If you are an existing program Participant and have the availability to assign a new credential holder (you haven’t reached your maximum allotment of credentials), follow the steps below:

From the Card Management screen:

1. Click the Assign Cards button
2. Select Virtual Credential.
3. Complete the required information for any new Assignees. Be sure to enter an accurate email address, as this is where the Virtual credential will be sent.
   Note: If you wish to add many new Credential Holders at once, you can use the Bulk Upload tool by selecting the "Bulk Add from Text or Excel" tab
4. Once the information is completed, the new assignee will receive an email link to the CEAS Program Orientation.
5. The prospective credential holder must acknowledge reviewing the orientation document (unless they already hold a CEAS physical Credential).
6. Coordinators can upload a headshot image of the end-user, but it is no longer required.
   Note: If no image is present after registering, app users must click “Update Portrait” to upload a headshot or take a “selfie” image with their camera.  Without an image, the credential will not be displayed.Select the Virtual Credentials tab from the Card Management screen.

7. A check box should appear next to the name of each Qualified Employee. Tick the box(es) of those to whom you wish to assign Virtual Credentials. Click Next.
8. Set the Credential Expiration date for your cardholders (refer to How to Set the Expiration Date on a Virtual Credential?). Click Send.
   The end-user will receive an invitation and a link to download the CEAS Mobile ID App. They must complete the registration and upload a headshot if one is absent. Once completed, the user can view their credentials using the password they created during registration.

IMPORTANT: ONLY ONE CREDENTIAL CAN BE HELD AT A TIME.  ASSIGNING A VIRTUAL CREDENTIAL TO AN INDIVIDUAL WHO ALREADY HAS A PHYSICAL (PLASTIC) CREDENTIAL WILL CAUSE THE PHYSICAL CREDENTIAL TO BE DEACTIVATED FROM THE SYSTEM.