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CAA Forensic Document Training
Examine the evidence. Build a defensible document review. Continue your study with written lessons, document references and practical checks.
12 modules · Written English · Self-paced
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12 modules and the final examination
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Course curriculum
Read each lesson, examine the evidence and complete the checks before moving on.
Foundations: forensic document examination and your duties as a CAA
The Certificate of Accuracy, the W-7 document rules, and the five-step examination workflow.
Loading account state…Passports
Data page anatomy, MRZ check digits, polycarbonate vs laminated paper pages.
Loading account state…USCIS photo identification
EAD (Form I-766) and Permanent Resident Card (Form I-551), the 2017 and 2023 redesigns, card generations.
Loading account state…U.S. driver's licenses
AAMVA standards, REAL ID markings, laser engraving, ghost images, PDF417 cross-checks.
Loading account state…Foreign driver's licenses
The recurring international toolkit: polycarbonate, laser engraving, changeable laser images.
Loading account state…Birth certificates
Certified copies vs photocopies, security paper, seals, delayed and amended records.
Loading account state…Visas
Visa foil anatomy, the red foil number, machine-readable data and consistency checks.
Loading account state…National ID cards
The IRS five-element test, card formats by region, the unfamiliar-card protocol.
Loading account state…U.S. military ID cards
CAC vs Uniformed Services ID, the Next Generation USID, INDEF cards, and the deadline DoD withdrew.
Loading account state…U.S. state ID cards
Non-driver IDs, enhanced IDs, Federal Limits Apply vs privilege cards.
Loading account state…Foreign voter registration cards
Mexico's INE credencial feature by feature, QR data and validity checks, why it is never stand-alone.
Loading account state…Capstone: mixed-document practicum and the document-failure playbook
Six mixed cases under interview conditions, the failure playbook, and the road to the final exam.
Loading account state…Final examination
Complete all 12 modules first.
30 questions · 24/30 (80%) required · Unlimited retakes. The final is available after all modules, including the capstone, are complete.
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Download a record of your course completion for your files. It is not an embossed original and must not be uploaded with a CAA application. Your two physical originals are prepared separately.
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Certificate-format requirements: IRS IRM 3.21.264.4.6.
Certificate mailing address
Your certificates are physical embossed originals, mailed after you pass the final exam. The $149 offer includes mailing to U.S. addresses only. For another destination, contact us before purchasing.