Identification Accepted for LSAT Admission

To take the LSAT^® (including LSAT Argumentative Writing^SM), you must present a physical, valid international passport or a physical, valid government-issued photo ID issued by the United States of America, U.S. Territories, or Canada. The ID must sufficiently authenticate your identity to your proctor and LSAC. The ID must be current (or have expired within 3 months of your test date) and must contain:

• A recent and recognizable photo of you
• Your first name
• Your last name
• Your date of birth

The first and last name listed on your ID must exactly match the legal first and last name associated with your LSAC JD Account. You can make changes to your legal name on the “Profile” page in your account. For more information, please visit Biographical Information Changes. 

Please note that, by law, U.S. military IDs cannot be photographed and thus cannot be used for online testing.

Acceptable Forms of ID

Please note: Test takers must present either an international passport or a government-issued photo ID issued by the United States of America, U.S. Territories, or Canada.

Common forms of acceptable identification include (but are not limited to):

• Passport book.
• Driver’s license.
• State- or province-issued ID card issued in the United States of America, a U.S. Territory, or Canada.
• U.S. Permanent Resident Card (Green Card).
• Canadian Permanent Resident Card.
• Certain Canadian health care benefit cards.
• Temporary, paper state ID/driver’s license (due to physical card being renewed). Temporary IDs must contain a photo and be presented in conjunction with an acceptable physical expired ID card.

The following items are NOT acceptable for taking the LSAT or LSAT Argumentative Writing: temporary ID without accompanying expired ID, Social Security card, Social Insurance card, birth certificate, credit card (including those with photo), ID expired for more than 3 months prior to your test date, photocopied ID, employee ID (even for government employees), student ID, or U.S. military ID card (Common Access Card or CAC — by law, U.S. military IDs cannot be photographed and thus cannot be used for online testing).