{"id":167760,"date":"2022-11-01T15:04:48","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T22:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/?page_id=167760"},"modified":"2026-03-06T15:59:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T23:59:23","slug":"drivers-license-id-card-status","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/driver-licenses-identification-cards\/drivers-license-id-card-status\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver&#8217;s License &#038; ID Card Status"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"notify-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"notify error icon\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<svg class=\"icon icon-info-icon\" aria-hidden=\"false\" aria-labelledby=\"title-notification-icon-44422\" role=\"img\">\n\t\t<title id=\"title-notification-icon-44422\">Notification icon<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-content\/themes\/dmv\/dist\/svg\/svg-sprite.svg?ver=1776199661#icon-info-icon\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"notify-block__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Until further notice, the California DMV cannot issue, reissue, or renew limited-term legal presence (non-domiciled) commercial driver\u2019s licenses (CDLs). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/important-changes-to-limited-term-legal-presence-cdl-requirements\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-columns content-columns colums-1-3-2-3\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-column col\">\n<p>This online service provides you with the status of your driver&#8217;s license or ID card application or renewal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/wasapp\/dr\/dlStatus.do\">Check your status<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-spacer-block spacer-box\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Need to apply for your license? 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