{"id":2933,"date":"2018-09-17T06:32:10","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T10:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecfmg.org\/news\/?p=2933"},"modified":"2018-11-15T11:08:35","modified_gmt":"2018-11-15T16:08:35","slug":"upcoming-enhancement-to-ecfmg-certification-of-identity-process-for-applicants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecfmg.org\/news\/2018\/09\/17\/upcoming-enhancement-to-ecfmg-certification-of-identity-process-for-applicants\/","title":{"rendered":"New Enhancement to ECFMG Certification of Identity Process for Applicants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Verifying your identity for the purpose of ECFMG Certification is now more convenient and accessible. Effective September 13, 2018, ECFMG began requiring that the Certification of Identification Form (Form 186) be completed on-line using\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.notarycam.com\/ecfmg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NotaryCam.com<\/a>. NotaryCam provides convenient, on-line access to professionally licensed and certified U.S. notaries. Both on-demand and scheduled NotaryCam sessions are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecfmg.org\/news\/2018\/11\/15\/fee-for-using-notarycam-to-complete-certification-of-identification-form-form-186\/\">fee for using the NotaryCam service<\/a> is included in the fee for Application for ECFMG Certification. If you have questions about how NotaryCam works, visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.notarycam.com\/faq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a>\u00a0page of their website.<\/p>\n<p>Applicants for ECFMG Certification will complete the Certification of Identification Form (Form 186) as part of their Application for ECFMG Certification, which is completed\u00a0<em>before<\/em>\u00a0applicants can submit an application for the United States Medical Licensing Examination<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0(USMLE<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>).\u00a0Detailed instructions and information on how to complete Form 186 using NotaryCam are provided as part of the Application for ECFMG Certification.<\/p>\n<p>If you already have a valid Certificate of Identification Form (Form 186) on file, it will remain valid for five years from the date it was accepted. If your Certification of Identification Form (Form 186) expires or becomes invalid for any reason, you will be required to complete a new form using NotaryCam. A Certification of Identification Form (Form 186) completed and notarized by NotaryCam typically will be valid indefinitely.<\/p>\n<p><strong>IMPORTANT NOTE:<\/strong>\u00a0ECFMG continues to request\/require student or graduate status verification for all international medical students and graduates who apply to ECFMG for a USMLE exam, directly from their medical school.\u00a0Status verification will be completed with medical schools either electronically through the Status Verification program of the ECFMG Medical School Web Portal (EMSWP) or via a paper Certification Statement (Form 183) for those students and graduates whose medical schools do not participate in the electronic program.\u00a0If you need a Certification Statement (Form 183) it will be presented to you at the end of the on-line USMLE application.<\/p>\n<p>(posted August 24, 2018, updated September 17, 2018)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Verifying your identity for the purpose of ECFMG Certification is now more convenient and accessible. Effective September 13, 2018, ECFMG began requiring that the Certification of Identification Form (Form 186) be completed on-line using\u00a0NotaryCam.com. NotaryCam provides convenient, on-line access to professionally licensed and certified U.S. notaries. 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