Additional Identification Requirements

When you need additional identification:

• If the test center administrator questions your ID, you will be required to provide a second proof of identity.
• If confirmation cannot be made, you may not be admitted and will forfeit your test fee.
• If your primary ID does not have your name, photo and signature, you must present a second form of valid ID.
• If your passport is not written in English-language letters, you must provide a second form of ID that has a clear, recent photo and English-language letters.

Types of additional identification that are accepted:

Below is a list of documents that meet requirements for approved second forms of ID:

• A government-issued ID, including but not limited to: a passport, driver's license, state/province ID card or military ID.
• Student ID
• Confirmation of identity letter from your school, which must contain your name and signature, date of birth, a clear, recent photo, the name of your school and the date issued.
  
  Your letter must be typed on the school's original letterhead. The signature of a school official and the school seal must overlap your photograph. A letter of identity is valid for 1 year.

Do not bring any of the documents listed below.

These documents will NOT BE accepted on test day:

• Any expired ID
• Birth certificate
• International driver's license
• Draft classification card
• International student ID
• Credit/debit card of any kind
• Notary-prepared letter or document
• Social Security card
• Employee ID card
• Learner's permit or any temporary ID (for example, a temporary driver's license)
• Photocopy of ID

Questions?

For general questions about acceptable ID, call:

• 1-609-771-7100

If you have been granted political asylum or refugee status, you must contact the ETS Office of Testing Integrity before you register to test. If you do not contact this office before you register and you are not admitted to the test, you will forfeit your registration and test fees.

• ETS Office of Testing Integrity
  Phone: 1-609-406-5430
  Fax: 1-609-406-9709
  E-mail: TSReturns@ets.org