- Visit
a DMV office (make an appointment for faster service)
- Complete
the application form DL 44
- Give a thumb print
- Have your
picture taken
- Provide
your social security number
- Verify
your birth date and legal presence
- Pay the
application fee. The driver license fee varies from state to
state and ranges from $20 to $100.
- Pass a
vision exam
- Pass a
traffic laws and sign test. You will have to pass the test within
the three attempts.
In case you
do not know how to drive, you can learn driving from any of the
several driving schools located near your area. Driving schools
also guide you through the paperwork and provide a vehicle you
can use to take the driving test. Once you pass the test, you
will probably get a temporary license. The real license would
come a few weeks later.
You will have
to provide the following at your local Motor and Vehicles Registry:
- Passport
and Visa
- Social
Security Card
- Passport
Photograph
If you have
a license from your home country, you will be required to take
a drive test. To take your drive test, you will need to:
- Call the
DMV office to set up an appointment. (Drive tests are not given
without an appointment)
- Bring
your instruction permit for the class of drive test to be taken
- Provide
proof of financial responsibility.
Have a licensed
driver accompany you to the drive test site. Once you pass your
drive test, you will be issued an interim license valid for 60
days until you receive your new photo license in the mail. You
have three chances to pass the drive test. If you fail, you may
practice for a while, then call DMV to set up another appointment.
There is no waiting period, but you must make an appointment.
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