What documents do I need to get my EDL/EID - Requirements for enhanced driver license and enhanced identification card

Sep 20, 2026

Documents required to obtain an enhanced driver license (EDL) or an enhanced identification card (EID) must be original or government-certified copies bearing raised seals or stamps; internet printouts, temporary items, un-certified documents, notarized copies, or altered records are not accepted and copies may be retained. Applicants with a photo Washington card must provide proof of U.S. citizenship and a Social Security number; those without must also provide identity and proof of Washington State residence from an approved list, or two acceptable secondary residence documents.

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EDL/EID document requirements

Acceptable document rules

Applicants with a photo Washington driver license or ID

Applicants without a photo Washington driver license or ID

Proof of identity and Social Security requirements

Proof of Washington State residence

Name change and connecting documents

What documents do I need to get my EDL/EID? This list will help you meet the requirements to get an enhanced driver license (EDL) or enhanced identiication card (EID) . We can only accept original documents or government-certiied copies with a raised seal or stamp. We cannot accept internet printouts, temporary, uncertiied, notarized, or altered documents. We may retain copies of any documents you bring. If you have a Washington driver license or identi cation card with a photo, you will need to bring the following when you go to a driver licensing ofice: 1. Proof of United States citizenship 2. Social Security number If you do not have a Washington driver license or identi cation card with a photo, bring: 1. Proof of United States citizenship 2. Social Security number 3. Proof of identify 4. Proof of Washington State residence oropfitUiziehidp, Stshcofieofntshfipollowing: • United States Passport that is valid or has been expired no more than ive years • Valid United States Passport card • Original certiied* state birth certiicate (issued by the city, county, or state) • Certiicate of naturalization • Certiicate of citizenship • Department of State Consular Report of Birth Abroad • Valid out-of-state enhanced license or ID * A certiied birth certiicate has a registrar’s raised, embossed, impressed, or multicolored seal; a registrar’s signature; and the date it wasiled with the registrar’s ofice, which must be within one year of your birth. eoriaeplaSreedctrttyll uuybeSoial Security number. You don’t need to show us the card. Your name and Social Security number must match Social Security records. hrwofoifdtehenfiltlwing: • Valid United States Passport • Valid state-issued driver license, enhanced driver license, or ID card • Military ID • Government employee ID card (state, federal, or city) showing your name and signature • Tribal identiication card orfyWoualihigWonshinSgtt,rheoncnee document from this list with your name and current Washington resident address. • Concealed weapons permit • Homeowner’s insurance policy or invoice showing the address of the insured property or residence • Home utility bill (such as gas, electricity, water, garbage, or land line telephone, or cable) or hook-up work order dated within the past 60 days. You must be the only person named on the bill or work order. continued on next page [dol.wa.gov](dol.wa.gov) DLE-520-431 (R/4/15)WA Page 1 of 2 Proof of Washington State residence (continued) • Mortgage documents • Property tax bill or statement dated within the past 12 months • Your name and address in a current phone book made by a telephone book publisher • Moorage bill or contract showing that you live on a boat in a marina • Federal or state government agency-issued check • Tribal ID that contains your current resident address • A iled property deed or title for your current residence • A document from a public or private institution (hospital, college, Microsoft, etc.), or a government agency (Veteran’s Administration, corrections, local housing authority, etc.) that contains your current resident address • A document from a senior housing, retirement home, or assisted living facility on company letterhead with a telephone number that could be used for veriication of your residency there • Out-of-state license with a Washington State address. A change of address sticker or handwritten address on the license is not acceptable. If you don’t have any of those residence documents, you can show us TWO documents from this list with your name and current Washington State residence address: • Auto insurance policy (not the proof of insurance card) • Vehicle Title • Washington State business license • Current Washington State voter card • Home utility bill (such as gas, electricity, water, garbage, or land line telephone, or cable) or hook-up work order dated within the past 60 days. Two or more u

FAQs

What kinds of documents are accepted for EDL/EID applications?

Only original documents or government-certified copies with a raised seal or stamp are accepted. Internet printouts, temporary documents, un-certified/notarized documents, and altered documents are not accepted.

What documents are required if you already have a photo Washington driver license or identification card?

You need proof of U.S. citizenship and your Social Security number.

What residence documents are required for proof of Washington State residence?

You must provide documents from the approved residence list that include your current Washington resident address, or, if you lack those, two specific alternative documents from the listed options that include your name and current address.

Sep 20, 2026

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