Florida REAL ID requirements.

What to bring

• One primary document establishing identity, legal residence and date of birth. For U.S. citizens: a valid unexpired U.S. passport, an original or certified birth certificate, a Consular Report of Birth Abroad, a Certificate of Naturalization issued by DHS, or a Certificate of Citizenship. For non-citizens: a valid unexpired Permanent Resident Card (I-551), or a valid passport and U.S. visa with an I-94 or other DHS document showing lawful presence.
• Proof of your Social Security number: your Social Security card or other accepted proof.
• Two documents showing your principal residence.

FLHSMV's FAQ points to its What to Bring page for the detailed lists of accepted SSN and residence documents. Those lists were not read for this page, so use them for the exact items.

Name changes

If your current name differs from the name on the primary identity document, also bring the court-ordered name change, and/or the marriage certificate or divorce decree issued by the courts. The documents must show a clear trail of name changes from the birth name to the current name. Non-citizens whose name changed by marriage or divorce must have the name changed on their immigration documents.

The process

Customers must visit an office to become REAL ID compliant for the first time. FLHSMV recommends making an appointment at a driver license service center or tax collector office. A Class E license can be renewed up to 18 months before its expiration date. A person can hold either a REAL ID driver license or a REAL ID identification card, not both at the same time; if you hold both, one is cancelled at your next card issuance. Customers who are not REAL ID compliant cannot renew or replace credentials through the MyDMV Portal (since January 2, 2020).

On September 30, 2026 FLHSMV began issuing a redesigned card that incorporates the Florida gator into the REAL ID star in the top right corner. Earlier cards issued through that date carry the plain star.

If you travel before you have one

TSA says enforcement of REAL ID at airport checkpoints began May 7, 2025. A valid U.S. passport is an accepted alternative to a REAL ID. Travelers with no acceptable ID can pay a $45 fee for TSA ConfirmID, which is optional, lets TSA attempt to verify identity, and comes with no guarantee TSA can do so; the payment is valid for 10 days from the travel date entered and is made only through Pay.gov.

What this page does not cover

• Fees. The FLHSMV page read did not state a REAL ID fee; check the FLHSMV fee information.
• The full accepted SSN and residence document lists on the FLHSMV What to Bring page.
• Non-citizen cases beyond those named above.

Sources

• FLHSMV: REAL ID (Internet Archive copy) (read November 1, 2026)
• TSA: REAL ID (read November 1, 2026)
• TSA ConfirmID ($45 fee) (read November 1, 2026)