Apply For Identification ID Card : California Department of Motor Vehicles DMV

Name of the Organization : California Department of Motor Vehicles
Type of Facility : Apply For Identification ID Card
Country : California, USA

Website : https://dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/idinfo/idcard

Identification ID Card :

DMV issues ID cards to persons of any age. The ID card looks like a driver license, but is used for identification purposes only.

Related : California Department of Motor Vehicles Driver License/ Identification Card Renewal : www.statusin.org/7963.html

A regular ID card is valid for six years, and a senior citizen ID card is valid for 10 years. To qualify for a senior citizen ID card, you must be age 62 or older.

Reduced-fee ID card:
You may pay a reduced application fee for an original or renewal identification card if you meet income requirements from a public assistance program. If you are eligible, the governmental or non-profit program will give you a completed Verification for Reduced Fee Identification Card form (DL 937) to take to DMV to apply for your reduced fee identification card.

See your local public assistance program agency for information about eligibility requirements and obtaining a DL 937 form.

How to apply for or renew an identification (ID) card:
DMV issues two types of ID cards. A regular ID card valid for six years, and a senior citizen ID card valid for 10 years. To qualify for a senior citizen ID card, you must be age 62 or older.

To apply for an ID card you will need to do the following:
** Visit a DMV office (make an Appointment(s) for faster service)
** Complete application form DL 44 (An original DL 44 form must be submitted. Copies will not be accepted.)
** Give a thumb print
** Have your picture taken
** Provide your social security number. It will be verified with the Social Security Administration while you are in the office.
** Verify your birth date and legal presence (you may use your California driver license)
** Pay the application fee. (No fee for a senior citizen ID card.)

Check your address before you leave DMV and tell the DMV representative if your address is incorrect. Your new ID will be mailed to you within 60 days. If you have not received your ID after 60 days, call 1-800-777-0133 to check the status. Have your receipt and/or old ID card with you to provide information when requested.

DMV will exchange a valid license for a no-fee ID card to drivers who are no longer able to drive safely because of a physical or mental condition. Please call your local DMV for additional information.

To renew your ID card, you will need to:
** Visit a DMV office (make an Appointment(s) for faster service)
** Complete application form DL 44. (An original DL 44 form must be submitted. Copies will not be accepted.)
** Give a thumb print
** Have your picture taken
** Pay the application fee. (No fee for a senior citizen ID card.)

Double check your address before you leave DMV and tell the DMV representative if your address is incorrect. Your new ID will be mailed to you within 60 days. If you have not received your ID after 60 days, call 1-800-777-0133 and they can check on the status for you. Have your receipt and/or old ID card with you to provide information when requested.

You can see if you are eligible to renew your identification card by mail by completing and submitting the California Identification Card Renewal by Mail Eligibility Form (DL 410 ID).

Social security number (SSN) requirement:
The Social Security Act allows any state to use the SSN to establish the identification of an individual. The California Vehicle Code requires the collection of the social security number.

All applicants must submit to DMV their social security number. Evidence of your social security number is required only on applications for an original commercial driver license and any request to correct a SSN that is already on the driver record data base, regardless of the class. The SSN is considered confidential and will not appear on the photo license or be encoded on the magnetic stripe. Any documents that the department is authorized to release to the public will have the SSN masked. The SSN is electronically verified with Social Security Administration while you are in the DMV office for all DL/ID card transactions, if it has not already been verified.

The only documents acceptable for SSN verification are originals of the following:
** Social Security Card (cannot be laminated)
** Medicare card
** U.S. Armed Forces Identification Cards:
** Active-DD 2
** Retired-DD 2
** Reserved-DD 2
** Dependent-DD 173
** Military separation document-DD 214

Exception to the SSN requirement:
If you are legally present in the US, but ineligible for an SSN, you are exempt from SSN requirements. However, you must still provide an acceptable birth date/legal presence document for any DL/ID card application OR provide a valid SSN.