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Basic Information
Please enter the following information exactly as it appears on your identity verification document. for a list of acceptable verification documents.

The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce requires that all SAFE accounts be validated against verifiable forms of identification. ID Verification ensures the department can be reasonably sure of the identity of customers who are using Ohio Department of Education and Workforce systems, which increases security for all educators, students, and families in Ohio. To provide faster verification, the customer can submit current and valid State of Ohio issued Identity card details online that will be verified automatically in SAFE. Acceptable forms of State of Ohio credentials are an Ohio Driver License or State Identification Card, for details see http://www.bmv.ohio.gov. If the customer does not have a current or valid State of Ohio Issued identity card their identity will need to be verified with an alternate acceptable form of identity that can be scanned or photographed and submitted online through SAFE. Approved forms of alternate IDs must contain a photo, name, DOB, gender, and ID number. All IDs must be current and valid at the time of submission.

    Specific IDs that are accepted are:
  • Driver license or ID card issued by any U.S. State or U.S. Territory provided it contains a photograph, name, date of birth, gender, and address
  • U.S. Passport or U.S Passport Card
  • US Military ID including Military Dependent’s ID
  • Foreign passport that contains photo, name, DOB, gender, and ID number
  • Foreign passport that contains a temporary I-551 stamp or temporary I-551 printed notation on an immigrant visa
  • Permanent Resident Card or Alien Registration Receipt Card (Form I-551)