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