US Certificates

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A partial list of the certificates issued to natural people by the US government with a focus on those that could be digitized.

This page considers certificates that are issued by the US Government as well as credentials that are created and signed by applicants.

Various components of the US Federal Government are actively investigating the advantages to be gained by digitized certificates that here-to-fore were only available in paper form.
These components may have some forms that can be fill out online, but some require proof that they were submitted by the Subject or an authorized delegate. This function can be handled in the future by computer device that are able to attest to the presence of the user and affix a signature block to the signed application from the Subject.

This list is to establish codes that can be used in the table below.

This list is just a few of the forms that could be converted to digital as examples.

Agency	Name	Code	Access	Notes
CIS	Permanent Resident Card	Green Card	live and work permanently in the United State	Images
CIS	travel authorization document	I-512T	Authorization for Travel by a Noncitizen to the United States
CIS	Application for Travel Document	I-131	sent to CIS for a I-512T
CIS	Employment Eligibility	I-9	applicant sends to employer who sends to CIS	should be used for all new hires
CIS	register addr or status	I-485	update records	comes in several flavors
CIS	application for Asylum	I-589	withholding removal
CIS	Alien workers	I-149	for a noncitizen worker to become a permanent resident
There are a total of 179 forms on the CIS website that might be automated
CBP	Lawful Record of Admission	I-94	prove lawful presence in US	example of local scan
CBP	Electronic System for Travel Authorization	ESTA	allow fast entry thru customs	replace existing app

See the wiki page on Credential Aggregation for ways to aggregate several credentials into a single response.