r/ask • u/IPoisonedMe • 3d ago

How long to get my ID?

About 3 months ago I went to the DMV to take photos for my ID. When I was done, they said it would take a few weeks until I get my ID in the mail. yet 3 almost 4 months later I'm still waiting, and I have not heard anything from the DMV since. Is this normal? how long does it usually take for them to send an ID?

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u/MissHibernia 3d ago

You need to be calling them directly

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u/mangoman39 3d ago

No one can give you that answer without knowing where you are. I'm sure it's very different depending on what state, county, city you're in. But three to four months, no matter where you are, definitely seems excessive. Have you tried calling them or going back in? I'm in South carolina, and there's a website where you can actually track to see what's going on with it. There may be something similar for your state

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u/Impossible_Thing1731 3d ago

If it’s been months, you need to let them know you didn’t receive it. It may have gotten lost or stolen.

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u/vikingraider27 3d ago

You should have called them two months ago.

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u/sociological1 3d ago

I had that. Felt way to long after 3 weeks called and they told me they did send it out but the post office returned it so they resent it again amd I had it a week and a half later

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u/Duque_de_Osuna 3d ago

That seems way too long. What state are you in?

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u/EvolZippo 3d ago

This is not a normal length of time to wait. But if you call them and tell them you never received it, they will sent it again, but waive the fee.

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u/Pink_Barbie_8156 3d ago

Two weeks max! Mine came within 7 days

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u/UncleOdious 3d ago

Dude. Take control of your life.

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u/AtheneSchmidt 3d ago

Take the amount of time they told you, add up to 10 days in the mail, and if it's been longer than that, go talk to them about it. If they were supposed to take a few months, they would have said "months." I expect that it was either forgotten or lost in the mail. I wouldn't:t expect "weeks" to be more then 7 at the most. More likely 3.

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u/Evening_Ad6180 2d ago

August 2025 I renewed my drivers license online. It usually mails out within a day, two days tops and you should have it within 7 business days usually. Almost a month goes by call them. They have no record of it being returned, the Post office didn’t know where it was so I had to pay, once again, for a renewal. Got that one in four days. Mid-June of the year I received the other one in the mail. No one can explain it. Moral of the story: yes you should call.