Renew your driver's license in Connecticut

Online or in person

Yes, if eligible · Not needed if you renew onlineOnline from 180 days before expiration. Estimated time: 7 minutes. In-person renewals are by appointment only. Online is not open to everyone: no first-time REAL ID, non-citizens, expired two or more years, suspended or drive-only licenses.

Cost

$72 (6-year) or $96 (8-year)The DMV says the length is computer-generated and shown on your renewal notice. Age 65 and older can request a two-year renewal for $24. Expired license: additional $25.

You leave with

New card by mailThe DMV says your license will arrive through the mail within 30 days.

Your plan

1. Gather your documents

   • Online: what to have ready · all that apply
     Show accepted documents

     • First and last name exactly as on your current license
     • Date of birth
     • Street address
     • Driver's license number
     • Social Security Number
     • Credit or debit card
   • In person: your current driver's license
     If you don't have it, present one acceptable form of identification from the DMV's list; two if the DMV has no image of you on file.
   • Payment for the fee
     See the DMV's acceptable forms of payment.
   • Name changed since your card was issued
     Original or certified copy. Visit the Social Security Administration first to file the name change.
     Show accepted documents (bring 1)

     • Marriage license
     • Civil union certificate
     • Divorce decree
     • Probate court name change document
   • By mail: application and payment · all that apply
     Check or money order payable to "DMV", drawn on a U.S. bank.
     Show accepted documents

     • Application to renew by mail (Form B-350)

2. Pick the one that fits you:

   1. Option 1: Renew online

      You can renew online on your expiration date or as early as 180 days (six months) before it expires.

      Renew a driver's license (CT DMV) ↗

   2. Option 2: Renew in person by appointment

      Appointments for license renewal can be made at a DMV office, select AAA locations and Nutmeg State Financial Credit Union offices. AAA and the credit union may charge a convenience fee up to $8 per DMV transaction.

      Make an appointment ↗

   3. Option 3: Renew by mail (limited cases)

      By mail only if you are active-duty military or honorably discharged in the last 60 days, medically unable to appear, temporarily out of state or country, or incarcerated. Send at least 10 days before expiration to: Department of Motor Vehicles, 60 State Street, Wethersfield, CT 06161, Attention: Central Issuance Operations Unit.

3. Wait for your new card

   Your license will arrive through the mail within 30 days. You can keep your expiring license if there are no changes other than address.