How to Exchange from Your Connecticut Non-Driver Photo ID to a Learner's Permit or Driver's License
NOTE: You will not receive a permanent driver license or ID card while at a DMV office. It will arrive through the mail. You will keep your expiring license/ID and receive a temporary paper card. For more on this, please see Central Issuance. After visiting an office, you can track the delivery of your new card.
Your non-driver ID card must be unexpired or not expired for longer than two years to qualify for an exchange.
If you have a Connecticut DMV-issued ID card, you may exchange it for a new learner's permit or your previous driver’s license without bringing all of your identity documents to DMV. Select your choice below and follow the instructions:
What to do:
- Schedule your learner’s permit knowledge test and vision test. Make your appointment here.
- All learner’s permit testing requirements apply. Be sure to study the Connecticut Driver’s Manual.
- You have the option to bring your non-driver ID card as your only required form of identification. You also have the option to have your identity verified through the Real ID program, if you have not done so already. If you choose this option, you will be required to provide additional identification and your learner’s permit will meet federal standards.
- If you are under age 18, and your parent/legal guardian is not present at the time of the knowledge test, bring completed Certificate of Parental Consent (form 2-D).
- If your name has changed, please see name change documents section on acceptable forms of identification (scroll down to Section 5 on list).
- Non-U.S. citizens may be required to provide additional identification.
Fees:
- Testing and permit fees must be paid at the time of making your appointment.
- Please see Exchange fee chart.
Exchange Your Non-Driver ID for Your Previous Driver’s License
The process to exchange your non-driver ID for your previous driver’s license is based on the expiration date of your previous driver’s license. Select your choice below and follow the instructions.
- My previous driver’s license does not expire for longer than 6 months.
- My previous driver’s license will expire within 6 months or has been expired for less than 2 years.
Exchange a Connecticut Non-Driver Photo ID for a Driver's License (Previous License is Valid for Longer than 6 Months)
If your previous license is valid for longer than 6 months, you will be issued a duplicate of your previous driver license.
What to do:
If your previous license is valid for longer than 6 months, you will be issued a duplicate of your previous driver license.
What to do:
- Proceed to any DMV office (AAA locations, Milford and North Haven Nutmeg State Financial Credit Union and West Haven City Hall do not provide this service).
- Complete license application for duplicate (DMV Form 1-B).
What to bring:
- You have the option to bring your non-driver ID card as your only required form of identification. You also have the option to have your identity verified through the Real ID program, if you have not done so already. If you choose this option, you will be required to provide additional identification and your driver’s license will meet federal standards.
- Completed license application for duplicate (Form 1B).
- If your name has changed, please see name change documents section on acceptable forms of identification (scroll down to Section 5 on list).
- Non-U.S. citizens may be required to provide additional identification.
What it will cost:
- Please see Exchange fee chart.
Exchange a Connecticut Non-Driver Photo ID for a Driver's License (Previous License is Expiring within 6 Months or has Expired for Less Than 2 Years)
If your previous license is expiring within 6 months or has expired less than 2 years, you will be issued a renewal of your previous driver’s license.
What to do:
If your previous license is expiring within 6 months or has expired less than 2 years, you will be issued a renewal of your previous driver’s license.
What to do:
- Proceed to any DMV office (AAA locations, Milford and North Haven Nutmeg State Financial Credit Union and West Haven City Hall do not provide this service).
What to bring:
- You have the option to bring your non-driver ID card as your only required form of identification. You also have the option to have your identity verified through the Real ID program, if you have not done so already. If you choose this option, you will be required to provide additional identification and your driver’s license will meet federal standards.
- If your name has changed, please see name change documents section on acceptable forms of identification (scroll down to Section 5 on list).
- Non-U.S. citizens may be required to provide additional identification.
What it will cost:
- Please see Exchange fee chart.