The "What to bring" checklist

1. Identification - You will need TWO forms of identification, one of them preferably with a photograph (a state-issued driver's license is works well). You must satisfy the VEs that your identity is positively established.
2. Money - You will need $14 to get anything processed. It can be paid by cash or a certified check/money order. For personal checks we will require a valid photo ID. We are unable to accept credit cards.
3. Paperwork (if you have a amateur radio license already) - If you are a holder of a current license and you are planning to upgrade, you have to bring the original license and a photocopy, and whatever current CSCEs you might have, and photocopies of those. We'll need to match the originals and photocopies at the session, and then send the photocopies into W5YI-VEC for your new license.  For example, if you are currently a Technician, and have already passed Element 4 (Extra), but still need to take Element 3, then you must bring the unexpired Element 4 CSCE (granted within the last 365 days) so we can issue an Extra certificate if you pass.  Also, if you are a holder of a current or expired license to which the "grandfather" rules apply, please familiarize yourself with the FCC regulations in Part 97, Section 505 concerning this (see below), and bring appropriate documentation.
4. More Paperwork (for the FCC this time) - The document which must be filed with the the testing organization before your license can be issued is called "NCVEC Form 605". It is available from the NCVEC site in PDF format. You can get a copy from us at the start of the session, or you can print it out ahead of time (fill out Section 1 only). It will help us if you use distinctive yellowish-colored paper stock similar to the original for that one, but we'll take a plain white one too. Note that you should not bring the full Form 605 from the FCC to our session, only the abbreviated NCVEC version. Please write clearly in ink or type when you fill it out.  The full FCC 605 form must be used if you are filing it directly with the FCC, without W5YI or other VEC as an intermediary, e.g. when you are applying for a club callsign or a name change.  
5. FRN (FCC Registration Number) - The form requires you to provide your Social Security Number or the "FRN". If you'd rather not give out the SSN, go to the FCC FRN registration page (ignore the security certificate warning) and get the FRN number ahead of the testing session.  If you already have an FRN, then you must use it on form 605 instead of your SSN, or else the application may be rejected. If you've done any ham-related business with the FCC in the past 5 years or so, you most likely have an FRN. Look it up on the FCC licensing page or an ARRL one.

(From FCC Title 47, Part 97, as of November 18, 2014)

§97.505   Element credit.

(a) The administering VEs must give credit as specified below to an examinee holding any of the following license grants:

(b) The administering VEs must give credit to an examinee holding a CSCE for each element the CSCE indicates the examinee passed within the previous 365 days.

[79 FR 35291, June 20, 2014]