Campaigns and Hubs The LGBTQ+ voting hub What photo ID can I use to vote? Not all forms of photo ID can be used to vote in person. Only photo ID from a pre-approved list is accepted at polling stations. Photo Voter ID you can use includes: A United Kingdom passport A passport issued by an EEA state or a Commonwealth country A national identity card issued by an EEA state A UK driving licence A driving licence issued by any of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or an EEA state A biometric immigration document An identity card bearing the Proof of Age Standards Scheme hologram (a PASS card) A Ministry of Defence Form 90 (Defence Identity Card) Any of the following concessionary travel passes funded by the UK Government: - Older Person’s Bus Pass, Disabled Person’s Bus Pass, Oyster 60+ Card, Freedom Pass A Blue Badge You can find the full list on the Electoral Commission website. Any other form of photo ID won’t be accepted. This means you can’t use your club membership card, student card, or certain kinds of travel cards, even though they have your photo, name and age on them. If you have one of the accepted forms of photo ID above, then all you need to do is make sure you’re registered to vote before the pre-election deadline. ‘I don’t own an accepted form of photo ID to vote, what now?’ Many LGBTQ+ people in the UK don’t own any of the above accepted forms of photo ID to vote in person or might not have access to them. Any of the forms of accepted photo Voter ID listed above can take weeks, or even months to arrive. Apply for your photo Voter ID well in advance of any election. Find out about how you can apply for the different types of photo Voter ID. If you do not have photo ID, you can apply for a Free Voter Authority Certificate . To do this, you must provide your: name address date of birth National Insurance number (you can still apply without your NI number if you do not have it with you) a recent digital passport style photo of yourself Read more about the free Voter Authority Certificate, and how to apply. If you don’t know your National Insurance number, then you can find it on payslips, a P60, official letters about tax, pensions or benefits. You can apply for a free Voter Authority Certificate without your National Insurance number. More information about the free Voter Authority Certificate is available from the Electoral Commission. Manage Cookie Preferences