How Do I Update/Change License Information?

New Residents  - are required to update the address on their license, permit, or ID within 30 days of moving to Georgia.

Existing GA License/ID holders have 60 days to change their address. 

Address changes can be done online, by downloading the DDS 2 GO mobile app, or In-Person at a DDS Customer Service Center.  You cannot perform an address change by mail or phone.

Allow up to 30 days for the license to be delivered.

Address Change - Online or DDS 2 GO mobile app

To Qualify:

• You must be a US Citizen.
• You must be a Georgia resident.
• You must be at least 18 years old. 
• You must have a Real-ID license or ID. (gold or black star in the upper right-hand corner.)
• Commercial Driver's License holders are not eligible for online services.  

Note:  There is a $5.00 discount if charges apply. Also, certain vision restrictions may apply.

Address Change - In-Person

If you do not have an Online Account and need to visit a Customer Service Center, you must bring in the following documents: 

• If you have a Real ID License or ID (gold or black star in the upper right-hand corner), only one (1) document is needed to prove residency.
• If your license is not a Real Id License or ID, you must provide all Real ID Documents which include two (2) proof of residency documents. 
• For a list of acceptable documents proving residential address, visit our Real ID Checklist page.
• Be prepared to take a photo.

Applicant name changes must be processed, in person, at a Customer Service Center. Applicants are required to update the name listed on their driver's license/permit/ID card within 60 days, as required by law.

• For current GA Customers:
  • If the applicant's name has changed from the original birth record or passport, the applicant is required to present certified legal documents supporting each name change.  Supporting documents include a marriage certificate, divorce decree, adoption papers, and/or legal name change.
• NOTE: All name change documents are required for new and new to GA customers.
• All documents must be in English.
• Applicants married in the state of Georgia, on or after November 1, 1982, and who wish to hyphenate a surname and married name must present a certified copy of the marriage license application reflecting the selection of a hyphenated surname.
• Applicants whose surnames have changed by reason of marriage, that occurred outside the state of Georgia, may obtain a driver's license/permit/ID card in the hyphenated married surname upon submission of a certified copy of a marriage license application or state-issued marriage certificate for the marriage.
• If presenting a divorce decree, it must contain a name-change order which will serve as legal proof of your intended name change. 
• Be prepared to take a photo. 

Applicants are required to update physical details, listed below, in person at a Customer Service Center:

• Weight
• Height
• Eye Color
• Gender

Note:

• For a Gender update, a court order or physician's letter certifying the gender change is required. 
• The letter or court order shall state the person's name, date of birth, date of gender reassignment operation, and other identifying information.
• There is a $5.00 fee for a gender change.