity with IDMe. We accept many types of IDs from more than 200 countries and territories, including driver's licenses, state IDs, passports, passport cards, permanent resident cards, and tribal IDs.

Most IDs can be verified with Self-Service.

U.S. IDs

ID	Where it works
Driver's license (any U.S. state)	Self-Service or video call
State ID	Self-Service or video call
U.S. passport	Self-Service or video call
U.S. passport card	Self-Service or video call
Permanent resident card	Self-Service or video call
Tribal ID (federally recognized tribe)	Self-Service or video call
Expired driver's license (expired within the last 12 months)	Video call only
Employment authorization card (Form I-766)	Video call only
Certificate of naturalization (Form N-550 or N-570)	Video call only
Trusted traveler card (Global Entry, NEXUS, SENTRI)	Video call only

IDs from other countries and territories

Country or territory	Passport, Passport card	National ID card, State ID, Tribal IDs	Driver's license	Residence permit
Afghanistan	✅	✅	✅	❌
Aland Islands	✅	❌	✅	❌
Albania	✅	✅	✅	✅
Algeria	✅	✅	✅	❌
American Samoa	✅	✅	✅	❌
Andorra	✅	❌	✅	✅
Angola	✅	✅	✅	✅
Anguilla	✅	❌	❌	❌
Antigua and Barbuda	✅	✅	✅	❌
Argentina	✅	✅	✅	❌
Armenia	✅	✅	✅	✅
Aruba	❌	✅	✅	❌
Australia	✅	✅	✅	✅
Austria	✅	✅	✅	✅
Azerbaijan	✅	✅	✅	✅
Bahamas	✅	❌	✅	✅
Bahrain	✅	✅	✅	❌
Bangladesh	✅	✅	✅	❌
Barbados	✅	✅	✅	❌
Belarus	✅	✅	✅	✅
Belgium	✅	✅	✅	✅
Belize	✅	✅	✅	❌
Benin	✅	✅	✅	✅
Bermuda	✅	✅	✅	❌
Bhutan	✅	✅	✅	❌
Bolivia	✅	✅	✅	❌
Bosnia and Herzegovina	✅	✅	✅	❌
Botswana	✅	✅	✅	❌
Brazil	✅	✅	✅	✅
Brunei Darussalam	✅	✅	✅	✅
Bulgaria	✅	✅	✅	✅
Burkina Faso	✅	✅	✅	❌
Burundi	✅	❌	✅	❌
Cambodia	✅	✅	✅	✅
Cameroon	✅	✅	✅	✅
Canada	✅	✅	✅	✅
Cape Verde	✅	✅	✅	❌
Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Eustatius, Saba)	❌	✅	✅	❌
Cayman Islands	✅	❌	✅	❌
Central African Republic	✅	✅	✅	❌
Chad	✅	✅	✅	❌
Chile	✅	✅	✅	✅
China	✅	✅	✅	✅
Christmas Island	❌	❌	✅	❌
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	❌	❌	✅	❌
Colombia	✅	✅	✅	❌
Comoros	✅	✅	❌	✅
Congo, Democratic Republic	✅	✅	✅	❌
Congo, Republic of	✅	✅	✅	✅
Cook Islands	❌	❌	✅	❌
Costa Rica	✅	✅	✅	✅
Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)	✅	✅	✅	✅
Croatia	✅	✅	✅	✅
Cuba	✅	✅	✅	❌
Curaçao	❌	✅	✅	❌
Cyprus	✅	✅	✅	✅
Czech Republic	✅	✅	✅	✅
Denmark	✅	✅	✅	✅
Djibouti	✅	✅	✅	❌
Dominica	✅	✅	✅	❌
Dominican Republic	✅	✅	✅	❌
Ecuador	✅	✅	✅	❌
Egypt	✅	✅	✅	❌
El Salvador	✅	✅	✅	✅
Equatorial Guinea	✅	✅	❌	✅
Eritrea	✅	❌	❌	❌
Estonia	✅	✅	✅	✅
Eswatini (Swaziland)	✅	✅	❌	❌
Ethiopia	✅	✅	❌	✅
Faroe Islands	✅	❌	✅	❌
Fiji	✅	✅	✅	❌
Finland	✅	✅	✅	✅
France	✅	✅	✅	✅
French Polynesia	❌	✅	✅	❌
Gabon	✅	✅	✅	✅
Gambia	✅	✅	✅	✅
Georgia	✅	✅	✅	✅
Germany	✅	✅	✅	✅
Ghana	✅	✅	✅	✅
Gibraltar	✅	✅	✅	✅
Greece	✅	✅	✅	✅
Greenland	✅	❌	✅	❌
Grenada	✅	✅	✅	❌
Guam	❌	✅	✅	❌
Guatemala	✅	✅	✅	❌
Guernsey	✅	❌	✅	❌
Guinea	✅	✅	✅	❌
Guinea-Bissau	✅	✅	✅	❌
Guyana	✅	✅	✅	❌
Haiti	✅	✅	✅	✅
Holy See (Vatican)	✅	❌	❌	❌
Honduras	✅	✅	✅	✅
Hong Kong	✅	✅	❌	❌
Hungary	✅	✅	✅	✅
Iceland	✅	✅	✅	✅
India	✅	✅	✅	❌
Indonesia	✅	✅	✅	✅
Iran	✅	❌	❌	❌
Iraq	✅	✅	✅	✅
Ireland	✅	✅	✅	✅
Isle of Man	✅	❌	✅	❌
Israel	✅	✅	✅	❌
Italy	✅	✅	✅	✅
Jamaica	✅	✅	✅	❌
Japan	✅	✅	✅	✅
Jersey	✅	❌	✅	❌
Jordan	✅	✅	✅	✅
Kazakhstan	✅	✅	✅	✅
Kenya	✅	✅	✅	✅
Kiribati	✅	✅	✅	❌
Kosovo	✅	✅	✅	✅
Kuwait	✅	✅	✅	✅
Kyrgyzstan	✅	✅	✅	✅
Laos	✅	✅	✅	❌
Latvia	✅	✅	✅	✅
Lebanon	✅	✅	✅	✅
Lesotho	✅	✅	✅	❌
Liberia	✅	✅	✅	❌
Libya	✅	❌	❌	❌
Liechtenstein	✅	✅	✅	✅
Lithuania	✅	✅	✅	✅
Luxembourg	✅	✅	✅	✅
Macao	✅	✅	✅	❌
Madagascar	✅	❌	✅	❌
Malawi	✅	✅	✅	✅
Malaysia	✅	✅	✅	✅
Maldives	✅	✅	✅	❌
Mali	✅	✅	✅	❌
Malta	✅	✅	✅	✅
Marshall Islands	✅	❌	❌	❌
Mauritania	✅	✅	❌	❌
Mauritius	✅	✅	✅	✅
Mexico	✅	✅	✅	✅
Micronesia, Federated States of	✅	❌	❌	❌
Moldova	✅	✅	✅	✅
Monaco	✅	✅	✅	✅
Mongolia	✅	✅	✅	✅
Montenegro	✅	✅	✅	✅
Montserrat	✅	✅	✅	❌
Morocco	✅	✅	✅	✅
Mozambique	✅	✅	✅	✅
Myanmar	✅	✅	✅	❌
Namibia	✅	✅	✅	❌
Nauru	✅	❌	✅	❌
Nepal	✅	✅	✅	❌
Netherlands	✅	✅	✅	✅
New Caledonia	❌	❌	✅	❌
New Zealand	✅	✅	✅	❌
Nicaragua	✅	✅	✅	✅
Niger	✅	✅	✅	❌
Nigeria	✅	✅	✅	❌
Niue	❌	❌	✅	❌
Norfolk Island	❌	❌	✅	❌
North Macedonia	✅	✅	✅	✅
Northern Mariana Islands	❌	✅	✅	❌
Norway	✅	✅	✅	✅
Oman	✅	✅	✅	✅
Pakistan	✅	✅	✅	❌
Palau	✅	❌	✅	❌
Palestine, State of	✅	✅	✅	❌
Panama	✅	✅	✅	✅
Papua New Guinea	✅	✅	✅	❌
Paraguay	✅	✅	✅	✅
Peru	✅	✅	✅	✅
Philippines	✅	✅	✅	✅
Poland	✅	✅	✅	✅
Portugal	✅	✅	✅	✅
Puerto Rico	❌	✅	✅	❌
Qatar	✅	✅	✅	✅
Romania	✅	✅	✅	✅
Russian Federation	✅	❌	✅	✅
Rwanda	✅	✅	✅	✅
Saint Barthélemy	❌	❌	✅	❌
Saint Helena	✅	❌	✅	❌
Saint Kitts and Nevis	✅	✅	✅	❌
Saint Lucia	✅	✅	✅	❌
Saint Martin	❌	❌	✅	❌
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	❌	❌	✅	❌
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	✅	✅	✅	❌
Samoa	✅	❌	❌	❌
San Marino	✅	✅	✅	✅
São Tomé and Príncipe	✅	✅	❌	❌
Saudi Arabia	✅	✅	✅	✅
Senegal	✅	✅	✅	❌
Serbia	✅	✅	✅	✅
Seychelles	✅	✅	❌	❌
Sierra Leone	✅	✅	✅	❌
Singapore	✅	✅	✅	✅
Sint Maarten	❌	✅	✅	❌
Slovakia	✅	✅	✅	✅
Slovenia	✅	✅	✅	✅
Solomon Islands	✅	❌	❌	❌
Somalia	✅	✅	✅	❌
South Africa	✅	✅	✅	❌
South Korea	✅	✅	✅	✅
South Sudan	✅	✅	❌	❌
Spain	✅	✅	✅	✅
Sri Lanka	✅	✅	✅	❌
Sudan	✅	✅	❌	❌
Suriname	✅	✅	✅	❌
Sweden	✅	✅	✅	✅
Switzerland	✅	✅	✅	✅
Syria	✅	✅	❌	❌
Taiwan	✅	✅	✅	✅
Tajikistan	✅	✅	✅	✅
Tanzania	✅	✅	✅	✅
Thailand	✅	✅	✅	✅
Timor-Leste	✅	✅	❌	❌
Togo	✅	✅	✅	✅
Tonga	✅	✅	✅	❌
Trinidad and Tobago	✅	✅	✅	❌
Tunisia	✅	✅	✅	❌
Turkey	✅	✅	✅	✅
Turkmenistan	✅	❌	✅	❌
Turks and Caicos Islands	✅	❌	✅	❌
Tuvalu	✅	❌	❌	❌
Uganda	✅	✅	✅	❌
Ukraine	✅	✅	✅	✅
United Arab Emirates	✅	✅	✅	❌
United Kingdom	✅	✅	✅	✅
Uruguay	✅	✅	✅	❌
Uzbekistan	✅	✅	✅	✅
Vanuatu	✅	✅	✅	✅
Venezuela	✅	✅	✅	❌
Vietnam	✅	✅	✅	✅
Virgin Islands, British	✅	❌	✅	❌
Virgin Islands, U.S.	❌	✅	✅	❌
Yemen	✅	✅	✅	❌
Zambia	✅	✅	✅	❌
Zimbabwe	✅	✅	✅	❌

Countries and territories not listed aren't currently supported.

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