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Residency & Proof
of Identity
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You must be a Nevada resident and provide a Nevada
street address to obtain a drivers license, instruction permit or ID
card.
Active
duty military members, their dependents and others living temporarily in Nevada are
not required to transfer their license and registration. If you obtain
non-military employment, however, you become a Nevada resident and must obtain a Nevada
license and registration.
Licenses are not issued to visitors and out-of-state
students.
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Revised Statutes 483.141 “Resident” defined. |
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“Resident” includes, but is not limited to, a person: |
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Whose legal residence is in the State of Nevada. |
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Who engages in intrastate business and operates in such a business any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer, or any person maintaining such vehicles in this state, as the home state of such vehicles. |
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Who physically resides in this state and engages in a trade, profession, occupation or accepts gainful employment in this state. |
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Who declares himself to be a resident of this state to obtain privileges not ordinarily extended to nonresidents of this state. |
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The term does not include a person who is an actual tourist, an out-of-state student, a foreign exchange student, a border state employee or a seasonal resident. |
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Proof of Identity & Social Security Number
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As a first-time applicant for a Nevada driver license,
instruction permit or ID card,
you will be required to provide proof of your identity (name and date of
birth) and separate proof of
your social security number if one has been issued for you.
We do not accept other states’ licenses, instruction permits or ID cards as proof of identity. Please bring one of the documents listed in addition to your license, permit or ID card.
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Proof of Identity
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Social Security Number
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Certified U.S. Issued Birth Certificate
or Certified Abstract (hospital copies are not accepted)
U.S. Passport (current or expired less than one year)
U.S. Military Identification or Military Report of Separation
Certificate of Citizenship or Naturalization
Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood
Consular Report of Birth Abroad
Permanent or Temporary Resident Card
Resident Alien Card or I-551 Receipt
Valid Foreign Passport stamped “Processed for I-551”
Arrival-Departure Record (I-94) with Visa or Passport
Permit to Reenter the U.S.
Refugee Travel Documents
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State License or ID with number listed
Social Security Card
U.S. Military Identification
Original DD-214 Military Separation Form
Social Security Benefits Documentation
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Maiden Names/Name Changes - You must
present documentation of any name change(s) if you will be presenting a
proof of identity document that does not contain your current legal
name. This may include a Marriage Certificate, divorce decree, adoption
records or court order.
Documents must be originals or certified
copies. In a case of multiple name changes, you may be asked for records
of each change.
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Identity requirements and take vision, knowledge and skills
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If you cannot meet these requirements, email
or call your local
DMV office before applying for a license, permit or ID.
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Nevada does not issue licenses or ID cards to tourists.
Other Non U.S. citizens may, or may not,
be eligible depending on their specific immigration status.
E-mail
or call your local
DMV office before applying for a license. Please include the
Status Code issued by the U.S. Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services.
The type of license or ID issued is determined by immigration status.
You must
have one of the immigration documents listed above under Proof of Identity. Nevada does not accept foreign driver licenses, foreign
birth certificates, matricular consular cards, border crossing cards
or foreign passports without an I-94 Arrival-Departure Record.
Non U.S. Citizens who have applied for, but not
received, a Social Security number may attest to this on the driver license
application. They are not required to provide proof of a
Social Security number.
If you have never been licensed in the United States,
you will have to take vision, written and driving skills tests. See Beginning
Drivers 18 and Older, or Nevada Teen Driving
for those under 18.
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