Credentials

Valid Forms of Identification

• U.S. Passport or U.S. Passport Card
• Driver's license or ID card issued by a State or outlying possession of the United States provided it contains a photograph or information such as name, date of birth, gender, height, eye color, and address
• ID card issued by federal, state or local government agencies or entities, provided it contains a photograph or information such as name, date of birth, gender, height, eye color, and address
• School ID card with a photograph
• Voter's registration card
• U.S. Military card or draft record
• Military dependent's ID card
• U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Card
• Native American tribal document
• Driver's license issued by a Canadian government authority
• Permanent Resident Card or Alien Registration Receipt Card (Form I-551)
• Foreign passport that contains a temporary I-551 stamp or temporary I-551 printed notation on a machine-readable immigrant visa
• Employment Authorization Document that contains a photograph (Form I-766)
• In the case of a non-immigrant alien authorized to work for a specific employer incident to status, a foreign passport with Form I-94 or Form I-94A bearing the same name as the passport and containing an endorsement of the alien's non-immigrant status, as long as the period of endorsement has not yet expired and the proposed employment is not in conflict with any restrictions or limitations identified on the form
• Passport from the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) or the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) with Form I-94 or Form I-94A indicating non-immigrant admission under the Compact of Free Association Between the United States and the FSM or RMI

UCSF Medical Center Employees or Affiliates

Please contact your home department or UCSF Medical Center contact for further information and authorization to obtain a UCSF Medical Center ID card.

When you have received authorization, contact the UCSF Medical Center Security Division at 885-7890 to get your ID card, The Medical Center ID Badging station is located at M-192 (Moffitt, 1st Floor, Room 192)

To add proximity access to your UCSF Medical Center ID Card send an email to:

• This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (for access to Parnassus Medical Center, including internal access between Moffitt and Medical Science Building, and most ACC access)
• This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (for UCSF Medical Center employees or affiliates who require access to campus facilities

The email should contain:

• First and last name
• UCSF ID number (begins with 02)
• 8-digit number on back of UCSF Medical Center ID badge
• Building and room number, plus actual access code (if known)

UCSF Faculty, Postdocs and Staff

Contact your manager, supervisor or PI to request authorization for a new or replacement ID card.

UCSF Students

New ID Cards

Contact your school’s administration for information on receiving your UCSF ID card.

Replacement Cards:

• Get approval from your school’s administration to receive a new ID card (regardless of who is paying for the card).
• If the school is paying for the card, a representative must enter the DPA and fund into the ICRD screen.
• If you are paying for the card, bring written approval from your school’s administration authorizing a replacement card, with an appropriate signature.
• Go to a service location and bring one acceptable form of identification.
• Contact your school’s administration if you have questions.

UCSF Contractors and Affiliates

If you are a contractor, vendor or volunteer who is not paid through UCSF’s payroll, you must supply required information to the UCSF department that hired you. They will inform you when you can obtain your UCSF ID card.

Where to Get an ID Card

The preferred method for making appointments is to call 415-476-2088. ID Card, Notary, and Fingerprinting appointments are available as follows:

NOTE: Medical Center personnel who need ID cards click here.

For all services EXCEPT Medical Center IDs: click to make an appointment.

Our service locations close occasionally for training and meetings and for all UCSF holidays. Notice of closures will be posted on the door and will not occur when there are scheduled appointments.

UCSF ID cards are the property of the University of California. Policy requires that departments collect UCSF ID cards from all persons who are discontinuing their association with the University. ID cards are then forwarded to any ID card service location, or interoffice mail to campus box 0238.