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

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

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

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.