What is the FinCEN Identifier (ID) Application?
Individuals may request a unique identifying number issued by FinCEN (FinCEN Identifier, or FinCEN ID) through the FinCEN ID Application.
Reporting companies may report the FinCEN ID of an individual on a Beneficial Ownership Information Report (BOIR) rather than that individua’s otherwise required personal information.
1. Go to
2. Click the Sign in or Create Account button
3. Click the LOGIN.GOV button
4. Enter your Login.gov credentials. To create a login.gov account, select the ‘Create an account’ button.
5. Click the Sign in button
Complete the required fields on the FinCEN ID Application page.
6. Enter your information in the First Name, Middle Name (if applicable) Last Name, Suffix (if applicable) and Date of Birth fields.
7. Select Address Type: Residential address or Business Address Otherwise, You as a user should report your residential address.)
8. Enter address related to the selected address type.
9. Click the +Add address button to add additional addresses or the -Remove address button to remove previously added addresses.
10. Select the identifying document type: State-issued driver’s license, State/local/Tribe issued ID, U.S. Password, or foreign
passport
NOTE:Aforeign passport is only acceptable if an individual does not have one of the other identifying documents
11. Complete required identifying document information
12. Locate and select the image of your identifying document
13. Review required certification and select I agree.
14. Click the Submit button
15.You will receive a submission receipt and the unique FinCEN ID. Take note of the FinCEN ID. Click the copy button if you wish to copy the FinCEN ID and paste into another document.
16. Click the Download link to save the PDF submission receipt.
