Acceptable Documents to
Prove AmeriCorps Eligibility
AmeriCorps Members must be a U.S. Citizen, National, or Lawful Permanent Resident to
be eligible to serve. AmeriCorps Members are also required to prove their age and
identity. Below is a complete list of documents that are acceptable to satisfy both the
requirements above.
To Prove your AmeriCorps Eligibility:
You are required to provide one (1) of the following documents:
o Government-Issued* Birth Certificate from one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, or Northern Mariana Islands
*When the regulations refer to a birth certificate they refer to a legal document
certified by and registered with a State’s office of vital statistics (often through
local vital statistic branches). Although the official document that states the child’s
name, place of birth, parents’ names, and so forth is often filled in at the hospital,
it should not be confused with documents distributed by some hospitals that have
no legal significance.
o U.S. Passport (if expired, must be accompanied by a current government-issued photo ID)
o FS-240 Report of Birth Abroad
o FS-545 Certification of Birth Abroad
o DS-1350 Certification of Report of Birth
o N-550 or N-570 Certificate of U.S. Citizenship
o N-560 or N561 Certificate of U.S. Naturalization
o I-551 Permanent Resident Card/Alien Registration Receipt
o Foreign Passport with a stamp or text which states that USCIS has approved this
document as temporary evidence of lawful admission for permanent residence.
o USCIS Form I-94 Departure record with a stamp or text which states that USCIS has
approved this document as temporary evidence of lawful admission for permanent
residence.
o Enhanced Driver's License issued by the State of Minnesota
To Prove your Age and Identity:
You are required to provide one (1) of the following unexpired documents:
o State-issued Driver’s License
o State-issued Identification Card
o Military Identification Card
o U.S. Passport
o Permanent Resident Card
o Note: If your form of identification is expired, clipped, or stamped “Void”, we are required
to view a receipt indicating that a replacement has been requested within the last 60 days
AND the expired, clipped, or voided ID card.
Please note that some documents may satisfy multiple requirements above. A Reading Corps, Math
Corps, or Opportunity Corps staff member must see the original document in person for verification
purposes.
The table below is additional format of the list above. You will need to provide a
document from both the RED list and YELLOW list OR one (1) document from the
ORANGE list
Red (Identity)
Current Government Issued
Photo ID
Expired ID w/ valid Receipt
Yellow (Citizenship Status)
Government-issued Birth
Certificate from one of the 50
states, the District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S.
Virgin Islands, American Samoa,
or the Northern Mariana Islands
Expired Passport
Report of birth abroad of a U.S.
Citizen (FS-240)
Certificate of birth-foreign
service (FS-545)
Certification of report of birth
(DS-1350)
Certificate of naturalization
(Form N-550 or N-570)
Certificate of citizenship (Form
N-560 or N-561)
Alien Registration Receipt Card
(INS Form I-551)
Orange (Both)
Enhanced Driver's License
issued by the State of
Minnesota
Current Permanent Resident
Card
Current Foreign Passport
indicating that the INS has
approved it as temporary
evidence of lawful admission for
permanent residence
Current U.S. Passport
A Reading Corps, Math Corps, or Opportunity Corps staff must see the original document in
person for verification purposes.