Renewing a Non-Driver Photo ID
***EXTENSION OFFERED: DMV is offering extensions to Connecticut residents with expiring driver’s licenses, ID cards and learner’s permit’s. No late fees will be assessed for eligible credentials. Learn more.
Credentials that expire between March 10, 2020 and May 31, 2020 remain valid until November 30, 2020.
Credentials that expire between June 1, 2020 and November 30, 2020 remain valid until December 31, 2020.
"REAL ID" IS HERE: Starting October 1, 2021, the U.S. Federal Government will require anyone boarding an airplane for domestic travel or entering certain federal buildings to have a "verified" driver's license or state-issued ID card, or be required to show additional proof of identification, such as a passport. Check your license, you may already have the gold star! See more information about the Real ID Program. Air travel additional information can be found on the TSA website here.
This service is provided by appointment only.
If your ID card is expired two or more years, follow the procedure for obtaining a new ID card.
When renewing, please make an appointment at a DMV office, AAA location, Milford and North Haven Nutmeg State Financial Credit Union or West Haven City Hall and bring with you the following:
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The renewal notice (if available).
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Your current non-driver ID card, which must be presented. If the ID card has been lost you must present one additional form of identification from the list of acceptable forms of identification.
- If you have had a name change since your ID card was issued you must present an original or certified copy of a: marriage license; civil union certificate; divorce decree; or a probate court name change document to verify the name change.
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Payment for fee. Please see acceptable forms of payment.
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NOTE: AAA locations, Nutmeg State Financial Credit Union and West Haven City may charge a convenience fee up to $8.00 per DMV transaction.
The fee is waived for:
- Applicants of a homeless shelter who provide proof of residency from an authorized shelter or transitional housing location in Connecticut. The identification card application (form B-230) must be signed by an official from the shelter or transitional housing location.
- Blind veterans who provide a Certificate of Blindness form from the Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind or a letter from a doctor/optometrist that they meet the definition of blind as defined in Connecticut General Statutes 1-1f(a) and provide a DD214 indicating they have been honorably discharged.
You will not receive a permanent driver license or ID card while at a DMV service office. It will arrive through the mail. You may retain your expiring license or ID provided there are no changes other than address. For more on this, please see Central Issuance. After visiting an office, you can track the delivery of your new card.