1. Go to your Drivers License Office.
2. Complete the required form.
3. Submit the documents needed.
4. Pass the test.
5. Pay the fees.

Note: Only if your license expired for more than 31 days that you will again be required to take the written, vision and road examinations.

Arkansas law requires persons obtaining a license for the first time or moving to Arkansas to show proof of legal presence in the United States.

Acceptable documents: U.S. birth certificate, photo military/military dependent ID, Naturalization certificate, a U.S. passport / U.S. passport card or Visa, an Immigration and Naturalization Services (INS) photo document. (Border Crosser documents are not acceptable.) You must also show two forms of identification.

If name is different from what is on the Birth Certificate, applicant will bring document which changes name, Marriage License, or Divorce decree, specifically stating that you may change your name, or court order for name change.

Primary Documents

• Photo Driver License (cannot be expired more than thirty-one (31) days)
• Certificate of Birth (US only). Must be original or certified copy, have a raised seal and be issued by the Bureau of Vital Statistics or State Board of Health.
• INS Documents, as follows:
  • Certificate of Naturalization (N-550, N-570, or N-578).
  • Certificate of Citizenship (N-560, N-561, or N-645).
  • Resident Alien Card (I-151, I-551, AR-3, AR-3A, or AR-103).
• Court Order: Must contain full name, date of birth and court seal. Examples: adoption document, name change document, or gender change document. Does not include abstract of criminal or civil conviction.
• Military ID with photograph.
• Military Dependent ID with photograph.
• Valid Passport. If foreign, appropriate INS document is also required.
• Armed Forces Discharge Papers.

Secondary Documents

• Photo Work/School ID
• Vehicle Registration/Title
• Bureau of Indian Affairs Card/Indian Treaty Card (Tribal ID Card is NOT acceptable)
• Court Order (Official Court Records Only)
• Health Insurance Card (Issued by Insurance Company)
• Tax Document received from IRS
• Marriage Certificate/License
• Parent/Guardian Affidavit. Parent/guardian must appear in person, prove his/her identity and submit a certified/notarized affidavit regarding the child's identity. Applies only to minors.
• Concealed Handgun License
• Pilot's License
• Certified School Record/Transcript
• Prison Release Document
• Photo Work/School ID

Department of Finance and Administration
Driver Services
Ragland Building
1900 W 7th St, Rm 2067
Little Rock, AR 72201

Driver Services Mailing Address:
PO Box 1272
Little Rock, AR 72203

Phone: 501-371-5581
Fax: 501-682-7688

Website

DFA Counties and Regions

• Obtained a valid drivers license
• New Resident of Arkansas
• US Citizen

Class D license (original or renewal): $20.00

All first-time Arkansas licenses are issued for 4 years to expire on date of birth. This applicable fee is prorated for the first license to birth date. A noncommercial driver's license is $2.00 plus $.37 per month for the proration.

If a licensee is transferring from another state with a valid license, there is a $5.00 transfer fee in addition to the first-time license cost.

All first-time Arkansas licenses are issued for 4 years to expire on license/cardholders' date of birth.

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• The requirements for obtaining an Arkansas drivers license will depend on the type of license you are bringing with you from the other state.
• At any local revenue office, an out-of-state license (not expired over 31 days, suspended, or revoked) may be surrendered in exchange for an Arkansas drivers license. If the out-of-state license is expired over 31 days or you do not have the license to surrender, you will be required to take the written and vision examination. However, you will not be required to take the road examination. If the out-of-state license is expired over one year, you will be required to take the written, vision, and road examination.

• Name
• Date and place of birth
• Current address
• Social security number

Note: Applicants must provide a verifiable Social Security Number (SSN) when applying for a drivers license. Applicants who are not eligible for a SSN must sign an affidavit stating they do not have a SSN. The name you request for the drivers license or ID card must match your name with the Social Security Administration.

Transferring a drivers license from another state is not as tedious as being a new applicant of a drivers license. It is as easy as surrendering your current out of state to the proper authorities.

Following are procedures on how you can transfer your driver's license from another state in Arkansas.

In surrendering your out of state license, you have given the DMV of Arkansas the authority to inquire as to your driving records in the previous state. Knowing that you have a previous records, it will be very easy for the authorities to link your profile to the present State.

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• Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration Website:

http://www.dfa.arkansas.gov/offices/driverServices/Pages/FAQ's.aspx#h

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