Non-Driver Photo ID

NOTICE:

➤ Learner’s Permit Knowledge Testing is being done by appointment only at the DMV’s Cheshire (Wednesday – Friday) and Wethersfield (Tuesday – Friday) locations. All appointments will be confirmed or canceled by email. Be sure to check your email prior to heading to the DMV.

➤ For the health and safety of the public as well as our employees, some services including road tests are postponed until further notice.

➤ Extensions provided for renewals of driver’s licenses, non-driver ID cards, vehicle registrations, emissions testing and other credentials, expiring between March 10 and June 30. For details, visit CTDMV.info

➤ Vehicle and boat registration drop-off services are available at DMV’s Enfield, Old Saybrook and Waterbury locations. Learn More

➤ Many DMV services remain available online, by phone and through the mail. For details, visit CTDMV.info

The DMV’s staff is working diligently to reduce its backlog and to provide critical services to essential businesses. Transactions are being completed as quickly as possible, in the order in which they are received. The average turnaround time is approximately 20 business days. The DMV appreciates the public’s patience as it navigates through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Obtaining a Non-Driver Photo ID

NEW PROCESS: You will not receive a permanent driver license or ID card while at a DMV office. It will arrive through the mail. For more on this, please see Central Issuance. After visiting an office, you can track the delivery of your new card.

The applicant must be a Connecticut resident. To obtain an ID card, qualified persons must apply at any DMV Hub Offices, as well as Enfield, New Britain, Norwich and Winsted.

Please note the following:

New-issue ID cards will not be processed at the Putnam Satellite office, Middletown Photo License Center, AAA offices, Milford and North Haven Nutmeg State Financial Credit Union, Stamford (The WorkPlace, Inc.) or West Haven City Hall.

What to bring:

If you have a Connecticut-issued driver's license or learner's permit, you have the option to exchange it without bringing all your identity documents to DMV. If you do not, please follow the instructions below.
The required documents from this list of acceptable forms of identification.If you are not a citizen of the United States, you will be required to show proof of your legal status in this country. Please note: Puerto Rico-issued birth certificates dated before July 1, 2010, are not acceptable and need to be replaced.
If you are a non-U.S. citizen, please see additional information.
Completed identification application form (form B-230).
Payment for fee of $28.00. Please see acceptable forms of payments.

The non-driver photo ID 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.

NOTE: If an applicant obtains a Connecticut Driver's License, the identification card must be surrendered when a driver's license is issued.

State of Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles

Obtaining a Non-Driver Photo ID