IDENTIFICATION
CARDS
What Do I
Need To Obtain a Middlesex County Golden Key ID Card?
PRIMARY DOCUMENTS
PROOF OF IDENTITY
ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
- Certified Birth
certificate from Vital Statistics (If married female, must also present
marriage certificate)
- Valid U.S. Passport
- Adoption papers
- Valid U.S. military
active duty photo ID
- Certificate of
Naturalization
- Certificate of
Citizenship
- Permanent resident
card (valid)
- Valid foreign
passport with I-551 stamp /valid visa
SECONDARY
DOCUMENTS
ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
- Social Security
Card
- DD-214 Military
Discharge Record
PROOF OF MIDDLESEX
COUNTY RESIDENCY
1 OF THE FOLLOWING WITH NAME AND ADDRESS:
- Business mail
issued within the last 90 days
- Property tax
bill, statement or receipt within the last year
- High school or
college report card or transcript from within the past two years
- Recent tax return
form
- Recent pay stub
- Valid drivers
license
MARRIED FEMALES
REQUESTING ID CARDS LISTING A NAME OTHER THAN WHAT APPEARS ON THEIR
DOCUMENTATION:
If a married female
applicant requests an ID Card containing a name which is different than
the name that appears on her documentation (Social Security Card, Voter
Registration Card, Driver License, Passport, etc.) she needs to have
her name changed on these documents before an ID Card can be issued.
IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES, APPLICANT MUST PRESENT SATISFACTORY PROOF
THAT APPLICANT’S PRESENCE IN THE U.S. IS AUTHORIZED UNDER FEDERAL LAW.
VALIDITY:
- Cards will be
valid for 48 calendar months from date of issue
- Authorization
to be present in the US for a time shorter than the standard periods
of such cards, the expiration of ID cards shall be fixed according
to the date based on the period in which the person is authorized
to be present in the US under federal immigration laws. In such case,
it may be renewed if demonstrated that the person’s continued presence
in the US is authorized under federal law.
MIDDLESEX
COUNTY GOLDEN KEY IDENTIFICATION CARD
If you are age 65
or older, the Middlesex County Clerk’s office issues a Golden Key ID
card. Requirements are the same as for a regular Middlesex County ID
card.
FEES
Cost of a Golden
Key ID card is $10.00
ID applications
are accepted from 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday through Friday. For further
information, please call (732) 745-5722.
MIDDLESEX
COUNTY VETERAN'S ID CARD
A courtesy identification
card is available to all veterans in acknowledgement of service rendered
to the United States of America.
Original DD-214
must be recorded with the County Clerk.
Proof of name and address in Middlesex County in the form of a driver's
license, business mail, or property tax bill.
Married females requesting ID cards listing a name other than what appears
on their DD-214 must also show supporting document showing legal name
change.
Any veteran requiring
assistance or additional information, may contact Doug Breen, Middlesex
County Veteran's Services Coordinator at 732-745-4051.
