The various embodiments described herein include methods, devices, and systems for imaging identification information. In one aspect, a method is performed at a client device having a camera and a display. The method includes: (1) obtaining information regarding a type of a document to be imaged; (2) obtaining a video stream of the document; (3) determining whether the video stream of the document meets one or more imaging criteria; (4) determining whether the document in the video stream has a document type that matches the obtained type; (5) if the imaging criteria are not satisfied or the credential document does not have a matching credential document type, presenting an indication that the document is not ready to be imaged; and (6) if the imaging criteria are satisfied and the document has a matching credential document type, presenting an indication that the document is ready to be imaged.