Standard: Driver’s License, ID and CDL

Primary Documents

• Certified birth record issued by a government bureau of vital statistics or board of health in the United States, District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico or the United States Virgin Islands
• Certificate of Birth Abroad (FS-545 or DS-1350) issued by the U.S. Department of State
• Report of Birth Abroad of a United States Citizen (FS-240) issued by a U.S. embassy
• Certified adoption certificate from a U.S. court
• Valid, unexpired U.S. passport book or card
• Secure unexpired Minnesota tribal identification card.
• Unexpired active duty, reserve or retired U.S. military identification card (DD-2 or Geneva Conventions Common Access Card)
• Valid, unexpired passport from a country other than the U.S. with an unexpired I-94 form or with an unexpired I-551 stamp
• Canadian birth or naturalization certificate with an unexpired I-94 form attached (Must be presented with a photo Secondary Document issued by a Canadian government agency)
• One of the following valid, unexpired documents issued by the U.S. Department of Justice or U.S. Department of Homeland Security
  – Employment Authorization card with photo (I-688 or I-766 series)
  – Permanent Resident or Resident Alien card (I-551 or I-151))
  – Re-entry Permit/Refuge Travel Document (I-327, I-571)
  – Certificate of Naturalization (N-550, N-570, or N-578)
  – Certificate of Citizenship (N-560, N-561, or N-645)
  – United States Citizen Identification Card (I-179 or I-197)
  – Northern Mariana Card (I-873)
  – American Indian Card (I-872)

Secondary Documents

• Another primary document
• Photo driver’s license, state identification card or permit, issued by a U.S. state other than Minnesota, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands or a Canadian province or territory, that is current or expired for five years or less
• U.S. social security card (nonmetal) or Canadian social insurance card – If you have had a name change but have not updated your name change with the Social Security Administration, you must do so prior to applying for any driver’s license or identification card type.
• Certified birth certificate from a government jurisdiction other than the U.S., the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands
• Certified government-issued marriage certificate
• Certified U.S. or Canadian court order with full name and date of birth
• Certified secondary or post-secondary school transcript containing legal full name and date of birth
• Current secondary school (grades 7-12) student identification card with student’s name, photograph and date of birth or unique identification number (identification card must have the academic/school year or issue date printed on the card)
• Government employee photo identification card from a jurisdiction in the U.S. or Canada
• Current U.S. Uniformed Services Identification card (DD-1173) or certificate of release or discharge (DD-214) issued by the U.S. Department of Defense
• Unexpired color-photo permit to carry a firearm or concealed weapon, issued by a U.S. police department or sheriff
• Current pilot’s license issued by the Federal Aviation Administration
• Valid Minnesota Deptartment of Corrections or Federal Bureau of Prisons ID card