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The "Citizenship Statement" section of the Statement of Citizenship and/or Identity form (F-10161) may be used for the affidavit. 7.2.4.3 Evidence of Identity If an applicant whose U.S. citizenship is not verified by SSA is unable to provide stand-alone documentation of citizenship (see SECTION 7.2.4.1 STAND-ALONE DOCUMENTATION OF CITIZENSHIP), they must provide evidence of both citizenship (see SECTION 7.2.4.2 EVIDENCE OF CITIZENSHIP) and identity. As a reminder, for health care, verification of identity must not be requested or required for: • U.S. citizens who are exempt from the verification requirement (see SECTION 7.2.1.2 EXEMPT POPULATIONS). • U.S. citizens whose citizenship is verified by SSA. • U.S. citizens whose citizenship is verified by a birth query, SAVE database, or other stand-alone documentation of citizenship. • Persons who have not declared they are U.S. citizens. • Non-U.S. citizens. The applicant may provide any documentation of identity listed in the chart below or Process Help Section 19.3.5.3 Automatically Populated Verification Codes and Acceptable Citizenship and Identity Documentation to verify identity, provided such document has a photograph or other identifying information sufficient to establish identity such as name, age, sex, race, height, weight, eye color, or address. In addition, the IM agency may accept proof of identity from a Federal agency or another State agency, including but not limited to a law enforcement, revenue, or corrections agency, if the agency has verified and certified the identity of the person. If the applicant does not have any documentation of identity and identity is not verified by another Federal or State agency, they may submit an affidavit, signed under penalty of perjury, by a person other than the applicant who can reasonably attest to the applicant’s identity. Such affidavit must contain the applicant’s name and other identifying information establishing identity, as described above. The affidavit does not have to be notarized. The applicant may submit a Statement of Citizenship and/or Identity (F-10161) or another affidavit. Acceptable Documentation of Identity Only Description/Explanation State or Territory Driver’s license Driver’s license issued by a U.S. State or Territory either with a photograph of the individual or other identifying information of the individual such as name, age, sex, race, height, weight, or eye color. REAL IDs only provide documentation of identity, not citizenship. Note: Real IDs only provide documentation or identity, not citizenship. Education Document For children under age 19, school records providing the name and other identifying information. School records would include, but not be limited to report cards, daycare, or nursery school records. FoodShare Identification Requirement met Verifying the identity of the primary person is a requirement for a FoodShare application. Once this requirement is met for FoodShare, it is also met for the identity verification requirement for health care.