• Complete an identification application (Form B-230) prior to your appointment.
• 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—see Quick Tips  for more information.   
• Puerto Rico-issued birth certificates dated before July 1, 2010, are not acceptable and need to be replaced. Please note: All identification documents for Puerto Rico residents must show full legal name, based on REAL ID requirements.  

• If you apply  for a REAL ID-verified non-driver ID, you must bring additional accepted forms of identification. If you already have a verified REAL ID license or permit, you don’t need to re-apply or resubmit additional documentation. 

New-issue ID cards are only processed at DMV offices. They aren’t processed at AAA or Nutmeg State Financial Credit Union locations. 

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Your non-driver ID card arrives in the mail within 20 business days. For more information on this, please see Central Issuance.  

You can track the delivery of your new card to see when it will arrive.

The fee for a non-driver ID (valid for 7 years) is $28.

View acceptable forms of payment.

Fees can be waived if either scenario applies to you:

• If you are currently unhoused or living in a shelter, you are eligible for a non-driver ID at no cost. Please provide proof of state 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.
• If you are a blind veteran, you are eligible for a non-driver ID at no cost. Please 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.