The Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) can only issue a driver license or identification card to persons who are in the United States legally. Non-citizens must provide United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) or Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) immigration documents containing either an Alien Registration Number or I-94 Number which can be verified electronically through the Department of Homeland Security's Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements System (SAVE). For a listing of acceptable documents, click here. The applicant's legal status and authorized length of stay will be determined through citizenship and federal databases and through SAVE.

DMV will not issue a new driver license or identification card if the applicant's legal status and authorized length of stay cannot be verified. Non-citizens wishing to renew their Delaware driver license or identification card will provide USCIS or INS immigration documents at each renewal and request for a duplicate document.