Supported Identity Document Verification Documents (IDV)

For UK residents, you can use Thirdfort's Identity Document Verification check to verify the following ID documents:

• Passport
• Drivers License
• National ID Card
• Residence Permit

A full list of all internationally supported ID documents can be found here. Please note we cannot verify provisional driver's licences. 

What kind of file should I upload?

To get the most from Thirdfort’s Identity Document Verification check, we recommend that you upload a photo that you (or your client) has taken of the document. Ideally, the photo should be in JPEG or PNG format. 

This will ensure the highest quality image and remove the risk of pixel distortion that can occur with some document scanners. 

Please only submit images in colour. Black and white images obscure security features, making it harder for us to provide a confident fraud assessment of your document.

How to take the best quality photograph

When taking a photo of your client’s document, please ensure that:

• There is no blur or glare distorting the information on the document.
• All four corners of the document are equally visible in the photo.
• None of the features on the document are obscured, including the MRZ* and document number

*The two lines of code that can be found at the bottom of a passport and some other ID documents.

Good quality image: All four corners of the image are visible.  All of the printed text is visible and clear.
Poor quality image: The text or security features are distorted by glare. The document is cropped.