Identification Requirements

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The most common forms of accepted ID are state driver’s licenses and passports. If you do not present a valid ID, you will not be allowed to test. If you are not allowed to test for this reason, you will not receive a refund. Depending on availability, you may register for a future test date and will be subject to a new registration fee. 

Please note that even if an ID is valid for flight travel or to vote, it may not meet all the requirements to take the PREview exam. To ensure your ID meets the exam day requirements, please review the list below. 

AAMC PREview ID Requirements 

Requirement for Valid ID Details

The ID was issued by a government agency.

Examples: 

  • State-issued driver’s license 

  • State-issued identification card 

  • U.S. passport 

  • U.S. passport card 

  • Permanent Resident Card 

The ID is original.

Your ID may not be a photocopy or digital picture of the original. Additionally, paper or digital IDs of any kind will not be accepted.

The ID expiration date is printed on the ID. 

An expiration date that is extended by a sticker or similar mechanism will not be accepted. 

  • Military personnel and dependents stationed outside their home state may present a state-issued driver’s license with an extension sticker or paperwork that meets all other AAMC-accepted ID conditions. 

The first and last name on your ID EXACTLY matches the first and last name on your PREview registration.

Any derivation from your registration will not be accepted. If your name is Matthew, your registration should say Matthew, not Matt. Middle names are not compared.

The ID expiration date is after your test date.

If your ID will expire before your scheduled test date, you are responsible for obtaining a renewed ID before your exam. 

If you are unable to renew your ID, you must reschedule your exam prior to the rescheduling deadline associated with your exam window or email askpreview@aamc.org prior to this deadline to discuss possible alternatives.  

The ID contains a photo.

The proctor must be able to positively identify you from the ID photo. 

The ID is tangible and whole.

There must be no evidence of tampering (clipped corners, holes, etc.). 

The ID is in English.

IDs in any other language will not be accepted.

Reasons an ID may not be accepted include those listed below. 

IDs Not Accepted 

Paper ID or ID application receipt of any kind, including photocopy of ID

Digital ID or virtual ID, including photo of ID

Temporary ID

ID with extension sticker or renewal paperwork

Employee ID

Veteran ID Card (VIC)

Library card

Voter registration card

Birth certificate

Social security card

U.S. military ID (Due to federal law, please contact the AAMC prior to your exam date if a U.S. military ID is your only option.)

ID Exception Request  

In limited circumstances, the AAMC may consider requests for an exception to the standard identification
requirements. If the name on your ID does not match the name on your registration, if you are unable to
provide the required identification, or if you have concerns that your identification may not be acceptable,
you may submit an ID exception request. Please send an email to askpreview@aamc.org between three
and 10 days before your exam date with the subject line “PREview ID Exception Request.” You must
include:

  • Your AAMC ID

  • The date of your scheduled PREview exam

  • The reason for your ID exception request

  • A copy of current government-issued ID

No ID exceptions will be accepted within three days of your exam date. ID exceptions are approved at the sole discretion of the AAMC.