ALL IDENTITY DOCUMENTS MUST BE ORIGINAL OR CERTIFIED COPIES IN ENGLISH AND HAVE THE REQUIRED STATE AND/OR MUNICIPAL SEALS. I 2 PROOFS OF RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS • Valid NJ driver license/non-driver identification card, or a Motor Vehicle Commission issued driver license renewal form (displaying residential address) • Utility or credit card bill issued in the past 90 days • Checking or savings account statement from a bank or credit union issued within the past 60 days • Original, unexpired lease or rental agreement • Tax bill, statement or receipt, and/or any letter or correspondence received from the IRS or tax office within the past year • First class mail from any government agency in the past six months • If under 18, statement from parent or guardian certifying address of applicant STEP 1 PROOF OF FULL SSN • Social Security Card • W-2 Form issued within the past year • Pay Stub with name and full SSN • 1099 Form issued within the past year Documents from steps I and II may also be used as secondary documents if listed as an option • If the applicant’s birth certificate is from Jersey City/Hudson County, you must check:state.nj.us/health/vital/order-vital/jersey-city-hudson-county-records 6 CONTINUE 2 + 1 + 6 = REAL ID POINTS COMBINED FROM PRIMARY AND SECONDARY (REQUIRED) SECONDARY PRIMARY Cannot use more than two 1-point documents. Select one and only one document from Primary. • Unexpired US passport or passport card • US or US Territory birth certificate certified copy filed with a state office of vital statistics or equivalent agency in the individual’s state of birth • US Department of State birth certificate (Form FS-545 or DS-1350) • US Department of State Consular Report of Birth Abroad (Form FS-240) • Certificate of Naturalization (Form N-550, N-578, or N-570) • Unexpired standard photo driver license from NJ or any state, or US Territory, and the District of Columbia • Unexpired federal government employee driver license • Unexpired standard non-driver identification card from NJ only • Unexpired federal government employee photo identification card • Social Security card • US military discharge papers (Form DD-214) • Bank/credit union statement or record (within the past 60 days) • FAA pilot license • ATM/debit card with preprinted name and applicant’s signature (ATM/debit card and bank statement cannot be submitted together) • US school photo identification card with transcript or school records • US college photo identification card with transcript • Current health insurance card or prescription card displaying applicant’s name • Legal name change court order signed by a judge or court clerk • Current employee identification card with pay stub • State professional license • Civil marriage or civil union certificate or divorce decree • Unexpired foreign passport with valid visa and I-94 (stamp or form version) • NJ public assistance card with photo (also known as an NJ Social Services identification card) • US adoption papers • Current photo employment authorization card (USCIS Form I-688B or I-766) • Current US military photo identification card • High school diploma, GED or college degree • Current US military dependent card • Property tax statement, bill or receipt issued by an NJ municipality • US military photo retiree card • Certificate of Citizenship (Form N-560 or N-561) • Current Permanent Resident Card (Form I-551) issued by USCIS (with expiration date) NEXT II III STEP STEP START HERE • For a replacement SSN card visit: socialsecurity.gov/myaccount • Current Permanent Resident Card (Form I-551) issued by INS (without expiration date) • For NJ high school students: a waiver certificate for the written portion of the driver’s test • Veterans Administration universal access photo identification card Note: Financial information can be blacked out Legal proof of name change is a certified marriage or civil union certificate, 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. • NJ firearm purchaser card • Unexpired REAL ID driver license, non-driver identification card, or probationary license from any state, US territory and the District of Columbia R: 8 19 Ver. 05 • Certified copies of NJ records are available from the municipality that originally issued them and from the Office of Vital Statistics and Registry: nj.gov/health/vital or (609) 292-4087