US driver’s licence and state ID photos
Research completeState 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.