A very brief idea of the process of obtaining a driving license in USA. Info gathered from various and complied.

1. Process to get Driving License in
USA
Presented by
Adnan Khan

2. Procedure
• Steps in America, do not vary from other
countries. You have to get a written test and
then you take the road test.
• Depending on state, you go a DMV office
(Department of Motor vehicles) or DPS office
(Department of Public Safety). Both are same,
some states called DMV others call DPS

3. Written Test or Instruction Permit
• This is a basic test to make sure you
understand the rules in USA.

4. Road Test for Driving license
• Once you clear the written test and get your
Instruction Permit (IP) or Temps, you have certain
time to practice driving license. Some states have
a rule that you have to have IP for a week or so
before you can take the road test.
• Some states do not have the rule and they waive
it if you have international driving license. So, in
any case you have to check with the DMV.

5. Quick look
• You get all the required paperwork ready as listed above depending
on your status. You need this stuff for getting Instruction permit or
Learners permit.
• You should take time to prepare for the written test. You can either
get the book from DMV or sometime download it online. It must be
free. Read the above section on how to prepare and answer.
• Go to the nearest DMV or DPS office
• Fill out required forms as instructed by information desk people.
Pay the fee required and show all the originals to the verify your
status and residency.
• When verifying papers at counter, you will have a vision test…they
will ask you to look into a binoculars kind of instrument and asked
to tell if you see blinking lights or read some letter. This is to make
sure you use glasses or not. If you use glasses, they put it on your
driving license saying “Restrictions :Corrective lenses”.

6. • You will be asked to take the written test either on computer or on
paper depending on the state and facilities.
• If you pass, you will get the Instruction permit or learners permit
right away or in 14 days to your home address depending on
state. If you fail the test, you can re-take the test right away
sometimes on same day, ask them. If not, go next day or next week
and re-take the test and clear it.
• Practice driving for few weeks and make sure you are confident
with stuff like Parallel parking, up hill down hill parking, etc.
• Depending on state, you can either schedule for your road test
ahead of time or you can directly walk-in to the DMV in the
morning for road test.
• If you pass road test, you get license right away or in mail
depending on state. If you flunk, do not worry, prepare again and go
for road test again in a week or so. You should be fine