Get REAL ID

Federal law requires that your first application for a REAL ID compliant credential be made in person. You can apply for a REAL ID compliant credential at a location listed below. Before visiting any of these locations to apply for a REAL ID, please review the required documents you will need to bring with you.

If you have already been issued a Tennessee driver license or ID, visit:

• One of our full-service Driver Services Centers
• One of our two Express Services Centers:
  • Nashville - Downtown Express Services Center
  • Memphis - Bartlett Express Services Center
    

  If you have not been previously issued a Tennessee driver license or ID, visit:

  • One of our full-service Driver Services Centers

  After being issued your first REAL ID compliant credential, you may renew online, use a Self-Service Kiosk or visit a County Clerk Office for renewal.

  Make a REAL ID appointment!

  Customers can now schedule an appointment for REAL ID at any Driver Services Center. Scheduling an appointment allows a customer to be served at a Driver Services Center on a specific day and time. To make a REAL ID appointment, click the button below and select "REAL ID Appointment."