Check your Driver’s License & ID Card Status at any time for updates on your order. Check the average DMV processing times if you suspect there is a delay processing your order.

We send a courtesy notice to your address about 4 months before your DL expires. If you do not receive a notice, submit a California Driver License Renewal by Mail Eligibility Information (DL 410) (PDF) form to review your ability to renew by mail.

Every original DL expires on the applicant’s 5th birthday following the application date. However, if the applicant’s identity document expires less than 5 years from the application date, the DL will be considered a “limited term” DL and the expiration date will match the expiration date of the identity document. California Vehicle Code (CVC) Section 12816(a)

No. For security purposes, no changes can be made to your address, date of birth, physical description, or class of license.

If you have a change of address, enter your current address on your renewal notice and renew your DL by mail.

Temporary conditions do not need to be reported. However, you should not drive until it is safe to do so.

Our vision screening standard is at least 20/40 when both eyes are tested together, and at least 20/70 in the weaker eye. If you recently had surgery to correct one eye for distance and the other for close-up vision, you may not meet the screening standard and must renew your DL in person at a DMV office.

If you have recently become disabled and the condition affects your ability to drive safely, you must renew your DL in-person. You may be required to take a behind-the-wheel driving test to demonstrate that you can compensate for the disability. Disabilities that cannot get worse over time (e.g. loss of limb or loss of an eye) and don’t prevent you from driving safely do not have to be reported (as long as the condition was previously reported to DMV).