Proving Your Indiana Residency

You need two documents to prove your Indiana residency when you apply for a new driver's license, permit, or identification card. Post office boxes may not be used as an address of residence. Your name and address must appear on the document.

From the list below, select the FIRST of the two documents proving your Indiana residency.

Please select one document.

Utility company, credit card, doctor or hospital bill issued within 60 days of application.

Bank Statement or bank transaction receipt, dated within 60 days of application.

Pre-printed pay stub, dated within 60 days of application.

W-2 Form, property, excise tax bill, or Social Security Administration or other pension or retirement annual benefits summary statement, dated within current or immediately-prior year.

Valid homeowner's, renter's, or car insurance policy dated within one year of application.

Residence mortgage or similar loan contract, or lease or rental contract.

U.S. Postal Service change of address confirmation.

Survey of your Indiana property.

Indiana voter registration card.

Current motor vehicle loan payment book.

Indiana Family and Social Services Administration child support check stub, Medicaid or Medicare benefit statement, dated within 60 days of application.

Valid Indiana handgun permit.

First-class mail from federal or state court or agency, dated within 60 days of application.

Valid and active ID card issued pursuant to the Indiana Attorney General's address confidentiality program under IC 5-26.5.

I do not have any of these documents.

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If you cannot provide two documents proving your Indiana residency you may submit an Indiana Residency Affidavit, which must be signed at a license branch. You may submit an Indiana Residency Affidavit if you meet the following qualifications:

• You cannot submit the required documents. An Indiana Residency Affidavit for you must be signed at a license branch by a person who is 18 years or older and with whom you reside, such as a minor with a parent. The person signing the affidavit must submit their valid Indiana driver's license or identification card, one document proving their identity, and two documents proving their Indiana residency.
• You are incapacitated. An Indiana Residency Affidavit for you must be signed at a license branch by another person who is your legal guardian or caregiver, is at least 18 years old, and with whom you reside. The legal guardian or caregiver must submit their valid Indiana driver's license or identification card, one document proving their identity, two documents proving their Indiana residency, and applicable guardianship documents.
• Homeless applicants without a residence address. An Indiana Residency Affidavit for you must be signed by a legal representative of the government entity or not-for-profit organization where you receive services and can receive mail. The legal representative does not need to sign the affidavit at a license branch. You must also provide a letter from the government entity or not-for-profit organization on its letterhead showing its name, address, and telephone number, and showing the legal representative's name, signature, and signature date. The legal representative must state in the letter that the entity or organization provides services to you and will accept delivery of mail for you. The legal representative does not need to sign the affidavit or the letter at a license branch.
• You reside in a motor vehicle, including but not limited to a mobile home or motor home. An Indiana Residency Affidavit for you must be signed at a license branch by another Indiana resident who attests that you may use his or her address of residence for record purposes. The person signing the affidavit must submit two documents proving their Indiana residency. You must provide proof of paying Indiana income taxes for the current year or immediately prior year, and have current motor vehicle title and registration records with the BMV.

Yes, I need an Indiana Residency Affidavit.