on forms that you need to fill in and post together with a printed photoĭigital photos and printed photos have different guidelines. The table below shows which photo guidelines you need to follow.

done online and therefore need a digital photo, while others are.

To do this, you need to renew your driving licence. If, however, your appearance has changed significantly, you'll need to apply for an optional renewal, and for that you'll need to provide a new photograph.

If you need a duplicate of your driving licence, you'll need to apply to replace it.

Keeping your driving licence up-to-date.

To find out how to change your name and/ or address on your driving licence, go to:

a duplicate (this is a copy of your existing licence).

You don't need to provide a photo if the reason you're applying for a licence is:

Providing proof of identity for a driving licence.

* You will also need to provide proof of residency - there's further information about how to do this at the link below:

an exchange of your licence from another country*.

an optional renewal of your driving licence.

You must provide a recent passport type photograph that's in colour if you're applying for:

It may also need to be certified (signed) depending on the type of identification that you're using to apply for your licence. When you apply for a photocard driving licence in Northern Ireland, in most cases you'll need to provide a photograph which must follow specific rules.

Old drivers license pictures