Acceptable Forms of Identification for a Marriage License

Reference: Los Angeles Marriage Department rules and regulations

Acceptable forms of Identification must have a photograph and birth date

1. State Driver’s License or State Identification Card.

2. Military Service ID (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard) or Military Dependent Identification Card

3. Mexican National Electoral Card

4. Any Country’s Driver’s License or Identification Card.

   • Note: if ID does not have date of birth, a birth certificate is required)

5. Passport or Passport Card (US)

   • Note: If Passport is not in English, translation is required and must be notarized.

   • If Passport is expired but Visa is valid, it is NOT acceptable.

6. Permanent Registration Alien Card or Certificate of Naturalization

   • Border Crossing card is NOT acceptable

7. Matricula Consular: for Argentina, Mexico, Peru and Korea

   • For these countries, a Birth Certificate is NOT required

8. Consular Card: for all other countries

   • Note: requires a birth certificate (Translated/Notarized with apostille, if not in English)

9. Identification Card issued by the U.S. Government or Identification Card issued by another country