# Dokus: English (United States)

> Guides for the United States: replace lost identity documents, prepare travel documents, and store or share personal copies on your phone.

Edition: en. The page titles and descriptions below use this edition's language.
Read the linked page for its full procedure, limitations, official sources and review date.
Keep country-specific procedures within this edition. Dokus is independent of the issuers.

## Product and support
- [Dokus · Document Scanner & PDF App for iPhone](https://dokus.app/index.md): Scan documents on your iPhone, convert photos to PDF, and compress and watermark copies. Keep your passport, ID and cards in a private wallet.
- [Dokus plans: what is free and what Dokus Plus adds](https://dokus.app/plans/index.md): Dokus is free for up to 5 documents, with every sharing tool. Dokus Plus adds unlimited documents and Favorites cards, expiry reminders, and sharing several documents at once or a single page.
- [Dokus Support](https://dokus.app/support/index.md): How to reach Dokus support for the app and the tools on dokus.app.

## Guides
- [How to replace lost documents: Social Security card, ID and passport](https://dokus.app/replace-lost-documents/index.md): Lost your ID or wallet? Find the official US replacement steps for a driver's license, Social Security card, passport, birth certificate and marriage certificate.
- [Can you add your passport or ID to Apple Wallet? Country by country](https://dokus.app/add-passport-id-to-apple-wallet/index.md): Where Apple Wallet accepts a driver's license, state ID or passport in 2026, why the option is missing for UK, Canadian, Australian and other IDs, and what to do instead.
- [How to blur a photo on iPhone, or just part of it](https://dokus.app/blur-photo-on-iphone/index.md): Blur the background with Portrait, cover a face or a number with Markup, or blur part of a photo free in Safari, and learn which blur can be undone.
- [Can you export a digital driver’s license as a PDF on iPhone?](https://dokus.app/save-digital-drivers-license-iphone/index.md): California mobile ID, Apple Wallet and PDF copies: what you can share on iPhone and when you still need your physical driver’s license.
- [How to convert a picture to PDF on iPhone](https://dokus.app/photo-to-pdf-on-iphone/index.md): Convert a picture to PDF with Preview or Files on iPhone, put several photos in one PDF, and get a smaller file on a standard page, free and without an app.
- [How to scan and protect documents on iPhone: ID cards and passports](https://dokus.app/scan-id-on-iphone/index.md): Scan a driver’s license, state ID or passport with Files or Notes, find where the PDF is saved, then lock it and watermark or redact the copy you send.
- [How to sign a PDF on iPhone](https://dokus.app/how-to-sign-pdf-on-iphone/index.md): Sign a PDF on iPhone with Apple’s built-in signature tools, save the completed file and check when the recipient requires a different signing method.
- [How to store your ID and passport on iPhone with a password](https://dokus.app/store-documents-on-iphone/index.md): Three built-in iPhone locks for document photos: Hidden in Photos, locked Notes and Require Face ID. How to use them, their limits and where to keep your documents.
- [How to watermark photos on iPhone without downloading an app](https://dokus.app/watermark-photos-on-iphone/index.md): Add a watermark with Photos or reuse one with Shortcuts. Learn what to do differently when sharing a passport or driver’s license.
- [How to store your ID documents safely on your phone](https://dokus.app/safe-document-storage/index.md): Where ID photos usually end up, what each place means for your privacy, and what a safe home for a passport, ID card or driver's license actually looks like.
- [Is it safe to send a picture of your ID, passport or driver's license?](https://dokus.app/is-it-safe-to-send-a-picture-of-your-id/index.md): What someone can do with a picture of your ID, when sending one is normal and when it is a scam, how to send a copy safely, and what to do if you already sent it.
- [Travel documents checklist: keep your trip paperwork ready offline](https://dokus.app/travel-documents-checklist/index.md): Organize passport copies, tickets, hotel confirmations and insurance for an international trip. Build a trip folder and check it works without internet.
- [California REAL ID documents: prepare identity and residency proof](https://dokus.app/california-real-id-documents-checklist/index.md): Prepare the California DMV identity document, name-change evidence and two printed proofs of residency for your REAL ID application.
- [Get an IRS tax transcript: select the type and tax year](https://dokus.app/get-irs-tax-transcript/index.md): Choose the IRS transcript type and tax year you need, then obtain it through Individual Online Account, the mail service or the appropriate request form.
- [How to fight a traffic ticket in the US: steps and documents](https://dokus.app/fight-traffic-ticket-us/index.md): Find the right court or agency, prepare evidence, and understand the difference between contesting a US traffic ticket and appealing a decision.
- [Guides to ID documents and personal copies in the United States](https://dokus.app/guides/index.md): Guides for the United States: replace lost identity documents, prepare travel documents, and store or share personal copies on your phone.
- [ID safety: storing and sending copies of your passport and driver's license](https://dokus.app/guides/safety/index.md): Where to keep photos of your passport, driver's license and state ID on your phone, and how to tell when sending a copy is reasonable or a scam.
- [iPhone guides: scan documents, make PDFs and protect your ID copies](https://dokus.app/guides/iphone/index.md): Use the apps your iPhone already has to scan an ID, turn photos into a PDF, blur or watermark a copy, lock document photos and check Apple Wallet.
- [Official documents in the United States: identity, tax and court records](https://dokus.app/guides/official-documents/index.md): Find a replacement ID issuer, prepare California REAL ID documents, obtain an IRS transcript or organise records for a traffic ticket challenge.

## Tools
- [PDF reducer, free: shrink a license or passport scan](https://dokus.app/compress-id-scan/index.md): Free PDF reducer: shrink a license, passport or document scan to 1 MB, 500 KB or another limit. Two documents free across tools, then paid access for new documents. No upload.
- [ID front and back on one page PDF, free](https://dokus.app/id-card-to-pdf/index.md): Put ID front and back on one Letter PDF: license at real size or passport copy. Two documents free across tools, then paid access for new documents. No upload.
- [Join PDF free: combine PDFs and photos into one file](https://dokus.app/combine-documents-into-one-pdf/index.md): Join PDFs and JPG or PNG photos into one file, without uploading. Two documents free across tools, then paid access for new documents. Check order and pages.
- [Redact documents free: PDF, photo or scan](https://dokus.app/redact-id/index.md): Redact agreed details on a PDF, bank statement, pay stub or ID copy; save as images, no upload. Two documents free across tools, then paid access for new documents.
- [Make a signature image free: a transparent PNG from a photo](https://dokus.app/make-signature-image/index.md): Make a signature image free: photograph your signature, get a transparent PNG with the paper and lines removed, and place it on a PDF. Nothing is uploaded.
- [Watermark PDF and ID copies, free](https://dokus.app/watermark-id-copy/index.md): Watermark a PDF, license or passport copy with its recipient, purpose and date, without uploading. Two documents free across tools; paid access for new documents after that.
- [Free US document tools: PDF copies, sizes and redaction](https://dokus.app/tools/index.md): Free US document tools: ID PDFs, smaller scans, labels, redaction, merging and signature images, no uploads. Two documents free across tools, then paid access.

## Legal
- [Privacy Policy](https://dokus.app/privacy/index.md): Dokus is an independently developed app. For privacy questions or requests, write to support@dokus.app.
- [Terms of Use](https://dokus.app/terms/index.md): By using Dokus, you agree to these Terms. Please read them carefully.
- [Accessibility](https://dokus.app/accessibility/index.md): Dokus is built entirely on Apple's native components, which is also what makes it work with iOS's accessibility features out of the box. This page summarizes what's supported today.
- [Subscription Terms](https://dokus.app/tools/terms-of-use/index.md): These terms apply to the subscription sold on dokus.app. The data it involves is described in the Subscription Privacy Policy.
- [Subscription Privacy Policy](https://dokus.app/tools/privacy-policy/index.md): This policy explains the data involved when you subscribe on dokus.app. The site's tools run in your browser: the documents you open in them are not sent to us.