Your new card will arrive in the mail in approximately 2 — 3 weeks. To check the mailing status of your card, visit our mailing status web page.
Note: If you hold an identification card, you are not eligible to apply for a learner license unless you surrender your identification card at the time of application. Applying for your Provisional Driver License When you are ready to apply for a provisional driver license and have completed all the learner license requirements, you will need to visit a driver license office and provide additional documentation.
You may complete the driving test requirements at the DL office or through a Third Party provider. If you will be taking your driving test at a local driver license office, you will be required to:.
Once your driver license has been issued, you will receive a temporary driver license. You are eligible to renew your driver license up to 30 days prior to the expiration date, which will occur on your 18th birthday. The cost is the same as renewing at a driver license office.
If you choose to renew in person before you turn 18, you will need to be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. If you renew in person after your 18th birthday, you will no longer need to be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian; however, you must make alternate transportation arrangements to visit your local driver license office, as it is a violation of state law to operate a motor vehicle with an expired driver license.
For information on how to obtain a Class M license, see Motorcycle Licenses. If you are under the age of 18 and transferring your out-of-state learner permit or provisional driver license to Texas, the following may apply to you:.
The Texas learner license must be held for 6 months or until the age of 18, whichever comes first, regardless of how long you held a learner license in another state. You will be required to complete a Texas driver education course, the Impact Texas Drivers ITD program , and the driving test before being issued a provisional driver license. All applicants under 18 must take the skills exam even if they hold a valid driver license from another state or country.
A minor's restricted driver license MRDL , also known as a hardship license, may be issued under certain instances where it has been established that there is a necessity to drive and the applicant is under 16 years of age. A hardship license applicant must complete all of the regular licensing requirements listed above, with the exception of holding a learner license for a minimum of six months, and must be at least 15 years of age. A hardship license expires on the applicant's next birthday.
For more information and to review the types of hardships that qualify for a hardship license, please review the hardship license application. Individuals under 18 years of age who are convicted of possession, purchase, consumption or receipt of cigarettes or tobacco products must attend a tobacco awareness program approved by the Texas Department of State Health Services.
Failure to complete the program within 90 days could result in the suspension of the individual's driver license or driving privilege if not licensed. Texas enacted laws to discourage drivers from drinking and driving to make Texas roads safer. These laws include a Zero Tolerance for minors under 21 years of age who commit any alcohol related offenses.
Zero tolerance means that a minor may not purchase, attempt to purchase, consume, or possess an alcoholic beverage. If any detectable amount of alcohol is in their system while operating a motor vehicle, including a watercraft, in a public place, it is a criminal offense of Driving under the Influence of Alcohol by a Minor DUIA by a Minor.
For more detailed information, download and review our Alcohol Related Laws for Minors brochure. Print out our DMV. You'll have all the step-by-step instructions, forms, and fees needed to make getting your Driver's Permit as Easy as If you hold a learner's permit from your previous state or country, you should call the Texas Department of Public Safety DPS at to determine if your permit will transfer to Texas.
If you are eligible to transfer your permit from your previous state, please bring your permit and proof of citizenship and residency documents from the state's handy checklist with you to the DPS, and follow the steps listed on this page. Even if you're already licensed in another state, if you move to Texas before turning 18 years old, you'll need to re-take the skills exam to receive your Texas graduated license.
If you are under 18 years old, you must complete and pass the classroom phase of an approved Driver Education course before you can take your written exam. This phase consists of a minimum of 32 hours of classroom instruction. It also involves required behind-the-wheel driving hours, which are part of your provisional licensing requirements. Please see our page on adult driver's licenses in Texas for more information. Once you complete the classroom phase of Driver's Ed, it's time to take the written exam to get your learner license.
As mentioned above, taking the written exam is not necessary if it was completed during your approved driver's education course. Don't leave your permit test to chance—take our free permit practice test with questions directly from the TX driver handbook.
It's the fastest, easiest way to set yourself up for success! You must apply for your TX learner's permit in person. You can save yourself some time by making an appointment online. If you're under 18 years old, you must bring your parent s or legal guardian to sign off on paperwork. Motorists younger than 18 years of age will have to meet the Texas drivers permit requirements in order to obtain these credentials.
Note that the eligibility criteria for a driving permit is a combination of the general licensing requirements set by the state DPS as well as the specific requirements that are applicable to young drivers. The standard learners permit requirements include:.
The standard paperwork needed to obtain a TX drivers learners permit includes proofs of identity, state residency, lawful U. As proof of U. To prove your identity when getting a learning permit in Texas, you may submit one primary identification document, such as a passport or a military ID, or two secondary identification proofs, such as a birth certificate or a state-issued ID card.
Moreover, you will need to provide two proofs of state residency, such as mortgage paperwork and utility bills. Finally, you will need to present evidence of your SSN, which can be verified with a Social Security card. As a learners permit applicant who is younger than 18 years of age, you will also need to submit proof of a driver education program completion and a filled out Verification of Enrollment and Attendance VOE or high school graduation documents.
If you are wondering how to apply for learner permit in Texas, note that you will be required to submit your request in person through a local DPS branch.
The standard steps for getting a learners permit include the following:. Once the state DPS processes your TX learners permit application, you will receive a day temporary credential.
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