The following documents can be presented as proof of U.S. citizenship to obtain a REAL ID credential:
Valid U.S. passport or passport card
Consular Report of Birth Abroad issued by the U.S. State Department (form FS-240, DS-1350 or FS-545)
Certificate of Citizenship (form N-560 or N-561)
Certificate of Naturalization (form N-550, N-570 or N-578)
Certified birth certificate issued by the vital records office of the state of birth. Birth certificates can only be accepted if they have the following information:
U.S. government unit (city, county, state, U.S. territory) that issued the record
Applicant’s full name, date of birth, and place of birth
Parents’ names (at least one parent must be listed)
Date the record was filed with the registrar’s office
Certification statement and signature from the registrar indicating the original record is on file with the registrar’s office
Seal or stamp indicating the document is a certified record (not a photocopy)
NOTE:
Delayed foreign birth certificates aren’t acceptable (these are issued to customers who were adopted from another country). These applicants are eligible to apply for a U.S. passport, passport card, or Certificate of Citizenship.
Hospital birth certificates aren’t acceptable.
Adoption records aren’t accepted as birth certificates.
Puerto Rico birth certificates must have been issued on or after July 1, 2010
It is Enhanced Driver's Licenses that convey citizenship.
MI, MN, NY, VT, and WA, all northern border states, offer enhanced driver’s licenses to serve as proof of identity and U.S. citizenship. These licenses meet the security standards of the REAL ID Act, are marked by the word “Enhanced”, and can have a yellow REAL-ID star at the upper corner. They can be used in place of a U.S. passport to cross a U.S. border.
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