Identification Accepted for LSAT Admission
To take the LSAT® (including LSAT Argumentative Writing℠), 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 three 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 JD Services profile. 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.
IMPORTANT: If you do not present a valid, acceptable form of ID, you will not be allowed to take the test.
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 three 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 — because, by law, U.S. military IDs can’t be photographed, they can’t be used for online testing).