manent residence status without conditional basis to 
any alien who demonstrates eligibility for lawful per-
manent residence status on a conditional basis under 
section 102, if such alien has already fulfilled the re-
quirements of subsection (a) at the time such alien 
first submits an application for benefits under this 
title. 
SEC. 105. DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) DOCUMENTS
ESTABLISHING
IDENTITY.—An 
alien’s application for permanent resident status on a con-
ditional basis may include, as proof of identity— 
(1) a passport or national identity document 
from the alien’s country of origin that includes the 
alien’s name and the alien’s photograph or finger-
print; 
(2) the alien’s birth certificate and an identity 
card that includes the alien’s name and photograph; 
(3) a school identification card that includes the 
alien’s name and photograph, and school records 
showing the alien’s name and that the alien is or 
was enrolled at the school; 
(4) a Uniformed Services identification card 
issued by the Department of Defense; 
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(5) any immigration or other document issued 
by the United States Government bearing the alien’s 
name and photograph; or 
(6) a State-issued identification card bearing 
the alien’s name and photograph. 
(b) DOCUMENTS ESTABLISHING CONTINUOUS PHYS-
ICAL PRESENCE IN THE UNITED STATES.—To establish 
that an alien has been continuously physically present in 
the United States, as required under section 102(b)(1)(A), 
or to establish that an alien has not abandoned residence 
in the United States, as required under section 
104(a)(1)(B), the alien may submit documents to the Sec-
retary, including— 
(1) employment records that include the em-
ployer’s name and contact information; 
(2) records from any educational institution the 
alien has attended in the United States; 
(3) records of service from the Uniformed Serv-
ices; 
(4) official records from a religious entity con-
firming the alien’s participation in a religious cere-
mony; 
(5) passport entries; 
(6) a birth certificate for a child who was born 
in the United States; 
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(7) automobile license receipts or registration; 
(8) deeds, mortgages, or rental agreement con-
tracts; 
(9) tax receipts; 
(10) insurance policies; 
(11) remittance records; 
(12) rent receipts or utility bills bearing the 
alien’s name or the name of an immediate family 
member of the alien, and the alien’s address; 
(13) copies of money order receipts for money 
sent in or out of the United States; 
(14) dated bank transactions; or 
(15) two or more sworn affidavits from individ-
uals who are not related to the alien who have direct 
knowledge of the alien’s continuous physical pres-
ence in the United States, that contain— 
(A) the name, address, and telephone num-
ber of the affiant; and 
(B) the nature and duration of the rela-
tionship between the affiant and the alien. 
(c) DOCUMENTS
ESTABLISHING
INITIAL
ENTRY 
INTO THE UNITED STATES.—To establish under section 
102(b)(1)(B) that an alien was younger than 18 years of 
age on the date on which the alien initially entered the 
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United States, an alien may submit documents to the Sec-
retary, including— 
(1) an admission stamp on the alien’s passport; 
(2) records from any educational institution the 
alien has attended in the United States; 
(3) any document from the Department of Jus-
tice or the Department of Homeland Security stat-
ing the alien’s date of entry into the United States; 
(4) hospital or medical records showing medical 
treatment or hospitalization, the name of the med-
ical facility or physician, and the date of the treat-
ment or hospitalization; 
(5) rent receipts or utility bills bearing the 
alien’s name or the name of an immediate family 
member of the alien, and the alien’s address; 
(6) employment records that include the em-
ployer’s name and contact information; 
(7) official records from a religious entity con-
firming the alien’s participation in a religious cere-
mony; 
(8) a birth certificate for a child who was born 
in the United States; 
(9) automobile license receipts or registration; 
(10) deeds, mortgages, or rental agreement con-
tracts; 
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(11) tax receipts; 
(12) travel records; 
(13) copies of money order receipts sent in or 
out of the country; 
(14) dated bank transactions; 
(15) remittance records; or 
(16) insurance policies. 
(d) DOCUMENTS ESTABLISHING ADMISSION TO AN 
INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—To establish that 
an alien has been admitted to an institution of higher edu-
cation, the alien shall submit to the Secretary a document 
from the institution of higher education certifying that the 
alien— 
(1) has been admitted to the institution; or 
(2) is currently enrolled in the institution as a 
student. 
(e) DOCUMENTS ESTABLISHING RECEIPT OF A DE-
GREE FROM AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 
To establish that an alien has acquired a degree from an 
institution of higher education in the United States, the 
alien shall submit to the Secretary a diploma or other doc-
ument from the institution stating that the alien has re-
ceived such a degree. 
(f) DOCUMENTS ESTABLISHING RECEIPT OF HIGH 
SCHOOL DIPLOMA, GENERAL EDUCATIONAL DEVELOP-
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MENT CERTIFICATE, OR A RECOGNIZED EQUIVALENT.— 
To establish that an alien has earned a high school di-
ploma or a commensurate alternative award from a public 
or private high school, or has obtained a general edu-
cational development certificate recognized under State 
law or a high school equivalency diploma in the United 
States, the alien shall submit to the Secretary— 
(1) a high school diploma, certificate of comple-
tion, or other alternate award; 
(2) a high school equivalency diploma or certifi-
cate recognized under State law; or 
(3) evidence that the alien passed a State-au-
thorized exam, including the general educational de-
velopment exam, in the United States. 
(g) DOCUMENTS ESTABLISHING ENROLLMENT IN AN 
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM.—To establish that an alien is 
enrolled in any school or education program described in 
section 
102(b)(1)(D)(iii), 
102(d)(3)(A)(iii), 
or 
104(a)(1)(C), the alien shall submit school records from 
the United States school that the alien is currently attend-
ing that include— 
(1) the name of the school; and 
(2) the alien’s name, periods of attendance, and 
current grade or educational level. 
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