

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING BIRTH CERTIFICATES: A certified birth certificate is an official government-issued record of a person's birth, printed on security paper and includes an official raised, embossed, impressed or multicolored seal.

Any person who desires a Real ID-compliant license or ID can now obtain one at their local BMV office. The Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles began issuing Real ID-compliant driver’s licenses and State identification cards on July 1, 2019. The standard Maine credentials (driver's licenses and IDs) will be accepted as valid identification for federal purposes, such as entrance to federal facilities and boarding commercial aircraft, through May 2, 2023. Read the April 27, 2021 statement from Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Enforcement will now begin on May 3, 2023. NOTICE: The Department of Homeland Security has extended the Real ID enforcement deadline.
