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What type of photo ID can I provide?

As a regulated financial services company, Coinbase is required to identify users on our platform. Coinbase can only accept the following documents:

Accepted identity documents

US

Government-issued passports. Note: We don’t accept passport cards
State-issued IDs such as a Driver License or Identification Card

Outside of US

Government-issued photo ID
National Identity Card
Passport

Identity Documents we CANNOT accept

US Passport cards
US Permanent Resident Card (Green Card)
School IDs
Medical IDs
Temporary (paper) IDs
Residence Permit
Public Services Card
Military IDs

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