DOS to Issue Photo ID Cards; Create Your Account

The Division of Licensing Services will soon be issuing photo identification cards to all real estate licensees. For those who are currently licensed, the photo ID cards will be issued upon renewal or upon performance of an online transaction that produces an ID card. In order for the photo ID to generate, the Department of State must have the licensee's DMV number on file in their  system. Once this is implemented, there will be three ways in which a licensee can provide that information. First, the licensee can go into their eAccessNY account under "Maintain User Profile", and enter the DMV number in the space provided. Alternately, the online renewal application will contain a space for the DMV number to be entered. Lastly, they can download the DMV Consent Form from their website and mail it to their office.

In addition to the above, at the time of the implementation of the DMV IDs, another change will occur to the process for real estate applicants who are "creating an account."

Non-licensed individuals will only be able to "create an account" by accessing the Division of Licensing Services website on the Real Estate Professional's page and choosing option two, "Create My Account". Formerly, this option was available on the eAccessNY Main Menu page.

This change is being made to prevent currently licensed,  individuals who may have forgotten their user ID and/or password to create a new account. Those individuals who are licensed but have not activated their account should refer to either the letter dated April 7, 2008 or an e-mail sent to them containing their temporary password and proceed to the Real Estate Professionals Page and choose option one, "Activate My Account." Those who are licensed, but did not receive a letter or e-mail containing their user ID and password, should e-mail the Department of State.