How do I verify my identity for the Oregon Employment Department (OED)?

The state of Oregon Employment Department (OED) has revamped how to verify your identity for unemployment benefits payments for the Oregon Employment Department unemployment insurance benefits system.

Due to rampant unemployment fraud, the state created new process for verification of identity of unemployment claims using ID.me.

It started requiring mandatory identity verification for new unemployment claims, and in many cases requiring open claims to verify, or re-verify their identity to the Oregon Employment Department Insurance benefits system.

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Tips and best practices for selecting and uploading acceptable identity documents can be found here.

For information on Native American / Tribal Documents as a form of evidence, click here.

ID.me has entered a partnership with the Oregon Employment Department (OED) to verify your identity for unemployment insurance (UI) benefits.

To verify your identity:

1. If you received notification from OED to verify your identity, please visit the website referenced in the message, then click the green Verify with ID.me button.
2. You will be redirected to an ID.me sign-in page, where you can sign in to your existing ID.me account, or create a new one.
3. Select and/or set up a multi-factor authentication option.
4. Then, verify your identity by selecting either Answer questions about your credit history, Upload a photo of your driver’s license or state ID, Upload a photo of your passport, or Upload a photo of your passport card.
5. Follow the prompts to complete identity verification. (NOTE: If multiple identity verifications are unsuccessful, look for a Verify identity on a video call button to verify your identity with a Trusted Referee.)
6. At the end of the process, be sure to click Allow to share your identity information with OED.

Note: If you verified your identity with a Trusted Referee:

1. Return to the OED site.
2. Log in to your OED account.
3. Provide your ID.me credentials when prompted.
4. Follow the steps for OED, then click to Allow them to use your verified identity information.

After identity verification is successful, OED will respond via mail or email within three business days about next steps with your claim. (If you have questions about your UI after successful identity verification, contact OED.)

For more on how to create your ID.me account and verify your identity, watch the video below.

How do I register for Oregon Employment Department (OED) Identity Verification with OED ID.Me?

Before you get too ahead of yourself you will need:

• An email address that you have full and ideally sole access too
• Smart phone with camera
• Computer or laptop is optional
• You will also need your form of identification

To verify your identity access the OED website:

1. Visit the Oregon Employment Department website and click the green Verify with ID.me button.​​
2. You will be redirected to the ID.me sign-in page, where you can sign in to your existing ID.me account, or create a new one.
3. Select and/or set up a multi-factor authentication option.
4. Then verify your identity by selecting either Upload a photo of your driver’s license or state ID, Upload a photo of your passport, or Upload a photo of your passport card. Other forms of identification are:
   

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5. Follow the prompts to complete identity verification.
6. Click to Allow the OED to use the information you successfully verified.

Check out this quick video below.

How do I upload identification documents for OEW ID.me?

First get all of your pieces of documentation ready for your video call, so you can get this process over with as soon as possible.

After I verify my identification with OED ID.me now what?

When your identity has been verified and your information matches OED’s records, ID.me will notify you. You should receive notification within 3-5 business days after you verify your identity.

Career Purgatory is not associated with the State of Oregon, Oregon Employment Department, or Id.Me.