Michigan Secretary of State

NOTICE: The appointment system will be unavailable from 5 p.m. Thursday, March 11, until 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 16, as we make system upgrades. We apologize for any inconvenience.


To provide critical services and protect public health, Secretary of State branches are open by appointment only for specific categories of transactions.

TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT:

  • If you need an appointment right away, check this site at 8 a.m. or noon EST. Those are the two times each day that we release appointments that you can book for the next day.


  • If you are planning ahead, check now to see what’s available up to six months in advance. Appointments often are booked several months out.


  • BOOK AN APPOINTMENT

    • Two or more transactions

      o Use this option if you have multiple transactions to complete during your appointment.

    • First-time Michigan driver's license, ID, permit

    • Driver's license/ID renewal or conversion to REAL ID

    • Driver's license/ID replacement or correction

      o Replacement from loss
      o Correction because of name change, gender designation or other change
      o Note: Many replacements can be completed online or by mail.

    • Enhanced driver's license/ID

      An enhanced driver's license/ID is REAL ID compliant and also allows citizens to return to the United States from Canada, Mexico, Bermuda or the Caribbean by land or by sea.

    • First-time Michigan driver's license, ID, permit

    • Driver's license/ID renewal or conversion to REAL ID

    • Enhanced driver's license/ID

      An enhanced driver's license/ID is REAL ID compliant and also allows citizens to return to the United States from Canada, Mexico, Bermuda or the Caribbean by land or by sea.

    • Driver's license/ID replacement or correction

      o Replacement from loss
      o Correction because of name change or other change
      o Note: Many replacements can be completed online or by mail.

    • Title transfer/correction

      o For automobiles, mobile homes, motorcycles, off-road vehicles

    • Testing

      o Licensing tests for motor vehicle, chauffeur, motorcycle, recreational vehicle, mechanic and CDL or CDL endorsement additions and Hazmat renewals

    • Disability parking placard

      o First-time permanent or temporary placard only. (Renewals should be completed by mail or online at Michigan.gov/ContactSOS.)

    • Fleet/seasonal commercial vehicle renewal

      o Fleet, Gross Vehicle Weight, farm, log

    • Moped/snowmobile/watercraft/non-titled trailer

      o Transfers of ownership only

    • Document authentication