• Credit Card/Debit Card (major brand)* • Driver’s License/ID Card (current) issued by an agency of the U.S. government* • Illinois Driver’s License (current or expired less than one year)* • Illinois ID Card (current or expired less than one year)* • Mortgage or Installment Loan Documents* • Out-of-State Driver’s License/ID Card (current)* • Passport (valid U.S. or foreign)* • Temporary DL/CLP/ID Card* • U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Forms Permanent Resident Card; Employment Authorization Card; Arrival/Departure Record with Valid Passport* • U.S. Military Driver’s License/ID Card* • U.S. Military Service* Group B – Date of Birth. Group B documents must contain the applicant’s full name and complete
date of birth and must be verifiable. To be verifiable, it must be possible to contact the regulatory authority to confirm the authenticity of the document. Documents marked with an [*] are also accepted to prove legal presence. Birth Certificates must be original or certified by a Board of Health or Bureau of Vital Statistics within the U.S. or by the U.S. State Department, U.S. territories or Canada. A certified copy is a document produced by the issuing jurisdiction which has an embossed seal or an original stamped impression. Foreign passports and foreign birth certificates are accepted as proof if accompanied by any other item in Group B.
• Citizenship Certificat * • Court Order (Change of birth date) • Certified Grade/High School/College/University Transcript • Consular Report of Birth Abroad* • Illinois Driver’s License • Naturalization Certificate* • REAL ID Driver’s License/ID Card • Social Security Award Letter (primary beneficiary only) • U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Permanent Resident Card; Refugee Travel Document; Employment Authorization Card; Notice of Action Status Change; Arrival/Departure Record with Valid Passport* • U.S. Military Driver’s License/ID Card • U.S. Military Service Record • U.S. Passport or Passport Card* Group C – Social Security Number. Group C documents must contain the applicant’s name and full social security number. If using an Illinois driver’s license or ID record, the social security number must have been previously verified with the SSA. An applicant applying for a Temporary Visitor Driver’s License is not required to present documents from Group C. Instead, the applicant must sign a declaration on the TVDL application that the applicant is, at the time of application, ineligible to obtain a social security number.
• Illinois Driver’s License Record • Illinois ID Card Record • Pay stub or printed electronic deposit receipt bearing the applicant’s name and SSN* • Social Security Award Letter (primary beneficiary only) • U.S. Military Driver’s License/ID Card • U.S. Military Service Record Group D – Residency. Group D documents must contain the applicant’s full name and residence address. Documents in Groups A, B or C that contain the full name and residence address also may be used for Group
D. Two residency documents required for REAL ID
• Official Electronic Statement (dated within 90 days prior to application) • Bank Statement (dated within 90 days prior to application)* • Canceled Check (dated within 90 days prior to application)* • Certified Grade/High School/College/University Transcript* • Credit Report (issued by Experian, Equifax or TransUnion, dated within 12 months of application)* • Deed/Title, Mortgage, Rental/Lease agreement* • Letter on Official School Letterhead (dated within 90 days prior to application)* • Medical Claim or Statement of Benefits (from private insurance company or public (government) agency, dated within 90 days of application)* • Official mail received from a State, County, City or Village or a Federal Government agency (must include first and last name of applicant and complete current address), may include
— Homestead Exemption Receipt; Jury Duty Notice (issued within 90 days of application); Selective Service Card; Social Security Annual Statement; Social Security Disability Insurance Statement; Supplemental Security Income Benefits Statement; Voter Registration Card*
• Pay Stub or Electronic Deposit Receipt* • Pension or Retirement Statement* • Phone Book, produced by a phone book publisher* • Report Card from Grade/High School or College/University* • Tuition invoice/official mail from college or university, dated within the 12 months prior to application* • Utility Bill (issued within 90 days of application)* Unacceptable Documents:
• Bond Receipt or Bail/Bond Card • Club/Fraternal Membership Card • College or University ID Card • Commercially produced (non-State or unofficial) ID Card • DHS Card or documents (Department of Human Services)
• HFS Card (Healthcare and Family Services) • Handwritten ID/Employment Card