What documentation can I submit for proof of lawful presence or immigration status?

Note: If you feel like you entered incorrect information on your application, you can return to your dashboard, select your unfinished application, review your answers, and make corrections. You can also update your submitted application by selecting your health plan on your dashboard, then clicking "Manage Your Plan and Application," and "Update Application."

For an official complete list of documents, please click here. 

The most common documentation for proof of lawful presence or immigration status includes:

• Permanent Resident Card, “Green Card” (I-551)
• Employment Authorization Card (I-766)
• Machine Readable Immigrant Visa with temporary I-551 language

You can submit your documentation in one of two ways:

1. Take a picture of your documentation and upload it to your Stride Dashboard. 
2. Reply by mail directly to the Marketplace (Healthcare.gov or your state’s exchange such as Covered California) with any requested information.

If you cannot provide a copy of these documents, please see below for a list of approved documents. For folks in California, a more comprehensive list can be found here:

• Permanent Resident Card, “Green Card” (I-551)
• Employment Authorization Card (I-766)
• Machine Readable Immigrant Visa (with temporary I-551 language)
• Reentry Permit (I-327)
• Refugee Travel Document (I-571)
• Temporary I-551 Stamp (on Passport or I-94/I-94A)
• Foreign passport (admission stamp indicating admission to U.S. with non-immigrant visa)
• Arrival/Departure Record (I-94/I-94A)
• Arrival/Departure Record in foreign passport (I-94)
• Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Student Status (I-20)
• Certificate of Eligibility for Exchange Visitor Status (DS-2019)
• Notice of Action (I-797)
• Certification from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)
• Document indicating withholding of removal (or withholding of deportation)
• Administrative order staying removal issued by the Department of Homeland Security
• Document indicating a member of a federally-recognized Indian tribe or American Indian born in Canada
• Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) eligibility letter (if under 18)
• A resident of American Samoa Card
• Alien number (also called alien registration number or USCIS number) or I-94 number