Who is Issued This Document?
For guidelines on which documents on Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, are issued to which categories of individuals, see the chart below.
| Document Type | A Citizen of the U.S. | A Noncitizen National of the U.S. | A Lawful Permanent Resident | A Noncitizen Authorized to Work | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LIST A
|
U.S. Passport or Passport Card | x | x | ||
| Permanent Resident Card or Alien Registration Receipt Card (Form I-551) | x | ||||
| Foreign passport with temporary I-551 stamp or printed notation on a MRIV | x | ||||
| Employment Authorization Document (Form I-766) | x | ||||
| Foreign passport with with Arrival/Departure Record (Form I-94) | x | ||||
| Passport from the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) or the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) with Form I-94 or Form I-94A | x | ||||
|
LIST B
|
Driver's License or ID card issued by a U.S. state or outlying possession | x | x | x | x |
| ID card issued by a U.S. federal, state, or local government agency | x | x | x | x | |
| School ID card | x | x | x | x | |
| Voter registration card | x | x | x | x | |
| U.S.military card or draft record | x | x | x | x | |
| Military dependent’s ID card | x | x | x | x | |
| U.S.Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Card | x | x | x | x | |
| Native American tribal document | x | x | x | x | |
| Driver’s license issued by a Canadian government authority | x | x | x | x | |
| School record or report card (under age 18) | x | x | x | x | |
| Clinic, doctor, or hospital record (under age 18) | x | x | x | x | |
| Daycare of nursery school record (under age 18) |
x
|
x | x | x | |
|
LIST C
|
Social Security Card* | x | x | x | x |
| Certification of Birth Abroad (Form FS-545) | x | x | |||
| Certification of Report of Birth (Form DS-1350) | x | x | |||
| Consular Report of Birth Abroad (Form FS-240) | x | x | |||
| U.S. birth certificate (original or certified copy) | x | x | |||
| Native American tribal document | x | x | x | x | |
| U.S. Citizen ID Card (Form I-197) | x | x | |||
| ID Card for Use of Resident Citizen in the United States (Form I-179) | x | x | |||
| Employment authorization document issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security | x | x | x | x | |
*Unrestricted Social Security cards that are acceptable List C documents are only issued to:
- U.S. citizens
- Noncitizen nationals of the U.S.
- Lawful permanent residents
- Refugees
- Asylees
- Citizens of the Republic of Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau admitted under a Compact of Free Association
- Canadian-born American Indians
- Mexican-born Kickapoo Indians
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