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1 Identity Document (original or certified copy only)
• Valid, unexpired Permanent Resident Card
• Unexpired employment authorization document (EAD) Card
(I-766) or valid/expired EAD Card with Notice of Action (I-797 C)
• Unexpired Permanent Resident Card or valid/expired
Permanent Resident Card with Notice of Action (I-797 C)
or Approval Notice (I-797)
• Unexpired U.S. passp
ort or passport card
• Birth certificate from a U.S. state or U.S. territory
(abbreviated or abstract certificates not accepted)
• U.S. certificate or consular report of birth abroad
• Unexpired foreign passport with valid U.S. visa and
approved I-94 form
• Certificate of naturalization or citizenship
• Unexpired foreign passport stamped “Processed for I-551”
Certified legal document supporting name change, if applicable
If the name on your identity document is different than your current name you must bring a document with the new name.
NOTE: Multiple name change documents are needed if your name has changed multiple times.
• Certified marriage certificate
• Court filed adoption documents with the new
name as a result of the adoption
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Domestic partnership documents (certificate,
declaration or registration).
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A certified dissolution of marriage/domestic
partnership document with new name.
• A court certified name change document.
2 Proof of Social Security Number (full number required, no photocopies)
The name on your Proof of Social Security Number must match your identity document or name change document.
For example, the name on your SSN card must match the name on your marriage certificate.
• Social Security card • W-2 form • SSA-1099 form • Non-SSA-1099 form • Paystub
3 Proof of California Residency (copies accepted, printed documents required)
Two different documents are required from the list below.
• Home utility bills (including cellular phone)
• Deed or title to residential real property, property tax
bill or statement, original copy of an approved claim for
Homeowners’ Property Tax Exemption (BOE-266) form
filed with a local California County Assessor
• Medical documents
• Car or Boat registration
• Employment documents
• School documents (includes Date of Birth), proof of payment
of resident tuition at a public institution of higher education
in California
• Insurance documents
• Bank and Financial institution records
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Change of Address confirmation by the U.S. Postal Service
• A document issued by a government agency (local,
state, or federal)
• Mortgage bill, rental or lease agreement (signed by
owner and tenant)
• A No Fee Identification Card Eligibility Verification
(DL 933) form, completed and signed
• IRS or California FTB tax return
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Faith-based documents, including name and address
of organization
Use a PO Box?
Proof of a physical address is required. A PO Box can be used as the mailing address to receive your REAL ID, but your residency
document must display a PO Box and physical address.
What if I do not have one of the above residency documents?
You can use a relative’s (parent, child, spouse/domestic partner) residency document if you live at the same address and provide a
document (such as a birth or marriage certificate) that shows that relationship.
(REV 4/2019)
