You can start to check your application status online the day after you apply.

You should receive your IDNYC card in the mail approximately 14 business days after you visit an Enrollment Center. If you have not received your card after 14 business days, 311 can forward your information to IDNYC and a staff member will contact you. You should provide your application number from the receipt given to you at the Enrollment Center. 

Enrollment Centers do not have information about your application status.

Check application status.

If you applied for a card that won't include an address, you should return to that Enrollment Center to pick up your card after 14 business days, unless you are an applicant between the ages of 10 to 13. If you applied for that card at a temporary Enrollment Center, the Enrollment Specialist should have told you where to pick up your card.

If you are between the ages of 10 to 13 and chose not to have your address printed on your card, your card will still be mailed to your home address.

If you have questions, 311 can forward your information to IDNYC and a staff member will contact you. You should provide your IDNYC Number from the receipt given to you at the Enrollment Center.

The IDNYC card is an official, government-issued identification document that is accepted by local law enforcement and New York City agencies. To maintain the integrity standards of the program, all applicants must present photo ID.

IDNYC accepts many kinds of reliable photo IDs, including foreign identity cards and passports. They also allow applicants ages 21 and under, as well as applicants of all ages who have physical, intellectual or developmental disabilities, to apply without a photo ID if they are accompanied by a caretaker. You can find a full list of photo ID documents accepted on IDNYC's website, and IDNYC staff can help you review what documents are accepted for photo ID at an enrollment center.

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U.S. Veterans can have “Veteran” printed on the front of the IDNYC card. To apply, you will need an original or certified copy of one of the following:

• DD 214 - A Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty indicating an Honorable Discharge
• DD 2 (Retired) - US Uniformed Services Identification Card (Retired)
• Veterans Health Identification Card (VIC/VHIC)
• NGB-22 - National Guard discharge document
• NYS DMV Driver License or Non-Driver ID with veteran marker on it
• Letter from the Mayor's Office of Veterans' Affairs confirming military service

If you are a U.S. veteran and want to add the Veteran Designation to the card, but do not possess a proof of veteran status document, the Department of Veterans' Services can help you get proof of service.

Online

Visit the Department of Veterans' Services page.

By Phone

Organ Donor Designation

When card correction or change applications are accepted again, to remove the “Organ Donor” designation printed on your card, you must fill out an application for a change of information on your card, and make an appointment at an enrollment center where you will complete the replacement process. You can make the appointment on the IDNYC website, or 311 can make it for you.

You can fill out the application online or at the enrollment center. You must bring your current IDNYC card to the appointment. If you do not have your card, you will need to apply for a replacement for a lost or stolen card.

Removing the “Organ Donor” designation from your IDNYC card does NOT remove you from the New York State Donate Life Registry.

Remove Name from NYS Donate Life Registry List

In the fall of 2019, IDNYC will launch a program to offer IDNYC Middle School cards to students at participating NYC Department of Education middle schools.

IDNYC will open pop-up enrollment sites for middle school students in a select number of middle schools across the city.
Middle school students who attend participating schools can apply for the IDNYC Middle School card in their school. Each student at these schools will receive information from their school on how to apply. The student will not need to bring in documents proving their identity or residency, and will not need to be accompanied by their parent or guardian when they enroll at their school.

The IDNYC Middle School card provides access to all of the benefits that standard IDNYC cards offer.

New IDNYC cards will have raised text in braille on the front of the card. This will help IDNYC cardholders who are blind or have low vision and read Braille to identify and utilize the card.

Cards without “IDNYC” embossed in Braille may be replaced with a new card at no cost.

When card correction or change applications are accepted again, visit any Enrollment Center to process a replacement.

Find an IDNYC enrollment center.