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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 7

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 37 Chapter 7 Verification

Documents to Establish Identity Explanation (1) (D) of the Immigration and Nationality Act • Driver's license issued by a state or territory, either with a photograph or other identifying information of the individual such as name, age, sex, race, height, weight, or eye color • School identification card with a photograph of the individual • School records, such as report cards. These must be verified with the issuing school. • U.S. military card or draft record • Identification card issued by the federal, state, or local government with the same information included on driver’s licenses • Military dependent’s identification card • Native American Tribal document • U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner card • Three or more corroborating documents to prove identity, such as a marriage license, divorce decree, high school, or college diploma, death certificate, employer ID card or property deed/title. • Clinic, doctor or hospital records NOTE: For children under age 16, school records may include nursery or daycare records. If none of the above documents in the preceding charts are available, an affidavit may be used. An affidavit is only acceptable if it is signed under penalty of perjury by a parent or guardian and states the date and place of the birth of the child. An affidavit may be used for an individual under age 18 when both school photo ID cards and drivers’ licenses are not available in that area until that age. NOTE: Disabled individuals in residential care facilities may use identity affidavits made by the residential care facility director or administrator. EXCEPTION: A voter’s registration card or Canadian driver’s license cannot be used. 7.4.4 COLLECTIVE NATURALIZATION The following documents establish U.S. citizenship for collectively naturalized individuals.