Michigan - Renew your Driver License

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Procedure

Renewing Early - In State

Your standard or enhanced driver's license may be renewed up to 12 months early at a Secretary of State office if you will be unable to renew it on time for any reason.You may also renew your standard driver's license online throughExpressSOSup to 12 months early if you are a U.S. citizen with a valid Social Security number. Online renewal is not yet available for enhanced driver's licenses.

Renewing Early - Out of State

If you will be out of state when your standard or enhanced license is due to expire, you should visit a Secretary of State office to renew it before you travel. A driver's license may be renewed up to 12 months early if you will be unable to renew it on time for any reason.Eligible motorists may also renew their standard driver's license online throughExpressSOSup to 12 months early. Online renewal is not yet available for enhanced driver's licenses.

Renewing or Expired License - Out of State

If you are out of state and your standard or enhanced driver's license is up for renewal or it expires, you may:

• Obtain a special extension permit allowing you to drive for up to 180 days from the license expiration date, or
• Apply to renew you license by mail or online throughExpressSOSif eligible.
  

Which option is right for you will depend on your circumstances, such as how long you will be out of state or whether you are eligible to renew by mail or online. Online renewal is not yet available for enhanced driver's licenses.

Renewing - Military

Your standard or enhanced driver's license may be renewed up to 12 months early at a branch office if you are unable to renew it on time for any reason.
If you are stationed out of state, you may renew your license by mail as long as it has not been expired more than four years and the Department of State has an electronic photograph of you on file. Proof of your Social Security number will be required if it hasn't been verified by the Department of State. For more information, contact the Out-of-State Resident Services Unit at:

Michigan Department of State
Out-of-State Resident Services Unit
7064 Crowner Drive
Lansing, MI 48918
Phone: (517) 322-1473
Fax: (517) 322-5438

Spouses and dependents of active military personnel stationed out of state may also renew by mail, but they are not granted the same time extension. They should renew no later than their birthday in the year indicated on their license. Contact the Out-of-State Resident Services Unit for more information.

Online renewal throughExpressSOSis available for standard licenses for military personnel and their families if they meet the eligibility requirements. Licenses expired more than four years cannot be renewed online.

Expired License - Military

If your standard or enhanced license has expired, you may continue to drive on it in conjunction with your military papers but only for the following period - whichever comes first:

• Thirty days from your first leave of absence following the expiration of your license (the leave does not have to be to Michigan, this refers to any leave of absence), or
• Thirty days from the date of your discharge following the expiration of your license.
  

It is recommended that you also carry your leave or discharge papers when driving on an expired license. Upon returning to Michigan, visit a Secretary of State office to have your standard or enhanced license renewed. Standard licenses that are expired for up to four years may also be renewed online for eligible drivers. Online renewal is not yet available for enhanced driver's licenses.

Apply Online

"Renew State ID Card" from theExpressSOShome page. To visit, follow the link below: https://onlineservices.michigan.gov/ExpressSOS

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Required Documents

• Proof of a valid Social Security number.
• Proof of U.S. citizenship.
• Proof of identity.
• Proof of residency (at least two documents are required)

Office Locations & Contacts

To locate your nearest branch office, follow the link below : http://services.sos.state.mi.us/servicelocator/branchofficelocator.aspx

Eligibility

• You must be a U.S. citizen and a Michigan resident
  

Please note: When applying for an enhanced state ID card, your first and last name and date of birth on your identity and citizenship documents should match. If your current legal name is different from what is shown on your citizenship document, you must present lawful proof of the name change, such as an original marriage license, divorce decree or court order.

Fees

Renewal (up to age 65): $10
Renewal (65+, blind ): free

Validity

You will receive a renewal notice about 45 days before your standard or enhanced state ID card expires,

Your standard or enhanced state ID card is valid for up to four years.

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Instructions

You will receive a renewal notice about 45 days before your standard or enhanced state ID card expires. You may renew your ID up to six months early at any Secretary of State office if you are unable to renew it by mail or on time for any reason.
If yourSocial Security numberhas not been verified by the Department of State, you will be asked to provide proof of a valid Social Security number. If you are applying for a standard state ID card and do not have a Social Security number, you must present a letter of ineligibility from the Social Security Administrationandproof of legal presence

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Need for the Document

The Department of State offers the state identification card in a standard and enhanced version. The enhanced ID is an attractive alternative to the standard ID because it allows you tore-enter the U.S.by land or sea from Canada, Mexico, Bermuda or the Caribbean without the need to show additional identity or citizenship documents at the border

Information which might help

All Secretary of State offices issue the enhanced driver's license and state ID card. Branch offices will also process license and state ID card renewals, address, name or date of birth changes and duplicates - if your card is lost, damaged or stolen.

The Secretary of State Mobile Branch Office also issues enhanced licenses and ID cards.
To find the branch office nearest you, please visit : http://services.sos.state.mi.us/servicelocator/branchofficelocator.aspx

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For online services visit: https://onlineservices.michigan.gov/ExpressSOS
To Contact the Secretary of State visit: http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,4670,7-127-13162-25634--,00.html
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