How to renew your license

Renewal step-by-step
Renewing your New Jersey driver license can be quick and easy if you prepare ahead. Follow these four steps to learn everything you need to know, such as:

• You can renew in person; follow special instructions if you are out of the state for an extended period and unable to appear in person
• You need to show several forms of ID
• You can renew up to six months in advance*

What you should know
What you should bring
Locations and hours
How to save time

Mail-in Renewals: Skip the Trip begins November 2012

Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) customers born on/before December 1, 1964 are eligible* to skip the trip to an agency and conveniently renew their driver licenses or non-driver IDs through the mail beginning with those expiring in November 2012.
                             
There is no need for these customers to visit an agency for renewal. Eligible customers will be mailed renewal materials along with instructions. Upon completion of the renewal process, the customer will be mailed a new, four-year photo document (using the photo currently on file) within 7-to-10 business days. Customers are advised not to wait until the last day of their renewal month to renew by mail as they may not receive their new document prior to expiration.

Skip the Trip Frequently Asked Questions [pdf]

Note: Customers who are eligible for mail-in renewal and decide to visit an agency instead will be required to present 6 Points of Identification and have a new photo taken..

*Customers with a Commercial Driver License (CDL), Graduated Driver License (GDL), Temporary Registration Visa (TVR), interlock device, boat license or suspension are not eligible for mail-in renewals.