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Proof of Residency

Jumio Proof of Residency verifies that the physical address on an ID document exists by cross-checking it against government, credit, and commercial data sources worldwide. It then determines whether the person being verified actually resides at the extracted address.

Supported Countries

The following countries are supported by Proof of Residency:

  • Australia
  • Canada
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Mexico
  • Spain
  • United Kingdom
  • United States

Supported Credentials

The following values can be uploaded as Prepared Data. Alternatively, they can be extracted by an upstream capability in a workflow.

KeyTypeMandatoryDescription
firstNamestringYesFirst name of the subject.
middleNamestringNoMiddle name of the subject.
lastNamestringYesLast name of the subject.
emailstringNoPrimary email address of the subject.
phoneNumberstringNoPrimary phone number of the subject.
addressobjectYesAddress that contains (address line, city, state, postalCode, subdivision, country)
id.idNumberstringNoPrimary id number on the identity document.

Example Prepared Data Body

{
"firstName": "Billy",
"lastName": "Buck",
"middleName": "Bob",
"address": {
"line1": "1835 ne",
"postalCode": "95051",
"city": "Malarkey",
"state": "WA",
"subdivision": "WA",
"country": "USA"
},
}

Response

Response data is available for transactions that include the risk signal. For information on transaction data see View or Retrieve Workflow Transactions.

    "capabilities": {
"proofOfResidency": [
{
"id": "debbccf1-b03f-425d-aa1b-771251dbc465",
"credentials": [
{
"id": "07a5046c-21dd-436b-82c3-4fc0a94c636a",
"category": "DATA"
}
],
"decision": {
"type": "REJECTED",
"details": {
"label": "DENY"
}
},
"data": {
"reasonMessage": "Unknown Street"
}
}
]
}
Decision TypeLabelDescription
PASSEDOKProvided data matches DMV data.
REJECTEDDENYProvided data does not match DMV data.
WARNINGALERTProvided data partially matches DMV data.
WARNINGNOT_ENOUGH_DATAProvided data is insufficient to complete a full verification against DMV records. Please ensure all mandatory fields are properly filled in.
NOT_EXECUTEDUNSUPPORTED_COUNTRYProvided address.country value is not supported. Must be USA.
NOT_EXECUTEDTECHNICAL_ERRORVerify the provided data is correct and retry, or contact Support.

Portal View

Open a transaction in the Portal to review the response. The risk signal is labeled Proof Of Residency as shown in the figure below.

Portal View