Planning to visit the USPTO? Check your ID.

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Per this Official Notice, effective immediately, visitors to the USPTO's Alexandria campus from the following states will not get past security by showing their driver's license (or other state-issued ID card):

• Alaska
• American Samoa
• Arizona
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Maine
• Massachusetts
• Minnesota
• Montana
• New York
• Oklahoma
• Washington

If you're from one of these states, you will need to show a Federally-issued ID, such as: 

• Passport
• Passport card
• DoD’s CAC
• Federal agency HSPD-12 ID
• Veterans ID
• Military dependents ID
• Trusted Traveler card – Global Entry, SENTRI, or NEXUS
• Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC)