Minnesota - Apply for Graduate Driver License

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Procedure

• Pass a vision screening or submit a Vision Screening form.
• Complete and submit the application form.
• Pay the applicable fee

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Required Documents

Applicant must present the required identifications while submitting the application form. Follow link for identification requirements https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/dvs/forms-documents/Documents/IdentificationRequirements_English.pdf

Office Locations & Contacts

Driver and Vehicle Services Central Office Town Square Building 445 Minnesota Street, Suite 190 Saint Paul, MN 55101-5190

Driver Services [email protected]

Drivers Licenses: (651) 297-3298 Office Locations: (651) 297-2005 Drivers License Status: (651) 284-2000 or online Schedule a Skills (Road) Test: (651) 284-1000 or online Assistance for Hearing Impaired Callers (TDD/TTY): (651) 282-6555

Website: https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/dvs/locations/Pages/default.aspx

Eligibility

To apply for Minnesota graduate driver license you must be at least 18 years of age

Fees

Instruction Permit: $11.25 Provisional Drivers License: $14.25 Third and Subsequent Skills Test after failing first two: $20 Third and Subsequent Knowledge Test after failing first two: $10

Validity

Full license expires on 21st birthday.

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Instructions

An applicant, who is age 18 and previously licensed, must hold an instruction permit for six months before taking a skills (road) test. Applicants, who are 19 or older, must hold an instruction permit for three months before taking a skills (road) test.

Phase III - Full License Applicant Qualifications:

• Must be at least 18 years of age or have held a provisional license for at least 12 consecutive months with no convictions for alcohol/controlled substance violations or crash-related moving violations and no more than one conviction for a moving violation that is not crash-related.
• Must complete application and pay required fee. There is a $3.50 credit toward the fee for this license if the applicant has no violations on record.
• If applicant is under 18, the person who approves the application certifies that the applicant has driven under the supervision of a licensed driver at least 21 years of age for no fewer than ten hours on the provisional license.
• Expires on 21st birthday.

Required Information

• Full Name
• Date and Place of Birth
• Sex
• Country
• Social Security Number
• Mailing address
• Residence address

Need for the Document

Minnesota has a graduated drivers licensing (GDL) system, which is designed to ease inexperienced drivers into the driving environment. The first phase of the GDL system is to obtain an instruction permit.

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