You can verify your identity for VA.gov using your driver's license or other state ID by either taking a photo of your document, or uploading a photo from your computer. For the complete step-by-step process, click here. For tips on taking a good picture of your driver's license or state ID, click here. The Florida driver license and ID card display small numbers next to each data field (i.e. Name, expiration date, sex, height). The inclusion of these numbers is required by the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators’ driver license and ID card design standard and has been adopted by many states. Click here for additional FAQ’s.
Non Drivers Identification
Customers who are eligible to renew their Maryland ID card online or by using an MDOT MVA Kiosk will no longer be able to complete their transactions at an MDOT MVA counter. Please use the Online ID Card Renewal.
Due to federal requirements, customers will be notified upon renewal if they need to provide MDOT MVA with documents. If you have already been notified, click here to create your checklist and schedule an appointment.
ID cards for individuals 18 years of age and older will be valid for a period of 8 years and ID cards for those under the age of 18 will be valid for 5 years. However, individuals with a limited term ID will receive a card with a time period that equals the duration of their lawful status in the United States. They will not be able to renew by mail, MDOT MVA Kiosk or online.
Immigrants who present foreign documentation without valid accompanying United States Citizenship and Immigration Services documentation, to obtain a driver’s license (DL) or identification card (ID), please click here to get started.
Veteran Designation:
You may be able to add a designation on your ID card, indicating that you are veteran of the United States. There is no fee for the designation, please click here for more information.
You must surrender your Maryland ID card if you are issued a driver's license. You must also surrender any out-of-state card (ID card or driver's license) before a Maryland ID can be issued.
You may wish to receive an ID card instead of a temporary driver's license if you have been stopped by a police officer who suspected you of driving impaired. Please click here for more information.
Fees
Pa Non Driver Identification Card
New Identification Card
Please refer to the Online Document Guide for required identity and residency documentation.
If you have a different name on your social security card than your source documents, you must change your name with the Social Security Administration (SSA) prior to coming to the MDOT MVA.
- The new name(s) must match the name(s) that the SSA has on record.
- The ID card will not be issued if the new name change does not match the SSA records.
- It may take a minimum of 48 hours or longer for the SSA to update their records with your name change.
For information on how to apply for a social security number, please visit the Social Security Administration’s website.
If your name is different from the name on your birth certificate, then you are required to provide the MDOT MVA with a certified copy, from the issuing agency, of the document(s) that changed your name (i.e. marriage certificate, divorce decree, court ordered name change, etc.
Duplicate Identification Card:
- You may request a duplicate identification card online by clicking here.
- To report a stolen ID/driver’s license due to identity theft or identity fraud please complete a complaint form at https://mva.maryland.gov/businesses/Pages/investigations.aspx.
Corrected Identification Card:
Please refer to the Online Document Guide for required identity and residency documentation.
- If you are changing your name, you must bring the document(s) that initiated the change of name, such as a certified copy from the issuing agency, of the marriage certificate, divorce decree or court name change order.
- You may request an address change online by clicking here.
- There is a fee.