To ensure your application process is as smooth as possible, remember:
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Double-check that you have all the correct
documentation before visiting a Secretary of
State office. If you have any questions about
what is required, call the Department of State Information
Center at 888-SOS-MICH (767-6424).
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Documents must be originals or
copies certified with a raised seal or stamp.
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Faxed or photocopied documents
will NOT
be accepted.
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Document approval may not occur
in the
same day and may require an additional
visit.
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License or ID may be valid
until one of the
following:
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Four years from last birthday.
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Applicant's 18th or 21st birthday.
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Foreign driver's licenses are
accepted as
proof of driving experience only.
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Documents are subject to
departmental
review and approval. Additional information may be required. The department may
retain images or copies of any document
presented.
Click with your mouse to place checkmarks in the boxes
next to items you have available and when you are finished print out your
personalized list.
1
Your Social Security number
or letter of ineligibility
Present ONE of the following to demonstrate
a valid Social Security number or ineligibility.
Social Security card or other Social Security
Administration document containing your
name and Social Security number.
W-2 or 1099 form.
Pay stub containing your name and Social
Security number.
U.S. military ID card containing photo and
Social Security number (DD-2, DD-1173 or
CAC card.)
Completed U.S. 1040 tax return form
Letter of ineligibility from the Social
Security Administration. Letters that are
more than 30 days old will not be accepted.
Note: Social Security information will be
verified. You may be required to correct
information with the Social Security
Administration before your driver's license
or state ID card application can be
processed.
Your first and last name and date of birth
on your legal presence and identity
documents should match. If your current
legal name is different from the name on
your birth certificate or legal presence
document, you must show legal proof
of the name change, such as an original
marriage certificate, divorce decree or
court order.
2
Legal
Presence
Present at least ONE of any of the documents
from this column.
Certified birth certificate with a raised seal
issued by a U.S. or U.S. territory government
office.
Valid, unexpired U.S. passport or passport card.
Enhanced Michigan Driver's License or ID card.
Consular Report of Birth Abroad issued by the
U.S. Department of State (FS-240, DS-1350 or
FS-545).
U.S. Census Record. (This document requires
verification, which may take more than one day.)
The following documents are subject to verification
using the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements
System (SAVE). Approval may take longer than one day.
Machine readable immigrant visa with temporary
I-551 language.
Temporary I-551 stamp on foreign passport or
I-94.
Certificate of Citizenship (N-560 or N-561).
Certificate of Naturalization (N-550, N-570 or
N-578).
Valid, unexpired Reentry Permit (I-327).
Valid, unexpired Refugee Travel Document (I-571) with a stamped, valid I-94.
Other DHS-issued documents with I-94 or Alien
Registration Number (A#).
3
Identity
Verification
Present original documents to establish identity. MORE THAN ONE document may be
required.
Out-of-state, U.S. territories, or Canadian driver's
license or ID card. (Licenses or ID cards expired for
less than one year will be accepted.)
Marriage license issued in the U.S.
Divorce decree issued in the U.S.
U.S. court order for a name change.
Photo ID card issued by a federal or Michigan
government agency.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Trusted
Traveler Card (Global Entry, SENTRI or NEXUS).
U.S. military ID card with photo (DD-2, DD-1173 or CAC Card).
U.S. military discharge or separation documents,
such as a DD-214.
Tribal photo ID card from a federally recognized
Native American tribe.
Michigan Department of Corrections prisoner ID
card. (This document requires verification, which
may take more than one day.)
Michigan driver education certificate. (For
applicants age 18 and younger.)
Michigan adoption record.
U.S. school records, such as school ID cards with
name and photo, diplomas, transcripts or yearbooks.
If the applicant is younger than age 18 and does not
have one of the above, a parent or guardian must
present their driver's license or ID and sign for the
teen.
A second document from group #2 may also be
accepted.
The identity requirement may also be met if two
of the following documents are presented: foreign
passport, I-94, Employment Authorization Card,
Refugee Travel Document or Immigrant visa.
Note: If none of the documents listed above are
available, other identity documents may be
accepted. These documents require verification,
which may take more than one day.
4
Proof
of Michigan residency
Present at least TWO documents with your
name and Michigan residence address.
Utility bill or credit card bill issued within the last
90 days. (Electronic copies are acceptable.)
Account statement from a bank or other
financial institution issued within the last 90
days. (Electronic copies are acceptable.)
Michigan high school, college or university report
cards or transcripts.
Mortgage, lease or rental agreement. (Lease and
rental agreements must include the landlord's
telephone number.)
Pay stub or earnings statement issued with the
name and address of the employer.
Life, health, auto or home insurance policy.
Federal, state or local government documents,
such as receipts, licenses or assessments.
Michigan title and registration. (The registration
must show current residential address.)
Other documents containing your name and
address may be accepted with manager
approval.
Note: Residency documents in a family member's
name may be used if the family relationship can be
established.
Michigan P.O. boxes are not an acceptable residence
address.
