Examiner Resources - Policies and Procedures

Forms of ID Required for Test Taking 

1. Allowable

A current government issued picture (legible picture) ID is required for admission to a GED Testing Center.

Allowable forms of ID include:

• State issued driver’s license
• Temporary state issued driver’s permit, valid only for six months from the date of issue
• State ID card
• Passport
• Military ID
• Form N-560 or N-561 Certificate of Citizenship
  See usimmigration.com/citizenship-certificate.html for more information
  Note: all documents must contain the person’s name, birth date, address, and signature.

2. Unallowable

Forms of ID not acceptable include:

• Library cards
• High school ID cards
• College/university ID cards

3. All other forms of ID must be cleared by the State GED Testing Administrator.

4. When possible, all GED testing candidates enrolled in a Utah public education school as of 2005, are to provide their Utah public K-12 Statewide Student Identification Number (SSID) at the time of registration to allow for data matching outcomes and personal transfer of GED Tests outcomes to post-secondary institutions as desired.