LIST OF DOCUMENTS
TO APPLY FOR A REAL ID
• Valid, unexpired U.S. passport or passport card
• Certified copy of U.S. birth certificate
• U.S. Certificate or Consular Report of Birth Abroad
• Unexpired foreign passport with valid U.S. visa
and approved I-94 form
• Certified copy of Birth certificate from a U.S. Territory
• Certificate of Naturalization or Citizenship
• Valid, unexpired Permanent Resident Card
• Unexpired employment authorization document (EAD)
Card (I-766) or valid/expired EAD Card with Notice of
Action (I-797 C)
• Social Security card
• W-2 form
• SSA-1099 form
• Non-SSA-1099 form
• Paystub (with full SSN)
• Rental or lease agreement (signed by owner/tenant)
• Deed or title to residential real property
• Mortgage bill
• Home utility bills (including cellular phone)
• School documents, Medical documents, Employment
documents, or Insurance documents
• IRS or California FTB tax return
• Change of Address confirmation by the U.S. Postal Service
• Property tax bill or statement
• Faith-based documents, including name and address of
organization
• Records from a financial institution
• Voter registration confirmation letter or postcard issued
by the California Secretary of State or a local California
county elections officer
• Proof of payment of resident tuition at a public institution
of higher education in California
• An original copy of an approved Claim For Homeowners’
Property Tax Exemption (BOE-266) form filed with a
local California County Assessor
• Court documents that list the applicant as a resident of
California
• A letter on letterhead from a homeless shelter, shelter
for abused women, nonprofit entity, faith-based
organization, employer or government agency within the
U.S. attesting that the applicant resides in California
• A document issued by a U.S. government agency
• California certificate of Vehicle or Vessel Title or
registration
• A DMV form DL 933, completed and signed
• Adoption documents that contain the legal name
as a result of the adoption
• A name change document that contains the legal name
both before and after the name change
• Marriage certificate
• A certificate, declaration, or registration document
verifying the formation of a domestic partnership
• Dissolution of marriage/domestic partnership document
that contains the legal name as a result of the court action
1 Identity Document
2 Proof of Social Security Number
3 Proof of California Address
You need one document from each section below.
Original documents or certified copies of identity document and social security are required.
Legal document supporting name change, if applicable
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