PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division is adding another option for digital identification: Arizonans can now keep a digital driver license or state ID in Google Wallet.

This gives Arizonans three digital platforms to choose from. Arizona first offered the mobile driver license  in 2021, then in 2022 added Apple Wallet.

“Arizona is proud to again be one of the first states to give our residents the choice to add their ID to Google Wallet,” Arizona MVD Director Eric Jorgensen said. “We continue to seek out opportunities for products and services that provide Arizonans convenience, security and privacy.”

ADOT MVD embraces the motto, “Out of the line and safely on the road.” This is a nod to MVD’s commitment to reducing in-office wait times and offering customers a growing number of digital options, including the new technology of digital driver license and identification cards.

Arizona is among the first few states in the nation whose residents can add their MVD-issued driver license or state ID card to Google Wallet and securely present it as a valid ID at select TSA airport security checkpoints. Arizona residents should continue to carry their physical driver license or state ID card to use in other situations, including with law enforcement.

To learn more about mobile options for Arizona driver licenses and state IDs, please visit: azdot.gov/GoogleWallet.

PHOENIX – An Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division office opened on the Human Services Campus near downtown Phoenix issued state IDs to 780 people in August, its first full month of operations. 

MVD’s partnership with the Homeless ID Project enables clients experiencing instability or homelessness to get replacement driver licenses or state IDs without having to find transportation several miles to the nearest MVD office. State-issued IDs are essential for obtaining services and employment. 

Staffed 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday by an MVD representative, this office can be converted to a TeleMVD office in which customers can conduct many transactions with representatives located elsewhere.

The MVD presence complements the efforts of the Homeless ID Project, which during 2022 provided 12,143 documents, including 8,000 state-issued IDs and 4,000 replacement copies of birth certificates from all 50 states, on the Human Services Campus and in outreach programs across Maricopa and Pima counties. 

PHOENIX – A partnership between the Homeless ID Project and the Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division is enabling clients at the Human Services Campus near downtown Phoenix to get replacement state-issued IDs without having to travel several miles to the nearest MVD office.

Clients experiencing instability or homelessness can now get IDs, which are essential for obtaining services and employment, in a campus office set up with the computer equipment, printer and scanner, and camera. Staffed 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday by an MVD representative, the office can be converted to a TeleMVD office in which customers can conduct many transactions with representatives located elsewhere.

“Clients who come to us for replacement ID services encounter one more barrier when faced with the 45-minute bus ride to the nearest MVD office. Now with MVD services available on campus, that barrier is removed. This is a huge win for our clients,” said Homeless ID Project Executive Director Rick Mitchell.

“This is another great opportunity where MVD can serve the community in ways previously not possible,” said Eric Jorgensen, ADOT Motor Vehicle Division Director. “This partnership is a first step in using technology to expand our reach and get services to the place they are needed at the moment our customers need them.”

Homeless ID Project’s Director of Programs, Eric Ortega, added that, “Providing services to our clients experiencing homelessness in our office and meeting them where they’re at will make an enormously positive difference in obtaining identification. This will cut out the bus trips and waiting in the extreme summer heat as well as making it easier for the most vulnerable amongst the vulnerable to be assisted without the fear they can’t make it to an MVD office of their own. We are so appreciative to the MVD for making this happen and we know it will change our clients’ lives for the better.”

During 2022, Homeless ID Project provided 12,143 documents, including 8,000 state-issued IDs and 4,000 replacement copies of birth certificates from all 50 states, from their office in the Brian Garcia Welcome Center on the Human Services Campus and in outreach programs across Maricopa and Pima counties. Housing the MVD’s replacement ID services on campus in the Homeless ID Project offices will allow clients to receive replacement state-issued IDs, eliminating the need for them to travel to a MVD office, allowing them to continue the journey to end their homelessness sooner than ever before.

About ADOT MVD: 

Connecting Arizona. Everyone, everywhere, every day. The Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division processed more than 14.5 million transactions during the previous fiscal year, approximately half of those were online through azmvdnow.gov, getting you out of the line and safely on the road.

About Homeless ID Project:

Homeless ID Project is a privately funded nonprofit whose mission is to empower homeless individuals and families to rebuild their lives by providing the critical first step of identification replacement services. The agency was founded in 1988 by Reverend Gerald Roseberry following a month of self‐imposed homelessness during which he discovered that many individuals experiencing homelessness wanting to get a job or find housing had no access to replacement documents that had been lost, stolen, or left behind. The agency now serves the community from two permanent locations and 12 shared space locations. The agency is currently running their 1000 Voices Campaign which seeks to add 1000 new supporters to the conversation on ending homelessness. More information is available at homelessidroject.org/1000-voices.

PHOENIX – With just under two years remaining before the federal deadline for domestic airline travelers to have a federally compliant ID, the Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division has issued more than 2 million Arizona Travel ID cards.

May 7, 2025, might feel a long way off, but it’ll be here quickly. So join the 2,013,187 – and counting – Arizonans who have already upgraded to the Arizona Travel ID. 

As of the federal deadline, you will need a compliant credential like the Arizona Travel ID to get past Transportation Security Administration checkpoints at U.S. airports. Without the Arizona Travel ID or other form of compliant identification such as a valid U.S. passport, fliers risk missing an airline flight because the standard driver license will not be accepted at TSA checkpoints.

This federally compliant credential is distinguished by a star in the upper right corner and is available to Arizona residents as a driver license or identification card. 

 To get an Arizona Travel ID, federal standards require the following:

• Proof of identity: a birth certificate or U.S. passport
• Social Security Number: just the number, not the card
• Two documents proving Arizona residency: rental or bank statements, credit card or cellphone bills in your name with your current Arizona address, etc.

You can walk into an office for this service, but we suggest scheduling an appointment at azmvdnow.gov. Even if you haven’t activated your AZ MVD NOW account, you can still schedule an appointment. 

More information, including a full list of qualifying documents, is available at azdot.gov/TravelID.