Here’s a list of common identification documents that may be needed in an emergency or after death:
- Social security card
- Driver’s license
- State ID card
- Military ID
- Citizenship papers
- Residency card / visa
- Passport
- Birth certificate
- Voter registration card
- Marriage license
- Prenuptial agreement
- Divorce papers
- Adoption papers
- Death certificates
Keep them in a safe place of course.
Consider keeping a list of them in your everything file, with the following information for quick reference (where applicable):
- Place of issue
- Number
- Date of issue
- Date of expiration
- Location of Originals
- Location of Physical Copies
- Location of Digital Copies
- Date Last Signed
- Do your representatives know how to find them or have a copy?