Customers are required to present a Social Security Number (SSN) that validates with the Social Security Administration. If the customer does not have one, an acceptable written denial notice from the Social Security Administration (SSA) is required.
The SSA does not include any visa information on the written denial notice. Therefore, evidence of an acceptable visa code in addtion to the written denial notice from the SSA is required.
Refer to the chart below for document requirements by transaction type.
Click the link to see a list of Primary and Secondary Documents.
Click the link to see the ID Brochure.
| Applying for |
Required documents
for applicants
17 years of age and under |
Required documents
for applicants
18 years of age and over |
Change
Date of Birth (DOB) |
1 Primary document proving date of birth |
1 Primary document proving date of birth |
Permit
|
SSN Card or valid, current U.S. or Non-U.S. Passport
1 Primary document proving date of birth
Parent/Guardian's consent (signature) is required on the application. |
SSN Card or valid, current U.S. or Non-U.S Passport
Document proving date of birth
Document proving signature
Document proving Massachusetts residency
(One of the documents, other than a
SSN card or passport, must be a Primary document) |
Out-of State Permit Conversion |
SSN Card or valid, current U.S. or Non-U.S. Passport
Current out-of-state Permit
Certified copy of driving record not more than 30 days
old
Parent/Guardian's consent (signature) is required on the application.
Note: Driver’s Education Certificate
is required to schedule a road test to obtain a license
|
SSN Card or valid, current U.S. or Non-U.S. Passport
Current out-of-state Permit
Document proving Massachusetts residency
Certified copy of driving record not more than 30 days old |
License |
Permit |
Permit |
License Renewal |
Not applicable |
Current license |
Duplicate of License, MA ID, or Liquor ID |
ID is required if not imaged. |
ID is required if not imaged. |
Out-of-State License Conversion
(with previous Massachusetts License expired less than 4 years)
|
SSN Card or valid, current U.S. or Non-U.S. Passport
Certified copy of driving record not more than 30 days old
Out of state license*
* If the out of state license does not have a photo, an acceptable
photo ID from the list of Primary and Secondary documents is required.
* Parent/Guardian's consent (signature) is required on the application
Note: Must convert Driver’s Education Certificate or
complete Driver’s Education in Massachusetts
|
SSN Card or valid, current U.S. or Non-U.S. Passport
Document proving Massachusetts residency
Out of state license*
* If the out of state license does not have a photo, an acceptable photo ID from the list of Primary and Secondary documents is required.
If the license is from Canada,
Mexico, or US Territory (including Puerto Rico) a driving record not more than 30 days old is required.
|
Out-of-State License Conversion
(with previous Massachusetts License expired more than 4 years)
OR
(with no previous Massachusetts License) |
SSN Card or valid, current U.S. or Non-U.S. Passport
1 Primary document proving date of birth
Certified copy of driving record not more than 30 days
old
Out-of-state License* (may be used as a Primary document to prove date of birth)
Parent/Guardian's consent (signature) is required on the application.
* If the out of state license does not have a photo, an acceptable photo ID from the list of Primary and Secondary documents is required.
Note: Must convert Driver’s Education Certificate or
complete Driver’s Education in Massachusetts.
|
SSN Card or valid, current U.S. or Non-U.S. Passport
Document proving date of birth
Document proving signature
Document proving Massachusetts residency
Out-of-state License* (may also be used as a Primary document to prove date of birth or signature, but cannot be used for both)
* If the out of state license does not have a photo, an acceptable photo ID from the list of Primary and Secondary documents is required.
If the license is from Canada, Mexico, or US Territory (including Puerto Rico) a driving record not more than 30 days old is required.
|
Out-of-State License Conversion
(if customer does not have the out-of-state license) |
SSN Card or valid, current U.S. or Non-U.S. Passport
1 Primary document proving date of birth
Acceptable photo ID from the list of Primary and Secondary documents (may be used as a Primary document to prove date of birth)
Certified copy of driving record not more than 30 days
old
Parent/Guardian's consent (signature) is required on the application.
Note: Must convert Driver’s Education Certificate or
complete Driver’s Education in Massachusetts.
|
SSN Card or valid, current U.S. or Non-U.S. Passport
Document proving date of birth
Document proving signature
Document proving Massachusetts residency
Acceptable photo ID from the list of Primary and Secondary documents (may also be used as a Primary document to prove date of birth or signature, but cannot be used for both)
Certified copy of driving record not more than 30 days old |
Mass ID
Cannot hold a valid driver’s license
|
SSN Card or valid, current U.S. or Non-U.S. Passport
1 Primary document proving date of birth
Parent/Guardian's consent (signature) is required on the application. |
SSN Card or valid, current U.S. or Non-U.S. Passport
Document proving date of birth
Document proving signature
Document proving Massachusetts residency
(One of the documents, other than a
SSN card or passport, must be a Primary document) |
Liquor ID
Must be 21 years or older
Cannot hold a valid Massachusetts license |
Not applicable - applicant must be 21 years or older. |
SSN Card or valid, current U.S. or Non-U.S. Passport
Document proving date of birth
Document proving signature
(One of the documents, other than a
SSN card or passport, must be a Primary document) |
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