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REAL ID DOCUMENT CHECKLIST
For Identity Verication
To obtain a new learner’s permit, driver’s license or identity (ID) card, or to obtain a veried driver’s
license or ID card, you will need to provide valid/unexpired, original documents, or certied copies.
Out of state learner’s permits are not transferable.
Photocopies, notarized photocopies, non-certied copies of forms that require certication, and damaged
or mutilated documents are not acceptable. DMV will scan and store images of all original documents.
Two (2) forms of the same identication will not be accepted. If any document presented is in a language
other than English, it must be translated by a DMV approved translator.
2 IDENTITY DOCUMENTS:
You must present two (2) forms of identication; at least
one of the documents must be from the Primary document
list.
PRIMARY document list
US born
£ US or US Territory Birth Certicate or Registration of Birth
(Hospital issued and Puerto Rico issued prior to July 1, 2010
not acceptable; foreign place of birth see Non-US Born)
£ US Passport or Passport Card
Non-US born
£US Passport or Passport Card
£ Foreign Passport w/ supporting documents (See Section D
below)*
£ Certicate of Naturalization (N-550 or N-570)*
£ Certicate of Citizenship (N-560 or N-561)*
£ Permanent Resident Card (I-551)*
£ US Consular Report of Birth Abroad (FS-240, DS-1350
or FS-545)
£ Employment Authorization Document (I-766)*
FULL LEGAL NAME
By law, the full name shown on the Primary document is
your legal name and will be printed on your card. If your
name is dierent than the Primary document, see
Section E below.
SECONDARY document list
£ Social Security Card (Not laminated or metal. Sixteen (16) and
older must sign)
£ Connecticut issued ID card, driver’s license or learner’s permit
(You may be required to surrender your driver’s license or ID
card)
£ Out of State US photo driver’s license
£ US Territory or Canadian photo driver’s license
£ Out of State US or Canadian issued photo learner’s permit
£ Certied school transcript (School photo ID is not acceptable)
£ Baptismal certicate or similar document
£ Marriage or Civil Union Certicate (certied copy issued by
town/city)
£ Court Order: Must contain full name and date of birth (i.e. name
change, adoption, marriage or civil union dissolution). Does not
include abstract of criminal or civil conviction
£Connecticut State Permit to Carry Pistols or Revolvers
£US Military ID or dependent card with photo
£Military discharge/separation papers (DD-214)
£ State or Federal Employee Identication with signature and
photo and/or physical description with or without date of birth
£ CT Department of Correction certicate (CN101503)
£ Pilot’s license (issued by the US DOT Federal Aviation
Administration)
£Veteran Health Identication Card (VHIC)
£Federally Recognized Tribal Member ID card
£DHS Trusted Traveler Cards (Global Entry, NEXUS, SENTRI,
FAST)
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:
By law, you must provide your Social Security number, which
must be veried with the Social Security Administration.
Non-US Citizens who are not eligible for a Social Security number
must present an ineligibility letter from the Social Security
Administration.
2 FORMS OF PROOF OF CONNECTICUT RESIDENCY:
You must provide two (2) dierent forms of documentation from
the list below to prove Connecticut residency.
These documents must be from two (2) dierent sources and
MUST:
• Show your name and your Connecticut residence address
• Be dated within ninety (90) days (unless stated otherwise
below)
• Be computer generated (typed)
• Be a hard copy
NOTE: The parent(s) or legal guardian(s) residing at the same
address of a minor may provide any two (2) of the acceptable
documents, addressed to the parent(s) or legal guardian(s), to
prove the minor’s residency.
Acceptable Documents
£ Postmarked mail (address may be handwritten)
£ Bill from a bank or mortgage company, utility company, credit
card company, doctor or hospital
£ Bank statement showing the bank’s name and mailing address
£ Pre-printed pay stub showing your employer’s name and address
£ Property or excise tax bill dated within the previous twelve
(12) months
£ Valid unexpired CT driver’s license, learner’s permit or ID card
with the same address
£ Current valid homeowner’s, renter’s policy or motor vehicle
insurance card or policy dated within the previous 12 months
£Current valid Connecticut motor vehicle registration
£ Current motor vehicle loan statement for a motor vehicle
registered in your name
£ Residential mortgage, lease or rental contract showing
signatures from all parties needed to execute the agreement and
dated within the previous twelve (12) months
£ Change-of-address conrmation from the United States Postal
Service showing your prior and current address (Form CNL107)
£ Ocial school records showing enrollment
£ Report card
LEGAL PRESENCE IN THE UNITED STATES (Non-US born):
Legal status will be veried using Systematic Alien
Verication of Eligibility (SAVE) which may take ten (10)
business days or more.
£US Passport or Passport Card
£ I-94
£ I-551 stamp in foreign passport
£ Permanent Resident Card or Resident Alien Card
£ Employment Authorization Document (I-766)
£ Refugee Travel Document
£ F1 requires I-20 and I-94
£ J1 requires DS2019 and I-94
• Non-US Citizens who are not eligible for a Social Security number
must present an ineligibility letter from the Social Security
Administration and are not qualied for a veried driver’s license
or ID card.
• Only US Citizens and Permanent Residents are eligible for a
veried driver’s license or ID card. If you do not qualify for a
veried driver’s license or ID card you will be issued a
non-veried (Not for Federal Identication) driver’s license or ID
card.
• An individual with B1/B2, waiver-tourist (WT), or waiver-business
(WB) visitor status is NOT eligible to obtain a CT driver’s license
or ID card.
NAME CHANGE DOCUMENTS (if applicable):
£ Marriage or civil union certicate (certied copy issued by
town/city)
£ Marriage or civil union dissolution
£ Probate court name change document
£ DHS Petition for Name Change (USCIS Form N-662)
If there have been multiple name changes, you must provide
documentation to prove the continuity of the names.
NOTE: Your new name must match the name that is on le with the
Social Security Administration (SSA). Visit the SSA rst to change
your name. Allow at least forty-eight (48) hours for SSA to update its
system.
If you have a question regarding acceptable documents, please call the DMV Contact Center at 860-263-5700.
DI-3 REV. 12-2023
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* Subject to Systematic Alien Verication of Eligibility (SAVE)
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Connecticut DMV
ct.gov/dmv/RealID