Acceptable identity documents?

Checks on driving licence applications have been tightened since the introduction of photocard licences. Customers applying for photocard driving licences are now required to submit original documentation confirming their identity.

The preferred documentation accepted by DVA as confirmation of your identity are:

Full Valid Current Passport
Birth Certificate

In some instances we will accept

Certificate of Registry of Birth (Provided your name is present on the certificate)
Adoption certificate
ID Card issued by a member state of the EEA (ID cards issued by the United Kingdom Passport Agency are not accepted by DVA as confirmation of your identity)
Travel Documents issued by the Home Office
Certificate of Naturalisation or Registration
Proof of entitlement for the State Retirement Pension

If your name is now different from that shown on the document you submit to confirm your identity, you must also supply original documentary evidence to confirm your change of name e.g. Marriage Certificate, Decree Absolute or Decree Nisi papers, Deed Poll or Statutory Declaration. The evidence you provide must show a clear link between the name on your identity document and your current name.