Submit your photo online
This page outlines who may use Submit My Photo and what is required or optional for each possible use.
Three uses
You may use Submit My Photo if one of these three situations apply, as follows:
- You're a student or employee active on the Chicago, Springfield, or Urbana-Champaign campus and you want to submit your own photo, instead of having it taken when you visit your campus ID Center.
- You're affiliated with UIC Law and need a university photo ID and you cannot visit any ID Center. You must have received direct, specific instructions from UIC Law before you use Submit My Photo.
- You're an online or on-campus student, employee, or retiree and want your photo to display in the View My Affiliation application for university status confirmation.
On-campus students, employees, and retirees
Anyone who is eligible for an i‑card and who can visit an ID Center in person to claim it, can submit a photo online without any special preparation. You may visit any campus' ID Center, not just the one on "your" campus. Submitting a photo online is not required to obtain an i‑card; any ID Center can take your photo and issue your card within a few minutes.
Other persons who cannot submit i‑card photos may still be eligible to receive IDs in person at an ID Center. See Visitor and other affiliate cards for more information.
Online students and off-site employees and retirees
Any internal university affiliate who cannot visit an ID Center may submit a photo online. Your photo, if approved, displays in the View My Affiliation application. ID Centers do not mail photo ID cards to patrons.
How to get started
- Follow the photo requirements. Pose for a passport photo, not a selfie. Emailed photos are never accepted.
- Be patient. Allow a few business days for photo reviews. Same-day, next-day, and on-demand reviews are not available. The queue of photos to review is very long from June through September, and also in January.
- Monitor your photo's status. You must log in to Submit My Photo again to confirm whether your submission has been approved. If it was rejected, carefully review the rejection reasons and select a new, suitable photo to submit or go into an ID Center and get your photo taken.