Additional Evidence
For a driver’s license or voter registration, most states require at least two types of additional evidence, including:
- Government ID (showing an address);
- Utility bill;
- Lease agreement; or
- Any valid document showing an address with the resident’s name.
Common Users
- Employers – If the employee can not produce a pay stub a letter from the employer may suffice.
- Landlords – If the tenant does not have a lease agreement and only a verbal or other arrangement exists.
- Non-Profit Organizations – If the resident is in the care of a homeless shelter or related living conditions.
- Roommates – If the individual does not have a lease agreement but has roommates that can acknowledge their residency claims.
Writing Your Own Letter
Use the Standard Affidavit of Residency if an individual is writing a letter for themselves acknowledging their residency status.
If an individual is writing their own affidavit, it’s recommended that the letter is signed in the presence of a notary public or at least one witness. In addition, there should be at least two types of documentation proving the individual resides at the claimed street address.
Required Documents By State
View the documents required to obtain a driver’s license in each state:
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming