An identification card is issued to any Pennsylvania resident who is at least 10 years of age. This is not a driving product.

Process

Step 1:
Visit your local Driver License Center and take along the following:

1. A completed Form DL-54A, “Application for Initial Photo Identification Card.”
2. Acceptable Proof of Identification
3. Your Social Security Card
4. Check or money order in the amount of $12 made payable to the Commonwealth of PA and, if you are 18 or older, two acceptable forms of address verification are required.

Please note: If you are under the age of 18 applying for a Photo ID card, a parent, guardian or person in loco parentis must accompany you to a PennDOT Driver License Center.

Step 2:
When your application and supporting documentation have been reviewed and processed, a Driver License Center staff member will direct you to the Photo Center to have your photo taken for your Photo ID card.

Step 3:
Once your photo has been taken, you will be issued your Photo ID card.

Obtaining a Photo Identification Card If You Already Possess a Driver’s License

Process

Step 1:
Complete Form DL-54A, “Application for Initial Photo Identification Card” and visit your local Driver License Center with your driver’s license or another Acceptable Proof of Identification.

Step 2:
Submit the application and supporting documentation along with a check or money order for $12, made payable to the Commonwealth of PA.

Step 3:
When your application and supporting documentation have been reviewed and processed, a Driver License Center staff member will direct you to the Photo Center to have your photo taken for your Photo ID card or, if your photo image is already on file, a Photo ID card may be issued without requiring you to have a new photo taken.

Step 4:
A Photo ID card is issued to you.