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Overview
Primary ID
Secondary ID
Proof of Address
Final Review
Final review - congratulations!Total Points: 8 ptsYou have now completed all of the steps necessary to preparefor the MVC’s 6-Point ID Verfication. To ensure that your trip tothe MVC goes as smoothly as possible, print this page and bringit, along with your documents, to a Motor Vehicle Agency
Print Documents
Get It Right the First Time! Every ID document you show must be an original, or a certifiedcopy marked with a state or municipal seal. If any of yourdocuments don’t meet this requirement, or if any appear alteredor false or are deemed invalid for any reason, you may berequired to submit additional documentation. Submitting yourSocial Security number is required by state law.
Note for Married Women and others with Name Changes Civil birth certificates are common ID documents, and we wanteveryone to be able to use them for ID Verification. However, ifyou have changed your name since birth (for example, whenyou got married), you will need to show one or more documentsthat link your old name to your new name. If you have changed your name since birth, you will need one ofthe following items for ID Verification:
A civil marriage certificate is all that most people will need.Just make sure that it meets these guidelines:Issued by the municipality in which you were married, not bya religious entityPhotocopies are not acceptedMultiple civil marriage certificates will be necessary if youhave been married more than once and changed your nameeach timeAn official court order for a name change will be necessary ifyou have legally changed your name for any other reason
Total Points Current total points: 8
Your selected documents:
*US passport*US college photo ID
card with transcript*Social Security card*High school
diploma, GED orcollege diploma
*Checking or savingsaccount statementfrom the past 60days
* IMPORTANT INFORMATION:If your current legal name is different from the name on your civil birth certificate (e.g., yourmaiden name), then you must show legal proof of the name change. Legal proof = Certifiedmarriage or civil union certificate, divorce decree or court order linking the new name with aprevious name.
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previous name.
Note: A divorce decree may be used as authority to resume using a previous name only if itcontains the new name and the previous name and permits a return to use of the previousname.
Certain documents may require proof of legal US presence.All documents must be ORIGINAL or CERTIFIED COPIES, in English, and have the requiredstate and/or municipal seals.Certified copies of New Jersey records are available from the municipality that originally issuedthem and from the State Bureau of Vital Statistics at www.nj.gov/health/vital or (609) 292-4087. If your birth certificate is from Jersey City/Hudson County you must checkwww.nj.gov/health/vital/jerseycity or call (888) 486-3339.