Renew your driver's license in Vermont
Renew a Vermont driver's license online, by mail or in person: who must visit an office, the fees by term and what to bring.
- Online or in person
- Yes, with a valid photo · Not needed with a valid photoYou can renew online if your photo remains valid throughout the renewal period (2 or 4 years). Photos are valid for up to nine years. The DMV says an office visit is only required if you need a new photo. Learner permits without a photo, Driving Privilege Cards upgrading to REAL ID or EDL, and CDLs must be renewed in person.
- Cost
- $39 for 2 years, $62 for 4 yearsStandard REAL ID or non-REAL ID license, new or renewal. $20 for 4 years at the reduced fee (SSI/SSDI/Disability); $29 for a 4-year non-driver ID.
- You leave with
- Mailed in 14-20 business daysThe renewal page says online renewal gives a temporary license immediately; its FAQ says online applicants get a printable receipt that is not valid for driving or ID. The two statements differ.
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Renew online
Renew online through myDMV. Keep your renewal letter: the DMV says its staff do not have access to your renewal letter PIN. Online renewal needs a photo that stays valid for the whole renewal period, and the DMV says photos must be updated every nine years.
Renew by mail
Mail your renewal notice (or completed form VL-021) and payment to Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles, 120 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05603-0001. Your photo must stay valid for the whole term.
Know the early-renewal window
A license can be renewed six months before the expiration date. A standard Class D license has a 14-day grace period; CDL classes A, B and C have none.
Common reasons people get turned away
- Learner permits without a photo cannot be renewed online or by mail.
- A Commercial Driver's License must be renewed in person.
- DMV staff do not have access to your renewal letter PIN.
- Endorsements and restrictions cannot be removed or changed online.
Offices that renew driver's licenses
Renewal is online, by mail or in person at a Vermont DMV office. The DMV's CDL testing location pages say they conduct CDL (and motorcycle) testing only. The page does not say whether town clerks renew licenses. Agency source.
10 offices where you can renew your licenseSee them on a map, search by county or show the ones open now- Bennington DMV Office Bennington ✓ Office type issues it
- Dummerston DMV Office Dummerston ✓ Office type issues it
- Montpelier DMV Office Montpelier ✓ Office type issues it
- Newport DMV Office Newport ✓ Office type issues it
- Rutland DMV Office Rutland ✓ Office type issues it
- Saint Albans DMV Office Saint Albans ✓ Office type issues it
- Saint Johnsbury DMV Office Saint Johnsbury ✓ Office type issues it
- South Burlington DMV Office South Burlington ✓ Office type issues it
- Springfield DMV Office Springfield ✓ Office type issues it
- White River Junction DMV Office White River Junction ✓ Office type issues it
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Sources · checked October 30, 2026
- Driver's License, Renewal (Vermont DMV)
- Driver's License Fees (Vermont DMV)
- DMV: CDL skills testing location (South Burlington)
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