Renew your driver's license in New York

Online or in person

Yes, for most people · Only in some casesOpen to holders of an Enhanced or REAL ID, or if you want to keep a Standard license. You can also renew by mail. An office visit is required if you are changing a Standard ID to an Enhanced or REAL ID, want to update your photo, want to change your license class, have never been issued a Social Security number, or have a temporary visitor date on your license.

Cost

$64.50Class D or DJ. The MCTD fee is added in the Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond, Dutchess, Nassau, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Suffolk and Westchester counties: $1.00 for every 6 months the license will be in effect. An Enhanced license is an additional $30.00; a REAL ID has no additional fee.

You leave with

Temporary license, then the cardAfter renewing online you print a temporary license, valid for 60 days. The DMV says permanent documents may be delayed due to high renewal volume.

Your plan

1. Gather your documents

   • Renewal notice (MV-2)
     Needed to renew in person or by mail. If you did not receive one, use the Application for Permit, Driver License, or Non-Driver ID Card (MV-44).
   • Your current license
     Bring it if you renew at a DMV office.
   • Proof of passing an eye test
     From an approved vision provider found through the DMV Vision Registry, or a Vision Test Report (MV-619) completed by a medical professional. For an online renewal you enter the report details and do not mail or bring it.
     Show accepted documents (bring 1)

     • Physician, physician assistant, ophthalmologist, optometrist, optician, registered nurse or nurse professional
   • Payment
     At an office: credit or debit card, check or money order payable to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. By mail: check or money order payable to "Commissioner of Motor Vehicles".

2. Get your eye test report

   Pass an eye test with an approved provider, or have a medical professional complete the Vision Test Report (MV-619).

   Vision Test Report MV-619 ↗

3. Pick the one that fits you:

   1. Option 1: Renew online

      Renew online or sign in to MyDMV with your NY.gov ID. Enter the vision report details in the transaction, then download and print the temporary license.

      Renew a driver license on dmv.ny.gov ↗

   2. Option 2: Renew by mail

      Send your renewal notice, a completed MV-619 or proof of testing by an approved vision provider, and a check or money order payable to "Commissioner of Motor Vehicles" to NYS Department of Motor Vehicles, 207 Genesee Street, Suite 6, Utica, NY 13501-2874.

   3. Option 3: Renew at a DMV office

      Required in the cases listed under Office visit above. Bring your renewal notice (MV-2), or MV-44 if you did not receive one, your current license and payment.

      Office locations and reservations ↗

4. If you are temporarily out of state

   Renew by mail with the renewal notice (MV-2) or MV-44, an MV-619 completed by an eye care professional, payment and a pre-addressed priority mail return envelope. Online renewal is allowed only with a valid NY license and an eye exam from the last 12 months saved to the DMV Vision Registry. Your license is not forwarded out of state or out of the country.

5. Retaking the knowledge test? Practice first

   If your renewal turns out to need the knowledge test again, try our New York DMV Practice Test: 20 questions like the real exam, based on the official handbook, with every answer explained.

   Start the New York practice test