Eligibility to Work in the U.S.
Any one of the following documents is sufficient, on its own, to meet the requirement:
- an unexpired United States passport
- an unexpired foreign passport with an I-551 stamp
- an alien registration receipt card or permanent resident card
- an unexpired employment authorization card
- an unexpired employment authorization document, issued by USCIS, which contains a photograph, or
- an unexpired foreign passport with Form I-94 containing an endorsement of nonimmigrant status.
Any applicant who does not have one of the documents above must produce two documents, one establishing that he or she is authorized to work in the US and another verifying identity. To prove employment authorization, the applicant can provide:
- a Social Security card
- a U.S. birth or birth abroad certificate
- a Native American tribal document
- a U.S. citizen ID card
- a resident citizen ID card, or
- unexpired employment authorization documents issued by the Department of Homeland Security.
As proof of identity, one of the following is acceptable:
- a current U.S. or Canadian driver’s license that contains a photograph or description of personal characteristics
- a federal, state, or local identification card with a photograph on it
- a school ID card with a photograph
- a voter’s registration card
- a U.S. military card or draft record
- a military dependent’s ID card
- a U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner card, or
- a Native American tribal document
