FS Form 0385 at a glance
What it is: FS Form 0385 (Revised March 2026) is the Certificate of Identity.
Where and when to file: Send this form and any additional information to Treasury Retail Securities Services, PO Box 9150, Minneapolis, MN 55480-9150.
FS Form 0385, page 2: a person who has NO interest in the securities must complete and sign this form, confirming the individual's identity.
A person who is not named on the securities and who has no interest in the securities must sign this form in the presence of a certifying officer.
A filled-in FS Form 0385 example: a certificate of identity for two names
How to fill out FS Form 0385, box by box
The names refer to the same person
In "I certify the names of ... and ... refer to the same person, whose correct name is ...", enter the two names and the correct name.
Enter why the names are different.
After "The source of my knowledge is:", enter the source.
Any other person known by these names
In "Is there now or was there during ... any other person known to you by either or any of these names?", enter the Date or Period of Time, mark Yes or No, and if Yes, please explain.
Sign Here
Under Sign Here, the person not named on the securities and having no interest in the transaction signs and enters the Daytime Telephone number.
Enter the Mailing Address and the E-mail Address. Instructions to Certifying Officer: Name of the disinterested person(s) who appeared and date of appearance MUST be completed. If a Medallion stamp is used, an original signature is required. Person(s) must sign in your presence.
More rules for FS Form 0385
Making any false, fictitious, or fraudulent claim or statement to the United States is a crime and may be prosecuted.
Follow instructions in filling out this form. Print in ink or type all information.
The certifying officer must affix the seal or stamp which is used when certifying requests for payment.
Authorized certifying officers are available at financial institutions, including credit unions, in the United States.
The estimate is that it will take about 10 minutes to complete this form.
Each person whose signature is required must appear before and establish identification to the satisfaction of an authorized certifying officer.
The signatures to the form must be signed in the officer's presence.
Common questions about FS Form 0385
Where do I file it?
Send this form and any additional information to Treasury Retail Securities Services, PO Box 9150, Minneapolis, MN 55480-9150.
Sources
[1] FS Form 0385 (Revised March 2026), Certificate of Identity, Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service (the Official source link on this page).