IDNYC

IDNYC is an ID card available to all New York City residents age 14 and up, regardless of

immigration status. Applicants can click here to learn about application requirements

and can make an appointment via the website or by calling 311.

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IDNYC is accepted:

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• By NYC agencies when applying for City services, including marriage licenses, birth certificates, and benefits like SNAP, cash assistance, and affordable housing

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• By NYPD police officers for identification

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• For entering public buildings like schools

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• For taking the high school equivalency exam

IDNYC can be used:

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• As a library card at the Brooklyn, New York, and Queens Public Library systems. Take your

IDNYC card to a librarian to make it your library card.

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• As a hospital card at public hospitals

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• For free membership and admission to nearly forty cultural institutions and museums

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• For discounts on supermarket purchases, entertainment, sporting events, and fitness

memberships at participating partners

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• For discounts on prescription drugs

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Request a Birth Certificate

You can get a copy of your birth certificate by contacting the NYC consulate of your

country of birth.