Change your Driver license to an ID card
REAL ID Act
Starting July 1, 2018, all standard cards will be marked with language to indicate they're not valid for federal identification purposes. You may continue to use your marked or unmarked standard card for boarding airplanes and accessing secure federal facilities until October 1, 2020. Enhanced driver licenses and ID cards meet federal Real ID requirements and won't be marked.
Things to know
- If you don't want a driver license anymore, you can change it to an ID card.
- Your ID card can be used for identification but not for driving.
- If you change from an Enhanced Driver License/ID (EDL/EID) to a standard ID, your card will be marked "federal limits apply".
- The fee to change to an:
- ID is $54
- EID is $78
Change your driver license to an ID card
- You can change your driver license to an ID card online through License eXpress
- or
- at a Driver licensing office
What if I haven't received my driver license yet?
If you don't get it after 30 days, email us CustomerCare@dol.wa.gov.
Related information
- Tips for visiting an office: Driver licensing offices
- REAL ID
- Change your name on your driver license or ID card
- Change your name or address: EDL/EID
