Originally Posted by
Often1
Many states satisfied the second residency document in exactly this way, but by design. Rather than issuing licenses on the spot, they issue a temporary license (if the old one is expiring) and mail the new one to the listed address.
In my experience, that's how it's always been in California when I had to get to go to a DMV office to get my license renewed. When renewing by mail or online, the license also came in the mail.