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- Are you registered at UIC or working for UIC for the very first time?
- Are you a brand-new student or employee of UIC Law?
- Have you never had an i-card or any ID card from any University of Illinois program or location?
If you can answer "yes" to those three questions, you will need a UIC i-card (university ID), and you have two options for how you to get yours:

  1. You may visit any university ID Center to obtain your i-card. ID Center staff will take your photo and issue your card in one short visit. The Chicago ID Center is likely your most convenient location; all three ID Centers are listed on the i-card website.
  2. You may submit your own i-card photo online through this site only. When you receive notice, you may pick up your i-card at UIC Law. Currently, this option is open only to new UIC Law students and employees. If you need to replace a lost or expired card, or the card you carry does not bear the UIC and i-card logo, visit the Chicago ID Center to obtain your ID.

Instructions for picking up your i-card at UIC Law

Follow these steps:

  1. Compare your name in myUIC (students) or My UI Info (employees) to what is printed on your current, government-issued proof of identity.
    Why? You cannot receive your i-card if the name, date of birth, and legal sex on your government ID do not match what is in university records. 
  2. Read the photo requirements on this page, then view the example photos, good and bad.
    Why? Faulty photos will be rejected.

  3. Take your photo and submit it today.
    Why? To allow time for corrections in case you have to submit a different pic.
     
  4. Check your photo's status in two or three days, and have your photo accepted before August 15.
    Why? To make sure it was approved, so your i-card can be ready when classes start. You can log in to SubmitMyPhoto 24x7; its link is at the bottom of this page.


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  • Photo requirements

    Photo requirements

    Your picture should look like a passport photo and meet all of the conditions listed in this section.

    The background and your body

    • Stand in front of a plain, smooth, light-colored background.
    • Make sure there aren't other objects or persons in the photo.
    • Capture only from the top of your hair to your collarbone.
    • Position yourself in the center of the photo frame.

    Your face

    • Face the camera straight on.
    • Keep your eyes open, and make sure your face is in focus.
    • Avoid unnatural lighting, glare, and shadows across your face.
    • No sunglasses, head coverings, or hats.
    • No silly poses, facial expressions, or filters.
    • Your photo must reflect your current appearance, taken in the last six months.

    Your photo file

    • Cannot be larger than 500KB.
    • Cannot exceed 1000 pixels in each dimension.
    • Must be in a full-color JPEG (.jpg) file format.
    • Cannot be a photo of a photo.

  • Bad examples: rejected photos

    Example photos

    Bad examples: photos like these are rejected

    Your i-card photo is an official identification, not a profile or publicity shot. Here are a few examples of rejected photos with the reasons for rejection listed below each one.

    A person from the top of the head down to the chin.
    • Too zoomed in
    • Glare (reflection) obscuring right eye
    A person from the top of the head down to the waist, sitting in a cluttered bedroom.
    • Not on a plain, light-colored background
    • Too zoomed out
    A person not centered in the frame and with another person visible.
    • Other people in picture
    • Face not straight-on/centered
    A person in front of a textured background.
    • "Texture" in background

  • Good examples: accepted photos

    Good photos: photos like these are accepted

    Your photo should look like one of the following. Each scene is well lit, the background is completely plain. Each person's body is facing the camera, and each person is looking directly into the camera—not up, down, or at an angle.

    A smiling person wearing glasses, from the top of the head to the top of the shoulders.
    A smiling woman, from the top of her head to the top of her shoulders.
    A smiling man wearing glasses, from the top of his head to the top of his shoulders.
    Another smiling woman, from the top of her head to the top of her shoulders.


Submit your photo or monitor its status

Once your photo is approved you cannot change it. Emailed photos are not accepted.
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