Get a REAL ID in Indiana

Get an Indiana Real ID: bring your documents to any BMV branch, pay the regular fee for your license or ID transaction, and get your card by mail in about 14 days.

Online?No, first Real ID in personThe BMV says you must visit a BMV branch to get a Real ID.
Office visitYes, one branch visitEvery branch offers walk-in service, or you can book an appointment online. You can go to any branch in the state. Each household member needs a separate appointment or must use walk-in service.
CostNo separate Real ID fee listedYou pay the fee for your transaction. BMV fee chart: driver's license $17.50 (under 75), $11.00 (75 to 84), $7.00 (85 and over); amend or replace a credential $9.00; ID card $9.00 (may be free if you're 18 or older, a U.S. citizen and eligible to vote). Card payments add $0.40 + 2.06%.
You leave withCard by mail in about 14 daysCards are printed centrally and mailed to your mailing address. A new or expired license gets a 30-day paper interim; renewing, you keep your current license plus an interim. The interim can't be used to board a plane. ID card applicants get no interim unless they apply within 30 days of an election. The Express Credential service ($25 extra) gives prioritized processing and FedEx delivery; it can't be sent to a P.O. box.

Your situation

Does your Indiana license or ID already have the Real ID star?

A Real ID has a star in the top right corner. A card without one reads "NOT FOR REAL ID PURPOSES" at the top.

Are you a U.S. citizen?
Has your Indiana residential address changed since your current card was issued?

Only matters if you are renewing a Real ID.

Is your current legal name different from the name on your identity document (for example, your birth certificate)?

If your identity document already shows your current name (for example, a current passport), you don't need proof of the change. A changed date of birth also needs legal proof.

Your plan

  1. Gather your documents

    • Accepted documents (bring 1)
      • Unexpired U.S. passport or passport card
      • U.S. birth certificate (original or certified copy; Puerto Rico: issued on or after July 1, 2010)
      • Consular Report of Birth Abroad (FS-240, DS-1350 or FS-545)
      • Certificate of Citizenship (N-560 or N-561)
      • Certificate of Naturalization (N-550 or N-570)
    • Accepted documents (bring 1)
      • Social Security card
      • W-2
      • SSA-1099
      • Non-SSA-1099
      • Pay stub with your name and full Social Security number
    • Accepted documents (bring 2)
      • Utility, credit card, doctor or hospital bill (issued within 60 days)
      • Bank statement or bank transaction receipt (dated within 60 days)
      • Pre-printed pay stub (dated within 60 days)
      • Medicaid or Medicare benefit statement, or DCS child support check stub (dated within 60 days)
      • First-class mail from a federal or state court or agency (dated within 60 days)
      • Homeowner's, renter's or car insurance policy (valid, dated within one year)
      • W-2, property tax or excise tax bill, or Social Security or pension annual benefit statement (current or prior year)
      • Mortgage or similar loan contract, or lease or rental contract
      • U.S. Postal Service change of address confirmation
      • Indiana voter registration card
      • Survey of your Indiana property
      • Current motor vehicle loan payment book
      • Valid Indiana handgun permit
      • Public or private school records (with the enrolled student's name and residence address)
      • Address confidentiality program ID card (valid and active, Indiana Attorney General)

  2. Check your documents

    Use the BMV's Real ID Documentation Checklist: one document from each category, originals only.

    Real ID Documentation Checklist (PDF) ↗

  3. Book an appointment or walk in

    Every branch takes walk-ins, or schedule a branch appointment online. You can use any branch in Indiana. Each person in a household needs their own appointment.

    Schedule a Branch Appointment ↗

  4. Visit a BMV branch

    Your photo is taken, you take the vision test, staff scan your documents and hand the originals back, and you pay the fee. Check every detail before you leave.

    Preparing for a Branch Visit ↗

  5. Watch your mail

    Your card is mailed to your mailing address within about 14 days. BMV mail is not forwarded. If it hasn't arrived in 14 days, call 888-692-6841 or track it in your myBMV account.

    Receiving your license or ID by mail ↗

Common reasons people get turned away

  • Residency proofs older than 60 days (most bills, statements and pay stubs), showing a P.O. box, or only one proof instead of two.
  • A Social Security document that doesn't show your full number.
  • A name change without the document that connects it, or not updating your name with Social Security first.
  • Counting on the paper interim license at the airport: it can't be used to board a plane.

Offices that issue REAL ID

The Indiana BMV says you must visit a BMV branch to get a Real ID. Agency source.

116 offices in Indiana

Results show offices that issue REAL ID or may, nearest first, each labelled.

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Sources · checked October 30, 2026

We wrote this plan ourselves from the official pages above on the date shown. Agencies change rules without notice: the official page always wins. DMVorganization.org is independent and not a government agency; we don't book appointments or take payments.