Quick guide · ID.me

Create Your Account and Verify Your Identity

Follow these steps to securely create your ID.me account and complete identity verification (ID proofing) using the IRS option.

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Have These Ready: Your personal email, phone, and photo ID document (Driver’s License, State ID, or passport).

Go to ID.me and Sign In

Open www.id.me in your browser and tap Sign in.

Open ID.me

Tap “Create a Wallet” (Create an Account)

This is how you start creating your new account.

If you already have an account, sign in with your usual credentials. Do not create a second account.

Enter Your Personal Email

Use a personal email you can access right away. Avoid shared email accounts.

Create a Strong Password

It needs at least 8 characters, an uppercase letter, a lowercase letter, and a number or symbol.

Confirm Your Email

Check your email and open the message from hello@id.me. Tap Confirm email.

Hasn’t arrived? Check your Spam or Junk folder.

Choose Your Security Method

This is two-step verification (MFA). You can use a text message, phone call, authenticator app, or passkey. You can change it later in your account.

Verify Your Identity Using the IRS Option

  1. After creating your account, select IRS to verify your identity.
  2. Sign in again with your ID.me email and password.
  3. Authorize ID.me to access your IRS information to continue.

Complete Identity Verification

  1. Scan your identity document (the front and, if requested, the back).
  2. Scan your face with a selfie or video: follow the on-screen instructions.
  3. Review your information, confirm, and continue.

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