The DMV makes driver's license renewal convenient by offering renewal services at DMV service locations and online. If you're temporarily residing more than 200 miles beyond the District of Columbia border you may qualify for absentee driver's license renewal of your DC driver's license.

You will receive a renewal notice 60 days in advance of the expiration of your driver’s license. You will receive your renewal notice by e-mail if you have provided DMV with your e-mail address. Click here to provide DMV with your e-mail address online. For last minute online renewals, DMV provides a temporary license certificate that can be used until your license is received in the mail.

Non-US Citizens must renew their Driver’s License at our Georgetown service center located at 3222 M Street, NW, in the Georgetown Park Mall, Lower Level, Washington, DC 20007.

If your DC driver's license has been expired for more than 90 days, you must take and pass the knowledge test. If your DC driver's license has been expired for more than 180 days, you must take and pass both the knowledge test and the road test. You may renew your license upon expiration and may not operate a vehicle on an expired license.

If your driver's license was produced with a digital photograph and signature (utilized by DMV since August 2000), you may renew your driver's license online as long as you meet the other online requirements. Otherwise, you must visit a DMV Service location. If your last renewal was done online, you must go to DMV location for a new picture (DC law and policy requires a full frontal digital photo that shows either the hairline or the ears) and vision test.

The Patriot Act, Public Law 108-458, National Intelligence Reform Act of 2004 does NOT allow for social security numbers to be displayed on driver licenses or identification cards. If your driver's license number is also your social security number, you will be required to visit a DMV Service Center for renewal in order to obtain a new photo.

Requirements
If you are renewing a driver's license at a DMV service location, please bring the following documents with you and be prepared to pay the applicable fees.

• Completed Driver's License/Voter Registration Application**
• Current DC Driver's License*
• Change of Name or Change of Address documentation, if applicable

Note: If you are holding a provisional driver's license, please refer to provisional driver's license renewal.