Applying For A License or ID Card?: To Ensure A Smooth Application Process, Follow These Instructions

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Applying for a license or ID card?

To ensure a smooth application process, follow these instructions.


Do you have the correct documents? Name changes and date of birth Certified documents only – no faxes
Make sure you have the correct Your first and last name and date of or photocopies Documents I need to bring:
documents before visiting a Secretary of birth on your legal presence and identity Documents must be originals or copies
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State office. If you have any questions documents should match. certified with a raised seal or stamp.
about what is required, call the Faxes and photocopies won’t be accepted.
Department of State Information Center If your legal name is different from
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at 888-SOS-MICH (767-6424). what is on your birth certificate or legal Foreign documents
presence document, you must show Foreign documents must be translated.
Documents will be reviewed official proof of the name change, such 3.
All documents are subject to review as an original marriage certificate, a Foreign driver’s licenses
and may require more than one day certified divorce decree or a court order. An International Driving Permit or an
for approvals. Additional information English translation must be provided. 4.
may be required. The department may Note: More than one name-change Foreign driver’s licenses are proof of
retain images or copies of any document document may be required if your name driving experience only and can’t be used
has changed more than once. as proof of legal presence or identity. 5.
presented.

1. Proof of Social Security Number 2. Proof of legal presence 3. Proof of identity 4. Proof of Michigan residency
Present one document Present at least one document Present at least one document Present at least two documents

… Social Security card … Valid, unexpired U.S. passport or passport card … Valid, unexpired U.S. passport or passport card … Utility bill or credit card bill issued within
… W-2 Form … Certified birth certificate with stamp or raised … Out-of-state, U.S. territories, or Canadian the last 90 days (Electronic copies are
… SSA 1099 form or non-SSA 1099 form seal issued by a U.S. government unit or U.S. driver’s license or ID card. (Cards expired accepted)
… Pay stub containing your name and Social territory government office. (Note: Puerto less than four years are accepted) … Account statement from a bank or other
Security number Rican birth certificates are accepted only if … Marriage license issued in the U.S. financial institution issued within the last
… SSA-L676 letter of ineligibility from the issued on or after July 1, 2010) … Divorce decree issued in the U.S. 90 days (Electronic copies are accepted)
Social Security Administration. These must … Michigan enhanced driver’s license or ID card … U.S. court order for a name change … Michigan high school, college or university
be presented with USCIS documents that … Consular Report of Birth Abroad issued by the … Employee photo ID issued by a federal or report cards or transcripts
show non-work authorized status. Letters U.S. State Department (FS-240, DS-1350 or Michigan government agency … Mortgage, lease or rental agreement
more than 60 days old will not be accepted. FS-545) … U.S. Customs and Border Protection Trusted (Lease and rental agreements must include
Traveler Card (Global Entry, SENTRI or NEXUS) landlord’s telephone number)
(The following may be verified by the Systematic
Note: If you are unable to provide one of … U.S. military ID with photo (DD-2, DD-1173 … Pay stub or earnings statement issued with
Alien Verification for Entitlements System)
the above documents as proof of your Social or CAC card) the name and address of the employee
Security number, other documents that show … Certificate of Citizenship (N-560 or N-561) … U.S. military discharge or separation document,
… Certificate of Naturalization (N-550, N-570 or N-578)
… Life, health, auto or home insurance policy
your Social Security number may be presented such as a DD-214
… Valid, unexpired Permanent Resident Card (I-551) … Federal, state or local government
but will require review by the branch manager. … Photo ID from a federally recognized Native
or other evidence of permanent residency (I-551 documents, such as receipts, licenses or
Social Security number information will be American tribe
visa/stamp in passport or on I-94) assessments
verified. … Michigan Department of Corrections prisoner ID.
… Valid Employment Authorization Document (I-766) … Michigan title and registration (Registration
… Two of the following also are accepted: Foreign
You may be required to correct your information … Valid, unexpired foreign passport with U.S. passport, I-94, Employment Authorization must show current residential address)
with the Social Security Administration before visa, along with evidence of entry (I-94 stamp Card, Refugee Travel Document I-571 or … Other documents containing your name
your driver’s license or ID card application can or printout): immigrant visa and address may be accepted with
be processed. ◊ F-visa holders must present Form I-20 … Documents, including immigration documents manager approval
◊ J-visa holders must present Form DS-2019 with or without an entry stamp, (such as I-94
◊ B1 and B2 visas aren’t acceptable Arrival/Departure form, U.S. State Department Note: Documents used to show Michigan
◊ WB and WT visa stamps aren’t acceptable bio-data form and court-ordered supervision residency must include your name and home
… Other immigration documents that show documents) address.
legal presence and/or ability to work in the … Age 18 or younger:
U.S., including Form I-94, State Department ◊ Michigan driver education certificate Michigan P.O. boxes aren’t accepted as a
bio-data form, and supervision documents ◊ Government issued adoption record “residence address”
(other documents may be accepted) ◊ U.S. school records (photo ID, transcripts,
… Expired immigration documents along with diplomas, yearbooks or attendance records)
Form I-797 (Notice of Action) showing that ◊ Parents or guardians may present their
SOS-428 (rev. 02/2020) new documents have been applied for driver’s license or ID and sign for their child

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