Identification documents

You may present one of the following combinations:

1. One primary and at least one secondary (additional documentation may be required)
2. At least 3 secondary documents (additional documentation may be required)

Primary documents:

• Certified adoption certificate from a U.S. court
• U.S. passport book or card
• Secure Minnesota tribal identification card
• Active duty, reserve or retired U.S. military identification card (DD-2 or Geneva Conventions Common Access Card)
• Passport from a country other than the U.S. with a I-94 form or with a I-551 stamp
• Canadian birth or naturalization certificate with a I-94 form attached (Must be presented with a photo Secondary Document issued by a Canadian government agency)
• One of the following documents issued by the U.S. Department of Justice or the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
  • Employment Authorization card with photo (I-688 or I-766 series)
  • Permanent Resident or Resident Alien card (I-551 or I-151)
  • Re-entry Permit/Refuge Travel Document (I-327, I-571)
  • Certificate of Naturalization (N-550, N-570, or N-578)
  • Certificate of Citizenship (N-560, N-561, or N-645)
  • United States Citizen Identification Card (I-179 or I-197)
  • Northern Mariana Card (I-873)
  • American Indian Card (I-872)
• Photo driver’s license, state identification card or permit, issued by a U.S. state other than Minnesota, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands or a Canadian province or territory
• Social Security history/transcript document - not a social security card
• Tax documents

Secondary documents

• Certified birth record issued by a government bureau of vital statistics or board of health in the United States, District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico or the United States Virgin Islands
• Minnesota Photo driver’s license, state identification card or permit.
• Certificate of Birth Abroad (FS-545 or DS-1350) issued by the U.S. Department of State
• Report of Birth Abroad of a United State Citizen (FS-240) issued by the U.S. embassy
• Certified government-issued marriage certificate (a document other than the marriage certificate currently being amended)
• Certified U.S. or Canadian court order with full name and date of birth
• Certified secondary or post-secondary school transcript containing legal full name and date of birth
• Secondary school (grades 7-12) student identification card with student’s name, photograph and date of birth or unique identification number
  • Identification card must have the academic school year or issue date printed on it
• Government employee photo identification card from a jurisdiction in the U.S. or Canada
• Identification card (DD-1173 or DD-214) issued by the U.S. Department of Defense
• Color-photo permit to carry a firearm or concealed weapon, issued by a U.S. police department or sheriff
• Pilot’s license issued by the Federal Aviation Administration