What types of ID does Facebook accept? 

If you need to confirm your name on Facebook, or if you’ve lost access to your account, you may be asked to send us a copy of something with your name on it.

You have several different options for this, including photo IDs issued by the government, IDs from non-government organizations, official certificates or licenses that include your name or other physical items like a magazine subscription or a piece of mail.

 In a narrow set of abuse prevention scenarios, specific forms of government-issued ID may be required.

For example, users that wish to run ads with political content must confirm their identity by providing specific government-issued ID. Learn more about what happens to your ID after you send it to Facebook.

 Group One

 You can send facebook one of the items from group one to confirm your name or get back into your account.

 Anything that you send face should contain either your name and date of birth or your name and photo.

• Birth certificate

• Driver’s license

• Passport

• Marriage certificate

• Official name change paperwork

• Personal or vehicle insurance card

• Non-driver’s government ID (ex: disability, SNAP card, national ID card, pension card)

• Green card, residence permit or immigration papers

• Tribal identification or status card

• Voter  ID card

• Family certificate

• Visa

• National age card

• Immigration registration card

• Tax identification card

Group Two

If you don’t have anything from group one, you can send facebook two different items from group two.

 The name on the items that you send us should be the same name that you want to show on your profile.

 Keep in mind that if you’ve lost access to your account, you may be asked to provide something from the list that also shows a photo or date of birth that matches the details on your Facebook account.

 This extra precaution is so that we can make sure that the only one with access to your account is you.

• Bank statement

• Transit card

• Check

• Credit card

• Employment verification

• Library card

• Mail

• Magazine subscription stub

• Medical record

• Membership ID (ex: pension card, union membership, work ID, professional ID)

• Paycheck stub

• Permit

• School ID card

• School record

• Social Security card

• Utility bill

• Yearbook photo (actual scan or photograph of the page in your yearbook)

• Company loyalty card

• Contract

• Family registry

• Diploma

•  Religious documents

• Certificate of registration for accreditation or professional

• Professional license card

• Polling card

• Health insurance

• Address proof card

• Social welfare card

What types of ID does Facebook accept? 

If you need to confirm your name on Facebook, or if you’ve lost access to your account, you may be asked to send us a copy of something with your name on it.

You have several different options for this, including photo IDs issued by the government, IDs from non-government organizations, official certificates or licenses that include your name or other physical items like a magazine subscription or a piece of mail.

 In a narrow set of abuse prevention scenarios, specific forms of government-issued ID may be required.

For example, users that wish to run ads with political content must confirm their identity by providing specific government-issued ID. Learn more about what happens to your ID after you send it to Facebook.

 Group One

 You can send facebook one of the items from group one to confirm your name or get back into your account.

 Anything that you send face should contain either your name and date of birth or your name and photo.

• Birth certificate

• Driver’s license

• Passport

• Marriage certificate

• Official name change paperwork

• Personal or vehicle insurance card

• Non-driver’s government ID (ex: disability, SNAP card, national ID card, pension card)

• Green card, residence permit or immigration papers

• Tribal identification or status card

• Voter  ID card

• Family certificate

• Visa

• National age card

• Immigration registration card

• Tax identification card

Group Two

If you don’t have anything from group one, you can send facebook two different items from group two.

 The name on the items that you send us should be the same name that you want to show on your profile.

 Keep in mind that if you’ve lost access to your account, you may be asked to provide something from the list that also shows a photo or date of birth that matches the details on your Facebook account.

 This extra precaution is so that we can make sure that the only one with access to your account is you.

• Bank statement

• Transit card

• Check

• Credit card

• Employment verification

• Library card

• Mail

• Magazine subscription stub

• Medical record

• Membership ID (ex: pension card, union membership, work ID, professional ID)

• Paycheck stub

• Permit

• School ID card

• School record

• Social Security card

• Utility bill

• Yearbook photo (actual scan or photograph of the page in your yearbook)

• Company loyalty card

• Contract

• Family registry

• Diploma

•  Religious documents

• Certificate of registration for accreditation or professional

• Professional license card

• Polling card

• Health insurance

• Address proof card

• Social welfare card