The purpose of this request is usually not to determine whether the callsign is valid (that can often be checked elsewhere), but to verify that you are indeed the licensee -- in other words, to prove your identity.

If you decide you don't want to provide proof of license, no action is required on your part; your original validation request will be withdrawn automatically.  You can un-install the EchoLink software using the Add/Remove Programs applet in your Windows Control Panel.

Submitting Proof of License

If you wish to be validated, the document you send must be a photocopy (or digital photograph) of the Amateur license, showing the callsign under which you are requesting validation.  The copy must clearly show the station license expiration date, if applicable in your country.  If you live in a country where operator licenses and station licenses are separate documents, you must provide the station (or apparatus) license.  You must send an un-altered image of the document, not the text of its contents.  Unofficial documents, such as QSL cards, award certificates, and callbook pages cannot be accepted for validation.  We also cannot accept anything that was downloaded from a public Web site. If you have recently been licensed and have not yet received your documentation, please wait until it arrives.

The license copy may be sent to the EchoLink validation team by scanning it and uploading it, or by sending it as fax.  Certain other validation options may also be available. Please go to the Validation page to begin.

If you choose the Scan and Upload option, the file you upload must be one of these file types: JPG, GIF, TIF, or PNG. Complete instructions on how to upload are provided on the Validation pages.

Acceptable Documents

License documents vary by country.  The table below shows the required document(s) for certain specific countries.  In each case, the documents must show both the callsign of the station and the name of the licensee.

Country	Name of Document	Issuer
Argentina	Radioaficianado Argentino card (both sides)	Secretaría de Comunicaciones de la Nación (SECOM)
Australia	Amateur Radio Apparatus Licence	Australian Communications Authority (ACA)
Austria	Amateurfunkprufungszeugnis (Radio Amateur Certificate) and Bewilligungsdaten document showing callsign	Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie (BMVIT)
Belgium	Radioamateurvergunning/ Licence De Radioamateur/ Amateurfunkgenehmigung	BIPT/IBPT/IBPT
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Ovlastenje - Licenca Amaterskog Radio-Stanica	Regulatorna agencija za komunikacije
Brazil	Licença de Funcionamento de Estação  (callsign must also appear in current ANATEL online database)	Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações (ANATEL)
Canada	Amateur Radio Operator Certificate, Certificate of Proficiency, or Amateur Radio Club Call Sign Registration	Industry Canada
Finland	Radioamatöörilupa	Viestintävirasto Kommunikationsverket
France	Station certificat avec indicatif d'appel, ou CEPT certificat d'opérateur radioamateur	Autorité de Régulation des Télécommunications
Germany	Zulassung zur Teilnahme am Amateurfunkdienst	Bundesnetzagentur
India	Amateur Wireless Telegraph Station Licence (and License Renewal document)	Ministry of Communications
Japan
Mexico	Certificado de aptitud y operación de la estación de aficionado	Comisión Federal de Telecomunicaciones
Netherlands	Registratiebewijs amateurvergunning	Agentschap Telecom
Philippines	Operator Certificate / Station License for Amateur	Department of Transportation and Communication
Portugal	Licença de Estação de Amador Nacional, Serviço Amador	ANACOM
South Africa	Radio Station Licence	ICASA
South Korea
Spain	Modelo 990 (showing Liquidación / Notificación)	El Secretaría de Estado de Telecomunicaciones
Sweden	Tillstånd att använda amatörradioanläggningar	Post & Telestyrelsen
Thailand	License card	National Telecommunications Commission
Turkey	Amatör Telsizcilik Belgesi	T. C. Telekomünikasyon Kurumu
United Kingdom	Page 1 (of 23) of the "lifetime" Amateur Radio Licence document downloaded from the Ofcom Web site; Schedule to the Notice of Variation (for repeater callsigns only); Notice of Variation (MB7 callsigns only)	Radiocommunications Agency (RA) or Office of Communications (Ofcom)
United States	Amateur Radio License	Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Venezuela	Permisio de Operactiones del Servicio de Radioaficionados	CONATEL
All other countries	Amateur Radio Station Licence document, or equivalent	Government of country of origin