R: 6/2022
Note: Commercial Driver License (CDL) applicants
must provide proof of US citizenship or lawful
permanent resident status in the US.
NEW JERSEY STANDARD LICENSE & NON-DRIVER ID REQUIREMENTS
Documents not written in English must be accompanied by a certied translation in English.
PRIMARY SECONDARY
Applicant must submit at least one document from the following Applicant must submit at least one document from the following
PROOF OF IDENTITY/PROOF OF DATE OF BIRTH
Legal proof of name change is a certied marriage or civil union certicate, divorce
decree, or court order linking the new name with the previous name. A divorce decree
may be used as authority to resume using a previous name only if it contains the
married name and previous name and states a return to use of the previous name.
A marriage or civil union certicate may only be used as proof of change to a last name.
• NJ driver license/non-driver identication card, or a Motor
Vehicle Commission issued driver license renewal form
• Property tax bill, statement, or receipt or any letter or
correspondence received from the IRS or state tax ofce
within the past year
*Individuals ineligible for an SSN and who do not have an ITIN may submit a signed afdavit form available on the initial license page of the MVC website
NJMVC.GOV. The afdavit must be notarized, or signed in front of an MVC agency employee. False statements are punishable by law.
• Social Security Card (no copies)
• W-2 Form issued within the past year
• Pay stub issued within the past year
• Ofcial document from the IRS or the New Jersey Division of Taxation displaying applicant’s name and ITIN.
• NJ income tax refund displaying ITIN
• US or US territory birth certicate or certied copy
led with a state ofce of vital statistics or equiva-
lent agency in the individual’s state of birth
• US Department of State birth certicate
(Form FS-545 or DS-1350)
• US Department of State Consular Report of Birth
Abroad (Form FS-240)
• US adoption papers
• US passport or passport card
• Foreign government issued passport from appli-
cant’s country of citizenship
• NJ digitized driver license (including
probationary license)
• NJ digitized non-driver ID card
• US military photo identication card
(Common Access Card)
• Original birth certicate from any country
• Photo driver license from any state, US territory or
the District of Columbia
• Photo driver license issued by country other than
the US, must be presented with another govern-
ment issued document
• Certicate of Naturalization
(Form N-550, N-570 or N-578)
• Certicate of Citizenship
(Form N-560, N-561 or N-645)
• Permanent Resident Card
(Form I-551)
• ID card issued by a consulate or
national government
• Refugee Travel Document
(Form I-571)
• US Re-entry Permit (Form I-327)
• I-94 stamped “Refugee,” “Parolee,”
“Asylee,” or “Notice of Action” (Form
I-797 approved petition) by USCIS
• I-94 with attached photo stamped
“Processed for I-551…” by USCIS
• Photo Employment Authorization
Card (Form I-766) (must be
presented with a valid SS card or
proof of ITIN)
• REAL ID compliant driver license
or non-driver ID from any state, US
territory or the District of Columbia
• NJ digitized driver license (including
probationary license)
• NJ digitized non-driver ID card
• Photo driver license from any state, US
territory or the District of Columbia
• Legal name change court order signed by
a judge or court clerk
• Civil marriage or civil union license or
certicate or divorce decree
• Document issued by US DHS
• US Uniformed Services photo ID card
• US Civilian Retiree photo ID card
• Veteran’s Administration universal access
photo ID card
• Ofcial school or college photo ID card
with transcript or school records (with
applicant’s DOB) from any country
• NJ Firearm Purchaser card
• US government
employee driver
license
• US government
employee photo
ID card
• US military
discharge papers
(DD214)
• FAA pilot license
• Certied adoption
records from any
country – other than
the United States
• NJ DOC ID card
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POINTS
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Applicant must submit one document from the following.
(NOTE: All documents must display residential address and have applicant’s name)
PROOF OF NJ RESIDENCY
PROOF OF SSN
• Original unexpired lease or rental agreement
with name of applicant as lessee or renter
• Checking or savings account statement from
a bank or credit union issued within the last
60 days
• If under 18, statement from parent or guardian
certifying address of applicant
• Utility or credit card bill issued in the
past 90 days
• A deed or title to real property
• First class mail from any government agency in
the past six months
• High school or college report card or transcript
within the past two years
(NO MORE THAN TWO 1-POINT DOCUMENTS ALLOWED):
• Driving privilege card with photo issued by any
state, municipality, US territory or the District of
Columbia
• State professional license
• NJ Public Assistance card with photo
• SS card with SSA verication
• High school diploma or GED, college diploma or
trade school degree from any country
• Bank statement/record on bank letterhead (can’t
be used in conjunction with ATM card)
• ATM card with preprinted name and applicant’s
signature (can’t be used in conjunction with
bank statement)
• Health insurance card or prescription card
• Employee identication card accompanied by a
printed pay stub from applicant’s employment
in the US
• Property tax statement, bill or receipt issued by a
NJ municipality
• For NJ high school students: a waiver certicate
for the written portion of the driver test
No primary or secondary documents can be
expired more than three years.
Applicant must submit social security number
on application for verication with SSA.
• SSA-1099 Form issued within the past year
• Non-SSA-1099 Form issued within the past year
IF verication fails you must submit one of the following to include full name and full SSN:
Applicant must submit one of the following:
OR
PROOF OF ITIN