Required Documents

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Bring all required documents to your appointment

You will have to return with them later if you don't
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Document approval may take more time

It may take more than a day

It may require an additional visit

Documents must be:

  • Original documents or certified copies with raised seal, stamp, or signature
  • Unexpired

Documents cannot be:

  • Photocopies
  • Faxed copies
  • Laminated
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If your name has changed

  • If the name on your license or ID card doesn't match the name on your birth certificate, amended birth certificate, or passport, you'll need legal papers to explain the difference.

    • These papers could be:
      • A certified marriage certificate from the state
      • A divorce decree
      • An updated passport
      • A new birth certificate
      • Adoption papers
      • A citizenship or naturalization certificate
      • Court papers showing the name change, sealed by the court.
  • All documents are imaged, stored in a secure database, and returned to you