Welcome to your Hillsborough County Tax Collector's Office!

All applicants must meet the following requirements:

1. Prove your identity and legal presence
2. Prove your social security number
3. Two proofs of your residential address

Important note: All of your documents must have the alien number and we only accept original documents.

Step 1: Prove Your Identity and Legal Presence
There are several categories within the classification of immigrants. In this section we will present each one so that you know what documents to bring to prove your identity and legal presence.

Permanent Resident

If you are a permanent resident you must present one of the following options:
Green card, up-to-date passport with I-551 stamp, or up-to-date passport with I-551 notation on your VISA.

Asylee

If you applied for asylum in the United States, you must present one of the following options:

Passport up to date with the judge’s order or receipt of your approved I-589
application.

Note: If you bring the permanent resident card, the passport is not necessary.

Refugee

If you are a refugee, you must submit one of the following options:

Support with your I-94 form with the corresponding stamp or Letter from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) verifying your status.

Note: If your case does not fall into any of these categories, please email us at this address: newresident@hillstax.org

(Your documents contain confidential information about you. Please do not send photos or copies of your personal documents.)

Step 2: Submit your Social Security Number

This number is required for all immigrants, without exception.

Acceptable documents include Social Security card, Form W-2, or Form 1099 with complete number.

The name, surname and date of birth will be verified in our offices. US citizens must notify the Social Security Administration of any name change at least 24 hours before reporting to our offices.

Permanent residents and nonimmigrants must report and receive acknowledgment from USCIS of any name change. In addition, they must report the new name to the Social Security Administration at least 24 hours before appearing at our offices.

Step 3: Show Evidence of Your Residential Address

Applicants must submit two (2) documents in their name showing their residential address.

The address must include the property number, full street name, apartment or unit number (if applicable), city, state, and ZIP code number. Some examples of accepted documents include, but are not limited to:

• Property registration documents or property rental contract
• Mortgage statement
• Voter registration (card)
• Vehicle registration or title in the state of Florida
• U.S. Postal service change of address receipt
• Bills for services such as cable, water or electricity, or the connection
  order for these services

If you only have one document under your name:

If the applicant can only present one document that shows their name and residential address, they can provide at least one document in their name and fill out the form called “Certification of Address”. Click here to access the form.

If you live with family or friends:

If the applicant is unable to provide documents showing their name and residential address, they may provide two (2) documents in the name of the person with whom they reside, along with a document showing family relationship (birth or marriage certificate).

If the resident of the dwelling is not an immediate family member, the applicant can print the “Certification of Address” form, which must be signed by both people and notarized.

Our employees can also authenticate such a document, as long as both people present themselves at our office with acceptable identification (driver’s license, identification card or passport, up to date).

Click here to access the “Certification of Address” form.

All applicants must meet the following requirements:

1. Prove your identity and legal presence
2. Prove your social security number
   (Note: If your non-immigrant status does not authorize you to work, you will not be required to present your social security number)
3. Two proofs of your residential address

People who have immigrated to the United States must have an established case with USCIS and an ALIEN number (identification number assigned to an alien by USCIS). Required documents may vary. If the applicant does not have a pending case or immigration status, they must seek assistance on their own.

If you have immigrated to the United States, the license and identification card systems communicate electronically with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), which determines whether your credential can be issued in our offices for the period of time indicated.

If the system does not issue the credential during your visit, verification will take place at another level from the headquarters in Tallahassee and could take up to 60 days to receive.

Applicants in the non-immigrant category will receive their credential with TEMPORARY status and its validity is determined by the expiration date of the document presented, or one year.

This also means that you will need to present identification documents and USCIS documents at our offices each time you apply for a replacement or renewal, until you have become a permanent resident.

I-797 NOTICE OF ACTION receipts provided by USCIS are issued to notify you of the receipt or approval of a case. For purposes of applying for a driver’s license or identification card, the date of receipt indicated in these letters may
not be greater than 3 years.

Step 1: Prove Your Identity and Legal Presence

There are several categories within the classification of non-immigrants. In this section we will present each one so that you know what documents to bring to prove your identity and legal presence.

Visitors, Foreign Entrepreneurs, and Athletes

If you are a visitor, foreign entrepreneur, or athlete, you must present the
following documents:

• Original passport up to date (except for Venezuela with no more than 5 years expired)
• Valid I-94, and with at least 60 days before the expiration date. Find your I-94 here.

Authorized for Employment

If you are authorized for employment, you must present the
following documents:

• Current work permit card (I-766)

Note: If the work permit has expired, but USCIS accepted the renewal application before the current permit expired, also submit the I-797 I-765 Application Receipt letter. Otherwise, you must wait to receive the new card (for TPS, read the corresponding section).

Parole

If you are in parole, you must present the following documents:

• Original passport up to date (except for Venezuela with no more than 5 years expired)
• I-94 with parole stamp, or I-94 with DT category (find your I-94 here)

Temporary Protected Status (TPS)

If you are under temporary protected status, you must present the following documents:

• Original passport up to date (except for Venezuela with no more than 5 years expired), or Valid work permit with categories A12 or C19. If the permit has expired, you must also present an up-to-date passport when you first apply
• I-797 letter Receipt for I-765 application and I-821 application, or approved I-821 application (not required if you have a work permit card)

Notice of Hearing

If you are under a notice of hearing, you must present the following:

• Original passport up to date (except for Venezuela with no more than 5 years expired), or original birth certificate

NOTE: Letter from an immigration court (Notice of Hearing) scheduling a hearing on the pending proceeding

Pending Political Asylum

If you are in a pending political asylum process, you must present the following documents:

• Original passport up to date (except for Venezuela with no more than 5 years expired)
• Letter I-797 Receipt of application I-589

Non-Immigrant Married to a U.S. Citizen

If you are an alien married to a U.S. Citizen, you must present the following documents:

• Original passport up to date (except for Venezuela with no more than 5 years expired)
• I-94 (accepted expired)
• Letter I-797 Receipt of application I-130 (Petition for Alien Relative)
• Letter I-797 Receipt of application I-485 (Adjustment to permanent resident)
• Original marriage certificate
• Proof of spouse’s citizenship (for example, copy of current US passport, or US birth certificate, or naturalization certificate)

U Visa

If you have a U Visa, you must present the following documents:

• Original passport up to date (except for Venezuela with no more than 5 years expired)
• Letter I-797 Receipt of application I-918, copy of Supplement B
• If you are not the principal, you must present proof of family relationship with the victim (marriage certificate for spouses, or birth certificate for parent/child relationship)

Students

If you are a student, you must present the following documents:

• Original passport up to date (except for Venezuela with no more than 5 years expired)
• I-94 up to date
• Form I-20
• Present the work permit if you already obtained one

Step 2: Submit your Social Security Number

If you fall under a category where your status allows you to work in the United States, you will need to present your social security number.

Otherwise, you must obtain a letter of ineligibility from the Social Security Administration indicating that you are not eligible to obtain a social security number.

The reason for the ineligibility cannot be because you failed to present the necessary documents.

For more information related to Non-Immigrant requirements for obtaining a Social Security Number, please visit https://www.ssa.gov/ssnumber/ss5doc.htm.

Note: If you are a nonimmigrant and at some point you were issued a social security card  and it never came in the mail or was lost, you need to make sure you get your social security documents and present them in our offices.

Step 3: Show Evidence of Your Residential Address

Applicants must submit two (2) documents in their name showing their residential address.

The address must include the property number, full street name, apartment or unit number (if applicable), city, state, and ZIP code number. Some examples of accepted documents include, but are not limited to:

• Property registration documents or property rental contract
• Mortgage statement
• Voter registration (card)
• Vehicle registration or title in the state of Florida
• U.S. Postal service change of address receipt
• Bills for services such as cable, water or electricity, or the connection
  order for these services

If you only have one document under your name:

If the applicant can only present one document that shows their name and residential address, they can provide at least one document in their name and fill out the form called “Certification of Address”. Click here to access the form.

If you live with family or friends:

If the applicant is unable to provide documents showing their name and residential address, they may provide two (2) documents in the name of the person with whom they reside, along with a document showing family relationship (birth or marriage certificate).

If the resident of the dwelling is not an immediate family member, the applicant can print the “Certification of Address” form, which must be signed by both people and notarized.

Our employees can also authenticate such a document, as long as both people present themselves at our office with acceptable identification (driver’s license, identification card or passport, up to date).

Click here to access the “Certification of Address” form.