You may submit items such as the following containing your signature AND a photograph that is a good likeness of you:

  • Previous or current U.S. passport book;
  • Previous or current U.S. passport card;
  • Driver's license (not temporary or learner's license);
  • Certificate of Naturalization;
  • Certificate of Citizenship
  • Military identification;
  • Federal, state, or municipal government employee identification card.


Note: Temporary or altered documents are not acceptable.


A photocopy of the identity documents also must accompany the passport application. The copy must be made on a single side of white, letter-size paper and the front and back of the ID must be included. Applicants without proper proof of identity may submit several forms of secondary identification, such as a social security card, credit card, and an employee ID, or have an identifying witness swear to their identity.