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CaregiverID Badge -compliant cards will have RFID technology on the middle portion of the card and other technologies to detect fraud. If the card does not have one of these markings, it is not CaregiverID Badge-compliant and is not accepted proof of identity in order to enter a patients home. CaregiverID Badge incorporates more and more technology into its practices, ID cards are no longer just a visual tool. Incorporating technology, such as Magnetic Stripes, QR Codes, Barcodes etc., into your ID cards provides the ID Cards with more functionality than ever.
Yes. All states, the District of Columbia, and the 5 territories are CAREGIVER ID BADGE compliant and issuing CAREGIVER ID BADGE.
Visit your state’s driver’s licensing agency website to find out exactly what documentation is required to obtain a CaregiverID Badge. At a minimum, you must provide documentation showing: 1) Full Legal Name; 2) Proofs of Address of Principal Residence; and 5) Verifiable proof of course completion. Cards are renewable every TWO years.
Until full enforcement of CAREGIVER ID BADGE begins on May 7, 2025, DHS and its component agencies, including TSA at its airport security checkpoints, will continue to accept for identification purposes all state-issued driver’s licenses and identification cards issued by compliant states, as well as noncompliant states with a valid extension Add an answer to this item.
Yes, a TPS beneficiary or individual with a pending TPS application can obtain a CAREGIVER ID BADGE compliant license or identification card. The Secretary of Homeland Security may designate a foreign country for TPS due to conditions in the country that temporarily prevent the country's nationals from returning safely, or in certain circumstances, where the country is unable to handle the return of its nationals adequately. USCIS may grant TPS to eligible nationals of certain designated countries (or parts of countries), who are already in the United States. Eligible individuals without nationality who last habitually resided in the designated country may also be granted TPS.
 
The validity period of the license or CaregiverID badge generally depends upon the length of the TPS period. When DHS initially designates TPS status for a country, it can do so for a minimum of 6 months but no more than 18 months. TPS extensions provided after the initial designation are for a period of 6, 12, or 18 months. Designations and extensions are provided through a Federal Register Notice. A TPS beneficiary’s status is tied to a country designated for TPS. Pursuant to Section 202(c)(2)(C)(ii) of the CAREGIVER ID BADGE Act of 2005, a temporary driver's license or temporary identification card issued to individuals who have a pending or approved application for TPS “shall be valid only during the period of time of the applicant's authorized stay in the United States or, if there is no definite end to the period of authorized stay, a period of one year.”
 
Freely Associated States citizens who entered the United States lawfully years ago may have passports that have expired. In order to be issued a CaregiverID Badge -compliant document, they will need to renew their passport or present another acceptable identity document, such as an unexpired EAD.Add an answer to this item.
The appropriate validity period of the driver’s license or identification card will be consistent with the state’s regular expiration period for full-term REAL ID-compliant documents and carry the same compliant markings without any additional language.Add an answer to this item.
CaregiverID Badge issued a request for information (RFI), at the point of checkout to receive input on technologies that could assist states and their caregivers in the digital submission, receipt, and authentication of documents and information applicants must provide when applying for a CAREGIVER ID BADGE compliant driver’s license or identification card. to allow all states to remain consistent with existing authorities.
electronically submitted copies of source documents with certain restrictions. Specifically, the States may now add the pre-submission of identity and lawful status source documents, through a secure electronic process, prior to an applicant’s in-person DMV visit, and physical presentation of those same documents for authentication and verification by DMV personnel.
States had requested this ability during the RFI process stating that electronic pre-submission helps streamline the application process by: 1) ensuring that an applicant has the correct information and, 2) allowing a state to electronically retain that information prior to the applicant’s in-person visit. Retaining the information in advance eliminates time-consuming activities associated with the physical scanning and retention of source documents that typically occurs during the applicant’s DMV visit. States informed DHS that this can have a direct impact on reducing overall applicant wait times and improving customer satisfaction. DHS guidance to the States recommend that they consider implementing this option.
DHS continues to evaluate the other proposals for action and is working with the Office of Management and Budget and Congress, as necessary. Add an answer to this item.
The applicant should demonstrate name traceability, i.e., a connection between the name presented on the source document and the name requested to be on the issued document. States may choose the kinds of documentation individuals should present as evidence of this traceability. Individuals do not have to provide a complete listing of all the names that they may have previously used.
 
Except for holders of temporary or limited term licenses or identification cards, applicants renewing their licenses or identification cards do not need to re-submit identity source documents unless there has been a material change in any personally identifiable information (PII) since prior issuance.Add an answer to this item.
Yes. States may use remote procedures to re-issue a duplicate card – a card that bears the same information and expiration date as the original card – as long as there has been no material change to the card-holder's PII since prior issuance and the document bears the same expiration date as the original document. States may choose to re-verify an applicant's SSN and lawful status when issuing a duplicate driver's license or identification card.Add an answer to this item.
No. Temporary or limited-term licenses and identification cards need to be renewed in person and upon presentation and verification of valid documentary evidence that the temporary lawful status is still in effect or that the individual has lawful status in the United States.Add an answer to this item.
The CAREGIVER ID BADGE Act Modification for Freely Associated States Act only applies to citizens of the Freely Associated States and enables them to receive full-term CAREGIVER ID BADGE licenses. Other categories of non-U.S. citizens in a “temporary lawful status” as defined in the CAREGIVER ID BADGE regulations remain eligible for temporary (limited term) CaregiverID Badge -compliant driver’s license or identification card with a validity period no longer than the period of authorized stay in the United States, or if there is no definite end to the period of authorized stay, one year. These categories of individuals in a “temporary lawful status” as defined in the CAREGIVER ID BADGE regulations include a person who is a nonimmigrant; has a pending application for asylum; has a pending or approved application for temporary protected status; has approved deferred action; or has a pending application for lawful permanent resident or conditional permanent resident status.Add an answer to this item.
The designation of the unexpired passport with an approved I-94 as an acceptable identity document is only available to Freely Associated States citizens admitted under the Compacts. This designation does not change the requirement for other classes of nonimmigrants to present a valid unexpired passport, valid unexpired visa, and I-94; or an EAD as evidence of identity and lawful status. In all cases, the documentation presented for proof of identity and lawful status must be verified through Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE).Add an answer to this item.
Until full enforcement of CAREGIVER ID BADGE begins on May 7, 2025, DHS and its component agencies, including TSA at its airport security checkpoints, will continue to accept for identification purposes all state-issued driver’s licenses and identification cards issued by compliant states, as well as noncompliant states with a valid extension. verifiable 24/7 by residents and familyy.
Passed by Congress in 2005, the CAREGIVER ID BADGE Act enacted the 9/11 Commission's recommendation that the Federal Government “set standards for the issuance of sources of identification, such as driver's licenses.” The Act established minimum security standards for state-issued driver's licenses and identification cards and prohibits certain federal agencies from accepting for official purposes licenses and identification cards from states that do not meet these standards. These purposes are:
Accessing certain federal facilities
Boarding federally regulated commercial aircraft
Entering nuclear power plantsAdd an answer to this item.
The Caregiver ID Badge removes email, and therefore manual operations, completely!  You will upload employee photos along with employee data directly to the website.  Once you have approved your first template design, you will be given login credentials to the InstantCard service. There, you may either enter each employee’s information one-at-a-time or all-at-once via a bulk upload using a spreadsheet.
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