Initial Registration and Creation of Login.gov User ID

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Before you can access VEHCS, each user must create a USDA Login.gov user account. USDA Login.gov is the security portal for all USDA applications.

The following steps will guide you through this registration process.

Action 1: Creating a USDA Login.gov Account

1.	Access the website https://vehcs.aphis.usda.gov/

2.	Click Log In. The Login page displays.

3.	Choose one of the following paths:

a. Customers who don’t have a have login credentials (see introductory paragraph in this guide) must create a login account. Please proceed to Action Two: Creating a Login.gov account.

b. Customers who already have login credentials, proceed to Action Two: Linking your login account to VEHCS.

4. Login.gov has step-by-step instructions here: https://www.login.gov/help/get-started/create-your-account/

5. Click the Create Account link in the blue banner toward the top left of the screen.

6. Enter your email address. Then click Submit. The Registration Email Sent page displays.

7. Access your email to follow the instructions provided on the Login.gov– Confirm Email to complete the account registration. NOTE: The link in the email will expire soon.

a. Create your Password and click Continue.

b. Login.gov requires you to set up alternative authentication methods. Follow the steps on screen to add at least two different options in case you lose one of your methods.

c. Click Agree and Continue. Link with Login.gov displays.

d. If you previously had a USDA eAuthentication login account, you will be presented with two options.

i. Click Yes to link your existing USDA eAuth account with Login.gov.

ii. Click No/Continue without linking your existing USDA eAuth account.

e. The VEHCS home page appears.

Action 2: Linking Your New Login.gov Account to VEHCS

1.	On the Login page, login using your USDA eAuthentication or login.gov credentials.

a. Note that when you use login.gov, you will be prompted to retrieve an authentication code depending on the multifactor authentication methods selected when you created the Login.gov credentials.

Now that you’ve accessed VEHCS, you can create a new organization or join an existing one. VEHCS is organization based, meaning that you will belong to an organizational group that can share data the system. At this point you can create a new organization, or join an existing one. To join an organization, the organization administrator would have provided you a PIN. Make a selection based on the options below:

a. Creating a New Organization in VEHCS

b. Joining an Existing Organization in VEHCS

Action 3: Creating a VEHCS Business Organization

1.	To create a VEHCS account for your organization, click the Create Business Organization button on the left.

2.	The Registration – User Information page appears. Enter your Name, Email Address, Organization Type and User Role. Click Next. NOTE: If you select Accredited Veterinarian, you will need to provide your License and Accreditation information.

3.	The Registration Wizard – Create New Organization page appears. Complete the required fields to create a profile for your business organization and click Submit.

NOTE: Only one profile per business organization is needed. As the organization administrator, you are responsible for adding and maintaining other VEHCS user accounts for your company or organization. When entering additional user accounts to your business organization, you should also designate at least one other user as an administrator.

4.	The Registration Wizard – Create Successful page appears. Click Continue to start using VEHCS.

5.	Your Login.gov account is now synchronized with your organization’s new VEHCS account and you are now logged into the system.

6.	The next time you access the VEHCS website, simply enter your login credentials and click Login. This will log you all the way into VEHCS.

Refer to Manage Account (Business Organization) or Manage Account (VS) depending on your role, for further details about maintaining an organization.

For further assistance or VEHCS questions, please contact the PCIT Help Desk at pcithelpdesk@usda.gov