1. To apply for a state ID card, go to a Driver Services Facility.
2. Complete an application form and submit it along with all other required documents.
3. Pay the card issuance fee. Illinois residents over age the 65, persons with disabilities and those who are considered homeless can obtain an ID card for free.

Persons with Disabilities

The applicant must provide an Application for an Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card completed by his/her doctor.

State ID for the Homeless

A person may apply for a no-fee identification card, if he or she is considered homeless as defined by the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 11302 or 42 U.S.C. 11434a(2). Applicants will need to present proper documentation to show proof of legal name, date of birth, social security number, and signature. The individual must also bring a completed Homeless Status Certification.

Applicants will need to provide proof of legal name, date of birth, Social Security number and residency.

List of Acceptable Identification Document

First-time ID Card Applicant must present:

• one document that satisfies each of Group A, B and C
• two documents that satisfy Group D (one document from Group D if applicant is under age 5 applying for an ID card; one document if applicant is applying for a no-fee ID card presenting a Homeless Status Certification)

Notes:

• Signature comparison is required in the verification process.
• The number of documents required depends on whether an applicant is applying for a drivers license/ID card for the first time, or requesting a duplicate or corrected drivers license/ID card.
• One document may satisfy more than one group.
• New residents must surrender all out-of-state licenses/ID cards prior to issuance of an Illinois drivers license/ID card.
• An applicant applying for a Temporary Visitor Drivers License is not required to present documents from Group C. Instead, the applicant must sign a declaration on the TVDL application that the applicant is, at the time of application, ineligible to obtain a Social Security number.

Additional requirements:

• Person with Disabilities: Applicants must provide an Application for an Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card completed by his/her doctor.
• To those who are considered homeless: Completed Homeless Status Certification.

For Drivers services facility, http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/facilities/facilitylist.html

There is no minimum age for a state ID card.

State Identification Card Fees:

• Identification Card Issued Corrected: $10
• Identification Card Corrected, under age 18: $5
• Identification Card Issued Duplicate: $20
• Identification Card Duplicate, under age 18: $10
• Identification Card Duplicate Active-Duty Armed Forces member, Member's Spouse or Dependent children living with the member: Free
• Identification Card Duplicate Persons age 60 and above whose Identification Card has been lost or stolen: Free
• Identification Card Duplicate Persons whose Identification Card has been stolen (must have police report): Free
• Identification Card Issued Five-year: $20
• Identification Card Five-year, under age 18: $10
• Identification Card Persons 65 or older: Free
• Identification Card Persons Homeless: Free
• Identification Card Persons with Disabilities: Free

An Illinois state ID card is valid for five years.

ID cards issued to residents over the age of 65 do not expire.

For person with disabilities, ID cards are valid for 10 years.

• Application for an Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card
• Completed Homeless Status Certification

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To obtain a state ID card, visit a Driver Services facility.

• Full name
• Date of birth
• Social security number

Following are procedures on how you can apply for a state identification card in Illinois.

For information regarding Illinois rules of the road, use the link: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/publications/pdf_publications/dsd_a112.pdf

• Illinois-issued ID cards can help Illinois residents prove then identity when conducting banking transactions, traveling, or in other situations.
• This type of identification can be useful to children traveling on airplanes.

Secretary of State Website - CyberDriveIllinois:

• State ID Card:

http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/drivers/drivers_license/drlicid.html#idcard

• State ID for the Homeless:

http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/drivers/drivers_license/drlicid.html#homeless

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