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US driver’s licence and state ID photos

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State motor vehicle agencies · United States · checked August 11, 2026

The file is captured in person.

Attend the state licensing authority’s capture step. There is no applicant-prepared portrait upload for UploadPrep to resize.

Verified findings (3)
  • REAL ID rules require a facial digital photograph.
  • State licensing authorities capture the portrait; California directs applicants to a DMV camera.
  • The online document upload is not a portrait-file submission.

Official sources

No preparation tool is appropriate

Follow the authority’s documented capture or accredited-provider process. UploadPrep does not alter this material.

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