Full list of
Acceptable Identification
Vital Statistics accepts the following form(s)
of identification:
• Provide ONE (1) from GROUP A; OR
• If you do not have one from Group A,
provide TWO (2) from GROUP B; OR
• If you do not have one from Group A or
two from Group B, provide ONE (1) from
GROUP B and TWO (2) from GROUP C.
Group A – PRIMARY ACCEPTABLE ID
Please provide ONE (1) from GROUP A:
• Driver's license
• Federal or state ID
• Military ID
• U.S. passport
• License to Carry a Handgun
• Pilot's license
• Law enforcement employment ID
(federal, state, or city)
• Offender ID issued by the Texas Dept. of
Criminal Justice or an ID from a federal or
U.S. state correctional facility or
institution
• Dept. of Homeland Security, United
States Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS) issued:
▪ Employment Authorization
Document (EAD)
▪ Permanent Resident Card (Green Card)
▪ Travel Documents:
- Re-entry permit
- Refugee travel document
- Advance parole
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Group A, continued.
▪ SENTRI card
▪ U.S. citizen ID
• U.S. Dept. of State issued:
▪ Border Crossing Card (BCC) - B1 for
business or pleasure or B2
medical purposes
▪ Visa
Group B – SECONDARY ID
If you do not have one from Group A, please
provide TWO (2) from GROUP B:
• Current student ID
• Any Primary Acceptable ID from Group A
that is expired
• Signed Social Security card or Numident
• DD Form 214 Certificate of Release
• Medicaid or Medicare card
• Veterans Affairs card
• Medical insurance card
• Foreign passport accompanied by a visa
issued by the U.S. Dept. of State
• Foreign passport in accordance with the
U.S. Dept. of State, Visa Waiver Program
• Certified birth certificate from the U.S.
Dept. of State (FS-240, DS-1350, or FS-545)
• Private company employment ID
• Form I-94 - accompanied by the
applicant's visa or passport
• Mexican voter registration card
• Foreign ID with identifiable photo of
applicant (including El Salvador consular
certification, El Salvadoran Unique
Identity Card [DUI], and Honduran
consular certification)
Group C – SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
If you do not have one from Group A or two
from Group B, provide ONE (1) from GROUP B
and TWO (2) from GROUP C:
• Recent utility bill or cell phone bill with
current address
• Recent paycheck stub
• Any Secondary Acceptable ID from Group
B that is expired
• Public assistance applications or letters
• Signed valid voter’s registration card
• Police report of stolen identification
• Official school transcript
• Bank account statement
• Social Security letter
• Marriage license or divorce decree
• Certified birth certificate from a state
other than Texas, District of Columbia, or
other country
• Automobile insurance card or contract
• Lease agreement
• Loan or installment payment contract
• Promissory note or loan contract
• Court order
• Property title or lien
• Automobile title or registration
• Library card
• Fishing or hunting license
• Recent medical record or bill
• Religious record w/signature of officiant
• Recent rent receipt w/address and name
• Federal, state, or local tax records
• U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security notice
or correspondence