This is what I did with my passport and driver license when they asked for it in May. Also sent my W2 since I didn’t have my SS card.

Let me also share part of my experience with getting a replacement Social Security card.  I started by calling the Social Security office and the people I talked to there gave me detailed directions for documents I had to produce (originals only, no copies) and where to send and how many weeks (a lot) it might take.  I had previously understood that simply getting a replacement card was a lot easier than getting a new card, but the process they described made it sound very difficult. So, I tried alternate id methods with ESD.

After a few more back and forth problems with ESD, it seemed like a replacement Social Security card was going to be needed, so I went online to get all the specifics of what exactly I was going to need to send SSA, only to find that there was a quick and easy process online and I got my replacement card in about 10 days.  Phone reps not only didn't tell me this was possible, they denied it when I said my expectation was a simpler request might be enough.

This c

This is really helpful information. Thanks for sharing it.

Even though it's an official communication and this is the way it SHOULD work and probably does in most cases please please keep in mind: depending on the person reviewing the documents it's been reported that verification still gets declined in some cases even with the above documents. 

They can and do (it's been reported here and confirmed, even in this same post.) outright decline verification even with the documents above, it's a good thing to keep in mind.

Just incase it helps anyone out the Social Security website allows you to verify your identity and request a new card 100% electronically, for most users there's no phone calls or office visits.

I was stressed when I found out I had to get a replacement but I was able to request a new one in just a few minutes and had mine in about a week.

I just wanted to share this information to hopefully help and prepare someone else on the off chance an OSI agent were to declin

Maybe they changed the rules again?  But maybe not.  I was told the same as this list, but when I sent all those documents, they still sent me a letter of disqualification for failing identity verification and only changed the ruling (months later) after I got a new Social Security card and sent them that.

This has been added to The Archive, under Identity:

>[List of Acceptable IDs in Lieu of SSN, caveats](https://www.reddit.com/r/UnemploymentWA/comments/l36ql5/if_you_need_to_prove_identity_but_dont_have/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share)

Fyi and thank you to u/countingin & u/Easy301

If you need to prove identity but don't have social security card! Read this email! This was sent by the security department to my eservices account, its legit. Try it. Hope this helps some people!! Have a good day guys.