How to apply for a new permit

If mailing your new application package, mail to:

NM Department of Public Safety

SID/Concealed Carry Unit

6301 Indian School Rd. NE Suite 310

Albuquerque, NM 87110

NEW/INITIAL CCW APPLICATIONS:

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You must complete and send in (or, hand-deliver the entire package) the NM DPS Application

• The instructions are included in the document.

• A total of $100.00 fee

  • ​​$44 for the Background Check (Fingerprints)​

  • The fingerprinting fee at Gemalto is $8.30 for Military/NM Mounted Patrol applicants

  • For non-military/non-NM MP applicants, you will pay $44 online for the fingerprints online when you sign up on the Gemalto fingerprint website.

  • The balance of $56 for the Application Fee

• When you send (or bring) in your application and other materials, just send the balance of $56 by check, money order, cashier's check, etc

• Make your check, money order, etc., payable to "New Mexico Department of Public Safety".

• Include a photocopy of your New Mexico Driver’s License or New Mexico Identification Card

• Include a photocopy of your birth certificate *

• Include a printout of my Certificate of Completion of Firearms Training

• Be sure to include the two release forms (pages 3 and 4 of the application).

  • One requires notarization and the other must be witnessed.

  • "SSN" on the form that needs to be notarized means they want your Social Security Number.

• Electronic Fingerprints

  • Send a copy of your paid Gemalto receipt with your application and other materials

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* If your New Mexico driver's license is the "Real ID" version, you do not have to send birth certificate information

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