13.3 List C Documents That Establish Employment Authorization

U.S. Social Security account number card that is unrestricted. A laminated card is acceptable. A card that includes any of the following restrictive wording is not an acceptable List C document:

NOT VALID FOR EMPLOYMENT
VALID FOR WORK ONLY WITH INS AUTHORIZATION
VALID FOR WORK ONLY WITH DHS AUTHORIZATION

Picture of a Sample Social Security Card

2. Certification of report of birth issued by the Department of State (Forms DS-1350, FS-545, FS-240)

These documents may vary in color and paper used. All will include a raised seal of the office that issued the document, and may contain a watermark and raised printing.

F-545, Certification of Birth Abroad, issued by the U.S. Department of State

Image of Certificate of Birth Abroad FS 545

DS-1350, Certification of Report of Birth, issued by the U.S. Department of State

Image of a form DS-1350 Birth Abroad Certificate

FS-240, Consular Report of Birth Abroad, issued by the U.S. Department of State

Image of a Form FS-240, Consular Report of Birth Abroad

3. Original or certified copy of birth certificate issued by a State, county, municipal authority, or territory of the United States bearing an official seal

You may only accept an original or certified copy of a birth certificate issued by a state, county, municipal authority, or outlying possession of the United States that bears an official seal. Versions will vary by state and year of birth.

You may only accept a Puerto Rico birth certificate issued on or after July 1, 2010.

Birth Certificate

Image of a sample United States birth certificate

4. Native American tribal document

Example images not available.

5. U.S. Citizen ID Card (Form I-197)

Sample of Form I-197, U.S. Citizen ID Card

6. Identification Card for Use of Resident Citizen in the United States (Form I-179)

INS issued Forms I-179 to U.S. citizens who are residents of the United States. This card does not contain an expiration date, and is valid indefinitely.

Form I-179, Identification Card for Use of Resident Citizen in the United States

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7. Employment authorization document issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Some employment authorization documents issued by DHS include but are not limited to:

Form I-94 Arrival/Departure Record issued to asylees or work-authorized nonimmigrants (for example, H-1B nonimmigrants) because of their immigration status,

Form I-94

sample for I-94A

Sample of a Form I-571 Refugee Travel Document

An unexpired Form I-327, Reentry Permit,

Form I-327, Reentry Permit

Form N-560, Certificate of U.S. Citizenship or Form N-561, Replacement Certificate of Citizenship (PDF, 40.3 KB) , or

Sample N-560

Form N-550, Certificate of Naturalization or Form N-570, Replacement Certificate of Naturalization (PDF, 176.3 KB) .

Sample Certificate of Naturalization

A Form I-797 issued to a conditional resident may be an acceptable List C document in combination with an expired Form I-551.

The Form I-9 contact center can assist with questions on DHS-issued documents.

Acceptable Receipts

Receipt for a replacement of a lost, stolen, or damaged List C document may be presented in lieu of a document listed above for a temporary period.