• Lease or deed

• Affidavit (a written statement signed under oath) from the person you pay rent to, saying you live there

• A letter from the person you pay rent to saying you live there

• A letter from another person saying you live at your address 

• Other documentation such as: 
  • Pay stub showing your address 
    • Income tax form that shows your address
    • Utility bill or other bill in your name
    • Membership documents based on residency, such as a local library card
    • Voter registration card
    • Driver’s license, or permit, or non-driver ID
    • State or other government issued ID
    • Documents from government agencies such as a social service agency or the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement
    • Custody or guardianship papers

• Certified Birth Certificate (from any country)

• Baptismal record (from any country)

• A Passport (from any country)

If you don’t have a Birth Certificate, baptismal record, or passport, you can use other documents if you’ve had them for at least two years, such as: 

• Driver’s license
• State or governmental ID
• School photo ID with date of birth
• Consulate ID card
• Hospital or health records
• Military dependent ID card
• Other documents from federal/state/local agencies (example: Department of Social Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement)
• Court orders
• Native American tribal document
• Records from international aid agencies or voluntary agencies