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Which documents are not accepted as Proof of Identity (POI)?

Modified on Mon, 9 Sep at 10:47 AM

Expired, damaged, or non-travel documents that were not issued by an accredited issuer and do not clearly display your photograph, Machine Readable Zone (MRZ), your full and correct current name and nationality, or the name and reference to a valid issuing authority cannot be accepted. Scans, screenshots, photographs of screens, and partial, cropped, or otherwise edited documents are not eligible as POI.


Documents that are not valid as POI include:

  • paper IDs
  • drivers’ licenses
  • health insurance cards
  • residential permits
  • key cards
  • student ID cards
  • documents that do not match information provided upon registration


Country-specific notes:

Italy

  • Italian paper IDs cannot be accepted as they lack sufficient security features

Romania

  • Romanian paper IDs cannot be accepted as they lack a back side and sufficient security features.

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