IDEMIA Identity Verification

Definition

IDEMIA identity verification is the third-party identity-proofing step some carriers complete to gain or recover FMCSA system access through Login.gov. In-person or remote identity proofing confirms the person is who they claim to be before account access is granted. When mail-based verification is involved, it can add roughly ten days. A reinstatement request cannot be submitted to FMCSA without working Login.gov access tied to the registration, so a carrier that never set up its account, or lost access to it, has to recover or create it first, sometimes through IDEMIA verification.