NSW Photo Card

Applying for a card

• Getting a NSW Photo Card is voluntary. It is a useful form of identity if you do not have a driver licence.
• To apply you must be a NSW resident, aged 16 or over and able to provide acceptable proof of identity documents.
• Your card will be posted to your home address. 

• Apply for a NSW Photo Card

  Get photo identification that you can use to prove your age, identity or address.

• Replace a NSW Photo Card

  How to replace your photo card if it has been lost, stolen or damaged or your personal details have changed.

• Apply for or replace a photo card using a photo-kit form

  Use this process if you cannot go to a Service NSW Centre due to a medical or health condition.

• Applying for a NSW Photo Card – visual story

  A visual story showing you what to expect when you apply for a NSW Photo Card at a service centre.

Fees and payment

• If you apply for a NSW Photo Card at the same time as you apply for, or renew, your driver licence, you pay a reduced fee for the photo card.
• Check the amount payable for NSW Photo Card fees.

Using the NSW Photo Card

• You can use a NSW Photo Card to prove your identity in most places a driver licence is recognised.
• In some situations – including some online applications – you cannot use a NSW Photo Card as identification or in place of a NSW Driver Licence. Check the proof of identity requirements before you start a transaction.
• The NSW Photo Card is valid for 5 years (or 10 years for eligible customers aged 21 and over).