E-QIP Login

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Login
Identify Yourself to the e-QIP System
The United States Government
U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

Only persons specifically authorized to do so may access this data. Unauthorized attempts
to pass this screen, as well as any use of data in this system for purposes other than those
authorized by OPM, are a violation of federal law and/or regulation. Violators are subject to
disciplinary action and prosecution.

Enter your Social Security number, then click the "Submit" button. Your input will be
masked to protect your privacy.

Social Security Number
Submit

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Identify Yourself to the e-QIP System
You have reached this screen because you need to log onto the e-QIP system for the first time or your session
has timed out and you need to re-authenticate. The first step in logging onto the e-QIP system is to identify
yourself using this screen. Your identity (referred to as your 'User ID' on most computer systems) on the e-QIP
system is your social security number.
If your session has timed out, please provide your social security number to re-authenticate. After you reauthenticate, your request will be processed.
Please enter your social security number in the boxes under the "Social Security Number" heading and then
click the "Submit" button.
If you make a mistake and want to start over, click on the "Clear Fields" button at any time prior to clicking
"Submit."

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Authentication

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Answer your Golden Questions
WARNING!
It is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to protect the answers to your Golden Questions.
The answers to your Golden Questions serve as your password to the e-QIP system. The
fields to enter your answers into are masked by default, but may be viewed in plaintext to
allow you to more accurately enter your answers. Do not allow someone to see your
computer screen while your answers are on the screen. If someone acquires your answers,
they will be able to logon the e-QIP system under your identity, allowing them to see and
change your personal data.

Enter the answer to each Golden Question.
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me to see my Golden Answers as I type them.

Question/Answer #1
Question: What is your LAST name?
Answer:

Question/Answer #2
Question: In what CITY were you born?
Answer:

Question/Answer #3
Question: In what four-digit YEAR were you born?
Answer:
Note: If you entered your Social Security Number incorrectly, click "Return to Login Screen" to try
again.
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Logging onto the e-QIP System
The second step in logging onto the e-QIP system is to verify your identity (SSN) using this screen. The
verification of your identity (referred to as your 'Password' on most computer systems) on the e-QIP system is
the answers to each of your Golden Questions.
Please enter the answer to each golden question in the box under that golden question.
If you realize that you have incorrectly entered your SSN on the previous screen, click the "Return to Login
Screen" button to return to the previous screen to correct your SSN.
If you check the "Allow me to see my Golden Answers as I type them" box, you will see the answers you type
to the Golden Questions UNMASKED on the screen.

Protecting the Answers to Your Golden Questions
It is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to protect the answers to your Golden Questions.
If the fields to enter your answers into are UNMASKED, then do not allow someone to see your computer
screen while your answers are on the screen. If someone acquires your answers, they will be able to logon the eQIP system under your identity, allowing them to see and change your personal data.

Changing Your Golden Questions and Answers
Your very first set of Golden Questions were automatically assigned to you and you were provided with the
correct answers. After you have answered these golden questions correctly for the first time, you will be
required to provide your own Golden Questions and Answers to protect your privacy.
If you suspect someone knows the answers to your Golden Questions, you should change your Golden
Questions and Answers. If you check the "Let me change my Golden Questions and Answers" box, the next
screen will allow you to change your Golden Questions and Answers. (If the "Let me change my Golden
Questions and Answers" box is not present on the screen, you will be forced to change your Golden Questions
and Answers by the next screen.)

General Instructions
If you make a mistake and want to start over, click on the "Clear Fields" button at any time prior to clicking
"Submit."
When you are finished and ready to proceed, click on the "Submit" button.

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Authentication

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Change your Golden Questions and Answers
WARNING!
It is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to provide Golden Questions to uniquely identify
yourself.
You can use your Golden Questions to help the e-QIP system verify your identity. By
creating a combination of Golden Questions that ONLY YOU can possibly know all of the
correct answers to, you are assuring yourself that nobody (including parents, spouses, and
close friends) can impersonate you on the e-QIP system. Please take time to carefully
consider who else may possibly know the answer to each possible Golden Question you
enter. We would suggest creating questions concerning different time periods in your life.
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT IT MAY BE 4 OR 5 YEARS BEFORE YOU RETURN TO THE EQIP SYSTEM! Make sure you create questions you can still answer in the distant future.

It is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to protect the answers to your Golden Questions.
The answers to your Golden Questions serve as your password to the e-QIP system. The
fields to enter your answers into are NOT password protected, to allow you to more
accurately enter your answers. Do not allow someone to see your computer screen while
your answers are on the screen. If someone acquires your answers, they will be able to
logon the e-QIP system under your identity, allowing them to see and change your personal
data.

Enter new Golden Questions/Answers.
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Question/Answer #1
Question:
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Question/Answer #2
Question:
Answer:
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Answer:

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Question/Answer #3
Question:
Answer:
Confirm
Answer:
Submit

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Choosing Your Golden Questions
It is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to provide Golden Questions to uniquely identify yourself.
You can use your Golden Questions to help the e-QIP system verify your identity. By creating a combination of
Golden Questions that ONLY YOU can possibly know all of the correct answers to, you are assuring yourself
that nobody (including parents, spouses, and close friends) can impersonate you on the e-QIP system. Please
take time to carefully consider who else may possibly know the answer to each possible Golden Question you
enter. We would suggest creating questions concerning different time periods in your life. PLEASE
REMEMBER THAT IT MAY BE 4 OR 5 YEARS BEFORE YOU RETURN TO THE E-QIP SYSTEM! Make
sure you create questions you can still answer in the distant future.

Inputting Your Golden Questions/Answers
After you have decided on your set of Golden Questions/Answers, enter each Question under a "Question"
header and enter the corresponding Answer under the "Answer" header directly under that question. You must
provide three Golden Questions.

Protecting the Answers to Your Golden Questions
It is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to protect the answers to your Golden Questions.
The answers to your Golden Questions serve as your password to the e-QIP system. The fields to enter your
answers into are NOT password protected, to allow you to more accurately enter your answers. Do not allow
someone to see your computer screen while your answers are on the screen. If someone acquires your answers,
they will be able to logon the e-QIP system under your identity, allowing them to see and change your personal
data.

General Instructions
When you are finished and ready to proceed, click on the "Submit" button.
If you do not want to make changes at this time, click the "Cancel Changes and Continue" link. Any changes
you made will not be saved. (This link will not appear if the e-QIP System requires you to change your Golden
Questions and Answers before continuing.)
If you make a mistake and want to start over, click on the "Clear Fields" button at any time prior to clicking
"Submit."
If you want to end this session and return at a later time, click the "Logout" link located at the top of the screen.
Any changes you made will not be saved.

Select Investigation Request · Choose the Task to Begin

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Select Investigation Request

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Choose the Task to Begin
This is the identifying information we have on file for your Social Security Number. If any of
this information is incorrect, contact the agency that initiated your Investigation Request.
Identifying Information
Full Name

Public, Jane Q (IO)

Date of Birth 01/30/1980
Place of Birth Washington, DC

Complete an Investigation Request
The following screens will step you through the process for completing an Investigation
Request. Click on the link below to begin or continue this process. If you have any
questions or concerns, click the "Help" link for more information.
e-QIP Investigation Request #50729
Form: Questionnaire for Non-Sensitive Positions (SF85, Version 2006)
Agency: Dept. of Transportation Federal Highway Administration
Actions: Enter Your Data

» Begin/Continue providing information for the forms associated with this Investigation Request.
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Completing an Investigation Request
Click on the link of the action to perform on the Investigation Request listed. If you have more than one
Investigation Request pending your completion, then multiple listings will appear on the screen. Each
Investigation Request listing displays the form(s) that it contains and the agency that initiated it. Depending on
how far you have progressed towards completion, one or more actions appear for each Investigation Request
listed. Read the descriptive text displayed below each action for a detailed explanation of the action. Click on
the link of the action you choose to perform.
If you still have questions or concerns, contact the office that initiated your Investigation Request.
If you want to end this session and return at a later time, click the "Logout" link located at the top of the screen.

Welcome · Instructions for Editing Your Form Data

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Instructions for Editing Your Form Data
Read the following information before attempting to complete this form. You may refer back
to this information at any time while editing your form data by clicking the "Help" link at the
top of the screen.
The Electronic Questionnaires for Investigations Processing (e-QIP) system allows you the ability to
complete paperwork pertaining to a background investigation requested by your employing agency.
The following screens will guide you through the tasks required to complete your investigation
request.
The tasks you will complete are, as follows:
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Review the Form Instructions
Enter Your Form Data
Validate Your Data for Omissions and Errors
Review Your Data for Completeness and Accuracy
Certify Completeness and Accuracy of Your Investigation Request
Print an Archival Copy of Your Certified Investigation Request
Release Your Investigation Request to the Initiating Agency

Follow the instructions displayed on each screen very carefully. If you have any questions, contact
the agency that initiated this investigation request.

Navigation
The e-QIP screens are fully navigable using the links and buttons provided on each web page eQIP displays. Since changes to data on one screen may affect the display of data on another
screen, e-QIP does not support using the Back or Forward function buttons of your web browser.
Please refrain from using those buttons as doing so may result in loss of data you provide.
Use your mouse or keyboard to navigate the e-QIP screens. You may use the Tab key to move
between links and other form controls. Press the Tab key once to move forward to the next link or
control on the screen. Hold Shift and press the Tab key once to move backwards.
Clicking the Save or Continue button at the bottom of each screen will step you through the natural
progression of each section of the form and completion tasks. At any time you may alternatively
navigate to any other section or task. To do this, select the desired section or task from the
Navigation select list at the top right corner of the screen, then click the Go button. Note that doing
this will not save any changes you made on the currently displayed screen. See the Saving Your
Data section below for more information about saving data. When in doubt, click Save first.
Use caution when using the Backspace key. The Backspace key will delete the character before
the cursor when the cursor is in a text editing field. When focused on links and other controls such
as check boxes and drop-down lists, the Backspace key will behave as the web browser's Back
button. Pressing Backspace outside a text field may result in loss of data you provide.

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Saving Your Data
When you enter information on each screen, click the Save button at the bottom of the screen to
record your information in e-QIP and continue to the next screen. If a screen asks for one or more
detail records, click the Add an Entry button to create and display a new, blank entry. After providing
the requested information click the Save button to save the detail record. If you choose instead to
not add the record, click the Cancel button to discard any changes and return to the summary
screen.
To return to a saved record, click the Edit button on the desired record's row. You can delete a
record in two ways. On the entry details screen, click the Delete button at the bottom of the screen
to delete the record. On the record summary screen, click the Delete button on the row of the record
to delete.

Viewing/Printing Your Data For Review
At any time you may click the "Display" link at the top of the screen to show a printable working copy
of all information currently saved in the e-QIP System. This will show you a "review copy" of your
current progress.

Accessibility Features
The e-QIP screens provide additional information to your web browser about the content they
display. Fields on the screen include information about their titles or purpose. Links and buttons
include descriptive information about their function. If and how this information is displayed or used
depends on the web browser and/or accessibility software you are using, and functionality varies
among different web browsers. Consult the documentation provided with your web browser and/or
accessibility software for more information.
Screen reader users should "arrow" through screens to ensure that all form instructions are
announced.

Usage Preferences
The style and format of the e-QIP screens provide a clean and organized display of form instructions
and fields. Using your web browser's menu, change the font to the size you prefer. Refer to your
web browser's documentation for details. You may also disable the e-QIP style sheet and use the
default style provided by your web browser by adjusting your web browser's settings. Again, refer to
the documentation for details.

Online Resources
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Locate your Selective Service System registration number by visiting http://www.sss.gov/ or
calling toll-free (888)655-1825 (or (847)688-6888 where local).
Locate United States mailing address zip codes: http://www.usps.com/

You may print a copy of the Standard Form from the United States Office of Personnel Management
"Standard Forms" web site to use as a worksheet for collecting information while you are away from
your computer. Follow the e-QIP on-screen instructions when transcribing from any worksheet.
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Completing This Investigation Request
The Electronic Questionnaires for Investigations Processing (e-QIP) system allows you the ability to complete
paperwork pertaining to a background investigation requested by your employing agency. The following
screens will guide you through the tasks required to complete your investigation request.
The tasks you will complete are, as follows:
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Review the Form Instructions
Enter Your Form Data
Validate Your Data for Omissions and Errors
Review Your Data for Completeness and Accuracy
Certify Completeness and Accuracy of Your Investigation Request
Print an Archival Copy of Your Certified Investigation Request
Release Your Investigation Request to the Initiating Agency

Follow the instructions displayed on each screen very carefully. If you have any questions, contact the agency
that initiated this investigation request.

Navigation
The e-QIP screens are fully navigable using the links and buttons provided on each web page e-QIP displays.
Since changes to data on one screen may affect the display of data on another screen, e-QIP does not support
using the Back or Forward function buttons of your web browser. Please refrain from using those buttons as
doing so may result in loss of data you provide.
Use your mouse or keyboard to navigate the e-QIP screens. You may use the Tab key to move between links
and other form controls. Press the Tab key once to move forward to the next link or control on the screen. Hold
Shift and press the Tab key once to move backwards.
Clicking the Save or Continue button at the bottom of each screen will step you through the natural progression
of each section of the form and completion tasks. At any time you may alternatively navigate to any other
section or task. To do this, select the desired section or task from the Navigation select list at the top right
corner of the screen, then click the Go button. Note that doing this will not save any changes you made on the
currently displayed screen. See the Saving Your Data section below for more information about saving data.
When in doubt, click Save first.
Use caution when using the Backspace key. The Backspace key will delete the character before the cursor when
the cursor is in a text editing field. When focused on links and other controls such as check boxes and dropdown lists, the Backspace key will behave as the web browser's Back button. Pressing Backspace outside a text
field may result in loss of data you provide.

Saving Your Data
When you enter information on each screen, click the Save button at the bottom of the screen to record your
information in e-QIP and continue to the next screen. If a screen asks for one or more detail records, click the
Add an Entry button to create and display a new, blank entry. After providing the requested information click
the Save button to save the detail record. If you choose instead to not add the record, click the Cancel button to
discard any changes and return to the summary screen.

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To return to a saved record, click the Edit button on the desired record's row. You can delete a record in two
ways. On the entry details screen, click the Delete button at the bottom of the screen to delete the record. On the
record summary screen, click the Delete button on the row of the record to delete.

Viewing/Printing Your Data For Review
At any time you may click the "Display" link at the top of the screen to show a printable working copy of all
information currently saved in the e-QIP System. This will show you a "review copy" of your current progress.

Accessibility Features
The e-QIP screens provide additional information to your web browser about the content they display. Fields on
the screen include information about their titles or purpose. Links and buttons include descriptive information
about their function. If and how this information is displayed or used depends on the web browser and/or
accessibility software you are using, and functionality varies among different web browsers. Consult the
documentation provided with your web browser and/or accessibility software for more information.
Screen reader users should "arrow" through screens to ensure that all form instructions are announced.

Usage Preferences
The style and format of the e-QIP screens provide a clean and organized display of form instructions and fields.
Using your web browser's menu, change the font to the size you prefer. Refer to your web browser's
documentation for details. You may also disable the e-QIP style sheet and use the default style provided by your
web browser by adjusting your web browser's settings. Again, refer to the documentation for details.

Online Resources
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Locate your Selective Service System registration number by visiting http://www.sss.gov/ or calling tollfree (888)655-1825 (or (847)688-6888 where local).
Locate United States mailing address zip codes: http://www.usps.com/

You may print a copy of the Standard Form from the United States Office of Personnel Management "Standard
Forms" web site to use as a worksheet for collecting information while you are away from your computer.
Follow the e-QIP on-screen instructions when transcribing from any worksheet.

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Using The List of Valid Country Names
Find the desired country name. Highlight the country name and copy it to your computer's "Clipboard". Return
back to your e-QIP data screen, select the text area for the desired country field, and paste the country's name
into the data field.

Select the first letter of the desired country name to jump to names of countries starting with that letter.
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWYZ
A Top of List
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antigua
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Ascension Island
Australia
Australian Antarctic Territory
Austria
Azerbaijan
B Top of List
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Barbuda
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
British Virgin Islands
Brunei

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Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
C Top of List
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Christmas Island
Cocos-Keeling Islands
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
D Top of List
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
Diego Garcia
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
E Top of List
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
F Top of List
Faeroe Islands
Falkland Islands
Fiji
Finland
France

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French Antilles
French Guiana
French Polynesia
G Top of List
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guantanamo Bay
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
H Top of List
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
I Top of List
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
J Top of List
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
K Top of List
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea (North)
Korea, Republic of

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Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
L Top of List
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
M Top of List
Macau
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte Island
Mexico
Micronesia, Federated States of
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
N Top of List
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
Nevis
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island

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Norway
O Top of List
Oman
P Top of List
Pakistan
Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Q Top of List
Qatar
R Top of List
Reunion Island
Romania
Rota Island
Russia
Rwanda
S Top of List
Saint Lucia
Saipan Island
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
St. Helena
St. Kitts
St. Pierre and Miquelon
St. Vincent and the Grenadines

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Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
T Top of List
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Tinian Island
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
U Top of List
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
V Top of List
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam
W Top of List
Wallis and Futuna Islands
Y Top of List
Yemen
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Yugoslavia
Z Top of List
Zambia

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