The Civil Service Exam is a competitive test that measures the qualifications of applicants who want to work for the government. It is divided into two levels: the Professional level and the Subprofessional level. Each level has different requirements and benefits. To apply for either level, you need to have a valid ID that the CSC will recognize.
Without further ado, here are the identification cards that the CSC will accept during the application process.
List of Accepted IDs
The Civil Service Commission, or CSC, released a unified list of identification cards (IDs) that are accepted for transactions within the Commission. If you are applying for the Civil Service Examinations, grant of eligibility under special laws, or certification or authentication of eligibility, you must present any of these acceptable IDs:
- Driver’s License/Temporary Driver’s License (LTO O.R. must be presented together with old Driver’s License; O.R. alone is not allowed)/Student Driver’s Permit;
- National ID;
- Passport;
- PRC License;
- SSS I.D.;
- GSIS I.D. (UMID);
- Voter’s I.D. or voter’s Certification;
- BIR/Taxpayer’s I.D. (ATM type/TIN card type with picture);
- PhilHealth I.D. (must have the bearer’s name, clear picture, signature, and PhilHealth number);
- Company/Office I.D.;
- School I.D.;
- Police Clearance/Police Clearance Certificate;
- Postal I.D.;
- Barangay I.D.;
- NBI Clearance;
- Seaman’s Book;
- HDMF Transaction I.D.;
- PWD I.D.;
- Solo Parent I.D.;
- Senior Citizen’s I.D.;
- Alien Certificate of Registration Identity Card (ACR I-CARD);
- and the CSC Eligibility Card.
My ID is expired. What will I Do?
The Commission won’t accept any I.D. cards that are not on the list. In the case that a person’s ID has recently expired, the CSC will accept the expired I.D. card provided that the card is expired for a period not exceeding the preceding months of the year, reckoning the date of transaction such as the filing of an exam application, the grant of special eligibilities, and the certification or authentication of eligibility.
Confused? Okay, let’s make it clearer. Please refer to the sample below for more information regarding this matter:
| Date of Filing of Application | December 18, 2023 |
| Preferred I.D. card | Valid (not expired) on December 18, 2023 |
| Expired I.D. cards that may be accepted | Card with an expiration date from September 17, 2023, to December 18, 2023 (maybe accepted until Dec. 31, 2023, for other transactions) |
| Expired I.D. card NOT to be accepted | Card with an expiration date before September 17, 2023 |
For applicants without a date of birth on their I.D. card(s), original and photocopy of a birth certificate issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA, formerly the National Statistics Office) or the Local Civil Registry (LCR) printed on Security Paper (SecPa).
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For honor students po pwede po ang voters certificate ?
Bat wla sa list ung Region 4a 🙁
Khit anung search ko wla…
bakit po walang NCR sa Region ? Region X lang po ang lumabas
Pwede po ba e-copy of national ID? Wala po kasi siya sa list of valid IDs.
For those with honor graduate eligibility, pwede ba ang phylsys/national id for valid id req? eveb though wala siya sa listed Ids sa form
can’t wait to get my valid ids hope it’s easier these days
taga Antipolo po ako San po pwede mgfile
Pwede pa po ba mg file for march 15, 2020 examination.
Schedule of filing is on January 13, 2020, may available slot pa po ba sta cruz laguna?
Saan po kaya malapit pwedeng pag applayan dito sa Calamba Laguna? Merun po kaya dito?
Isang I.D lang ma’am/sir?
Hello po , I am married last Feb. 2018. Pero lahat ng valid IDs ko ay single name ko pa din. Wala pa po akong IDs na gamit ang surname ng hubby ko, ano po ang maari kong gawin. Thanks.
pwede pa po ba magfile para sa August 4, 2019?
What if po kung taga catanduanes sa legazpi po ba ang filing?
Hi, what if within Bulacan po yung Permanent address ko na nakalagay sa valid ID, can I take an exam sa quezon city? Thanks in advance sa response.
Good day. Pwede po ba highschool grad kapag mag te-take po ng Civile Service?
Yes po.
Pano po makakapag register para makapag take ng exam po?
ano po pinagkaiba ng sub pro sa pro kapag ttake ng exam??
san poh bah mag-inquire sa exam for civil service
Open pa po ba para mag file para po makapag exam SA August 4 ?
Depende po sa REgion nyo kung may slot pa.
Hello po , I am married last December 2017. Pero lahat ng valid ids ko ay yun single name ko padin. Wala pa ako IDs na gamit ang surname ng hubby ko, anu po ang maari kong gawin. Salamat sa sagot 🙂
What if the person doesn’t have any Valid Id? What other things can we use?
pwede po ba gamitin ung voter’s certificate as an ID for filing ?
Pag taga Batangas pede sa Laguna mag-exam? Mas malapit ako don technically. Thanks
Depende sa CSC kung san ka magsusubmit. Sila ang maglalagay kung saan ka mageexam.
Hi I would like to ask if I can submit the photocopy of my student ID which I used during my General Engineering school year. I’m a shifter from GE to Business Administration – Financial Management. I didn’t replaced my ID because our school said it is not required. Thank you.
thats okay Samantha. Also add up your birth certificate for verification processes in CSE
Hi i would like to ask if I can pass my barangay ID and nbi clearance instead of student ID. I have already enrolled but my School ID is not yet validated because the school starts on june 18 and I am afraid there will be no slots for NCR region. Thank you so much!!