Step 2 proves your Social Security number, or gives secondary ID if you never had one. Step 3 proves where you live in Florida. The address step always takes two documents.
Know the rule
Florida law requires your Social Security number. FLHSMV verifies it electronically with the Social Security Administration.
Handbook p. 14 ↗Accepted proof of Social Security number (original or certified):
- Social Security card
- W-2 form
- Paycheck showing your complete SSN
- 1099 form (pre-printed by the issuer)
- Military ID
Know the rule
The name on your Social Security document must match the name you want on your license. If you recently changed your name, update it with the Social Security Administration first.
Handbook p. 14 ↗Know the rule
US citizens and immigrants who were never issued an SSN, and all non-immigrants, must provide a secondary ID document.
Handbook p. 15 ↗Examples of secondary ID documents:
- A license or ID card from DC, a US territory or one of the 50 states
- School record with date of birth, signed by the registrar
- Life insurance policy in force at least two years, showing full date of birth
- Florida voter registration card issued at least three months earlier
- Marriage certificate, court order with legal name, or Federal Form DD-214
- Baptism certificate with date and place, or family Bible record
- Government-issued out-of-country passport, license or ID card
- Concealed weapons permit, or parent consent form for a minor
Documents showing your Florida residential address, required from every applicant
Handbook p. 15 ↗Examples of proof of residential address:
- Deed, mortgage, mortgage statement or booklet, or residential rental/lease agreement
- Florida voter registration card, or Florida vehicle or vessel registration or title
- Utility hook-up or utility bills; mail from financial institutions
- Current homeowner or automobile insurance policy or bill
- School transcript forms for the current school year
- W-2 or 1099 form; unexpired professional license issued by a US government agency
- Mail from federal, state, county or city government agencies
- Letter from a homeless shelter, transitional service provider or halfway house
Know the rule
If you live with another person, you must bring two address documents plus a letter from that person.
Handbook p. 16 ↗Put it into practice
You rent a room in your aunt's house and no bills are in your name. You still need two documents showing that address, such as a bank statement and a voter registration card, plus a letter from your aunt.