Acceptable Forms of Identification Needed at Enrollment

You must have two of the documents listed below to process your enrollment.
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1. One of the two must be a government-issued photo identification, such as New SmartID Card for
a state driver’s license, passport, or military ID – Primary Identification
Documents (Item 1 – 5) IRS Employees & Contractors
2. The second ID can be any of the forms of ID listed below (Primary or
Secondary )

Primary Forms of Identification (Items 1 - 5)

1. U .S. Passport (unexpired or expired) SmartID Card Issuance
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2. Driver’s license or ID card issued by a state or possession of the United
States provided it contains a photograph (unexpired)
3. U.S. Military ID card (unexpired)
4. U.S. Military dependant’s ID card (unexpired)
5. Department of Defense Common Access Card (CAC) (unexpired)

Secondary Forms of Identification (Items 6 - 26)

6. U .S. Social Security Card issued by the Social Security Administration
7. Original or certified copy of a birth certificate issued by a state, country,
municipal authority, or outlying possession of the United States bearing an
official seal
8. ID card issued by federal, state or local government agencies or entities,
provided it contains a photograph
9. School ID with photograph
10. Voter’s registration card
11. U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner card
12. Certificate of U.S. Citizenship (Form N-560 or N-561)
13. Certificate of Naturalization (Form N-550 or N-570)
14. U.S. Citizen ID Card (Form 1-197)
15. Unexpired foreign passport with I-551 stamp or attached Form I-94
indicating unexpired employment authorization
16. ID Card for use of Resident Citizen in the United States (Form I-179) United States Government
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17. Permanent Resident Card or Alien Registration Receipt
18. Certification of Birth Abroad issued by the Department of State (form FS-545 IRS
or Form DS-1350) Affiliation
Employee
19. Unexpired Temporary Resident Card (Form I-668) Agency/Department

20. Unexpired Employment Authorization Card (Form I-568A) Department of

Treasury

21. Unexpired Reentry Permit (Form I-327) Expiration

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22. Unexpired Refugee Travel Document (Form I-571) L AST NAME

FIRST NAME, INITIAL
23. Unexpired employment authorization document issued by DHS
24. Unexpired Employment authorization issued by DHS with photograph (Form
I-668B)
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25. Driver’s license issued by a Canadian government authority
26. Native American tribal document
For the most current list of accepted forms of ID, visit: www.fedidcard.gov/
deploytrain.aspx.
Visit: http://hspd12.web.irs.gov
Call: ERC Help Desk – 866.743.5748
About HSPD-12 The SmartID card will store the following United States Government
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Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 (HSPD-12) mandates a information:
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common identification standard for Federal employees and contractors. • Your PIN (personal identification number) Affiliation

Approximately 111,000 IRS employees and 7,000 contractors nationwide • Two electronic fingerprints
Employee

Agency/Department
Department of

must receive the new identification credential. • Agency-assigned user identifier for each Treasury

Expiration
2010OCT27

individual L AST NAME

FIRST NAME, INITIAL
IRS Employees to Receive New “SmartID” Card • Electronic certificates for functions including
SmartID is the new IRS badge. It will replace your current badge and authenticating the credential holder, providing
eventually your Prox card when fully implemented. The SmartID will digital signatures, and encrypting email
feature technology that will:
• Provide a safer work environment The SmartID card will display:
• Protect IRS employees and eventually IT systems from common • Your photograph
threats • Your full name
• Increase security of Federal facilities and information systems by • Your agency and organization
authenticating that “you are who you say you are” • Credential expiration date and serial number
• Establish a common identification standard allowing access within • Issuer identification number
and between Federal departments and agencies
The SmartID will NOT contain:
• Social security number
• Address
• Phone number
• Date of birth

1, 2, 3... How to Enroll, Obtain and Activate Your SmartID Card:

Step 1
Enroll for your SmartID
Employees will receive an email from GSA with a link to an online scheduling tool to make an enrollment appointment at an area
credentialing station. Employees are required to bring two forms of identification with them to their appointment (See complete list of
acceptable forms on the reverse page). Your enrollment cannot be processed without two forms of identification.

Step 2
The SmartID will be printed and shipped to a designated location
Employees will be notified by email when their card is ready for pickup and activation at the credentialing station where they enrolled. It could
take up to one month for the card to be printed and shipped.

Step 3
Activate your SmartID
During activation, you will:
• Provide a fingerprint for verification (match with system and match to card)
• Create a Personal Identification Number (PIN)
• Activate the card for us