Students/ TOEFL Test Takers will be required to provide ID (Identity) Information when registering for TOEFL General Test. All TOEFL Test takers are responsible to bring valid TOEFL Test ID Requirementseach time they report to a test center.

TOEFL Test ID Requirements:
Valid ID documents must meet all of the following requirements.

• ID Should be an original document; photocopied documents are not acceptable


• ID Should be a government-issued national/state/province identity card that is recognized by the country in which you are a citizen or permanent resident


• ID Should be valid; expired documents (bearing expiration dates that have passed) are not acceptable


• ID Should bear candidatesfull name exactly (excluding accents) as it was when registering for the test


• ID Should include a recent, recognizable photograph


• ID Should include your signature (the name and signature on the ID document must match)

TOEFL Test ID Requirements - ID Requirements Issues/ Unable to meet Requirements
Unacceptable ID Documents:
The following documents are not acceptable as primary or supplemental ID under any circumstances:

Any document that is photocopied or expired

Any document that does not bear your last name exactly (excluding accents) as it was used when registering for the test

International driver's license

Draft classification card

International student ID

Credit/debit card of any kind

Notary-prepared letter or document

Birth certificate

Social security card

Employee ID card

Any temporary ID card

Diplomatic, consulate or embassy ID card

Any document that is not recognized by a government agency

Unable to Meet ID Requirements:
If you have been granted political asylum, have refugee status or are otherwise unable to meet the identification requirements, you must contact the ETS Office of Testing Integrity (OTI) at least seven days before registering to test. You must receive approval from OTI before you may register. You should also be prepared to submit any requested documents to OTI for review prior to receiving approval. If you do not contact OTI before you register, and as a result you are not permitted to test or your test scores are withheld, your test fees will not be refunded.
ETS Office of Testing Integrity (OTI)
Supplemental ID Documents for the TOEFL iBT® Test