Steps To Getting Your FL Learners Permit to FL Drivers License

Drivers Education doesn′t exactly conjure up visions of the fun that the Florida theme parks may, but it doesn′t have to be a grueling experience either. There are four steps that will need to be taken to accomplish the task of getting your Florida Driver License.

Step 1: Sign-up for our First-Time Florida Driver Ed Course

We have a simple and fun way to prepare for your learner′s permit. Our four-hour online course can be taken when you are ready to take it from the convenience of wherever there is internet access. In no time you will be ready to acquire your learner′s permit.

Step 2: Get Your Florida Learners Permit

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If you are 15 years of age or older and a Florida resident, you can get your Florida Learner Permit if you provide the following:

1. Identification

   You will need to present a valid form of identification. These may include:

   1. One primary form of identification such as:
      • ✔ A certified U.S. birth certificate that has been provided by the government agency. A hospital birth certificate will not be acceptable.
      • ✔ A U.S. passport that is currently valid.
      • ✔ A U.S. Naturalization certificate.
      • ✔ Other proof of your birthdate.
   2. A secondary form of I.D. This may include:
      • A school record that indicates the date of birth and the signature of the registrar.
      • ✔ A certificate of baptism which includes your birthdate and where you were baptized.
      • ✔ A record noted in a family bible or a birth announcement from a baby book.
      • ✔ A life insurance policy that includes the date of birth and that has been in force for a minimum of two years. An insurance policy on the customer′s life which has been in force for at least two years and has the month, day, and year of birth.
   3. Documentation of a valid social security number. This may include:
      • An actual original Social Security card.
      • ✔ A W-2 form
      • ✔ A recent income tax return
      • ✔ A recent paycheck that includes your SSI number
      • ✔ A school record that shows your SSI number
2. Proof of your current residential address.
3. A license from another state or proof that you have completed a Florida TLSAE course and successfully passed.
4. A notarized Parental Consent Form, or a consent form signed by a parent while the driver license examiner is present. You can find this form here. For minors under the age of 18 who are unmarried, a parent or legal guardian must sign the license application. A step-parent is not considered a legal guardian unless you have been legally adopted by them.
5. The following tests are required:
   • ✔ The written exam. If you are under 18 years of age, you can take the Florida permit test online! The written Florida driver test includes two multiple-choice areas. There is a Road Rules section on the State of Florida traffic laws and a Road Signs section. Each of these sections includes twenty questions. Passage requires getting 15 of the 20 questions in each of the sections answered correctly.
   • ✔ A mechanical vision test that shows you have at least 20/40 vision in each of your eyes and both of your eyes together. This can be accomplished with or without corrective lenses.
   • ✔ Successfully completing a hearing test

   The State of Florida has certain conditions for driving under a Florida learner permit. These include:

   • ✔ You may only drive in the daylight for the first 90 days.
   • ✔ You may drive until 1am after the first 90 days.
   • ✔ A licensed driver who has reached the age of 21 must be with you in the front passenger seat when you are driving.

Step 3: Perform Parent-Supervised In-Car Training Parameters

This is a step that you need to complete prior to gaining your first-time driver license. Florida law states that a parent or guardian has to certify that a teen has spent the following amount of in car training time:

• ✔ Minimum of 50 hours behind the wheel.
• ✔ Ten of those 50 hours must be certified to have been at night.
• ✔ A licensed driver 21 or over must occupy the front passenger seat.

Step 4: Getting your Florida Intermediate Driver License

To get your intermediate driver license you must be at least 16 years old, and have held a learner permit for a minimum 12 months with no infractions. These are the documents that must be provided:

• ✔ A valid Florida learner′s license or a license from a different state that is valid.
• ✔ Parent or legal guardian certification that there has been a minimum of 50 hours spent behind the wheel in practice driving, and ten of those being at night.

The final step is to successfully complete a driving test. In a driving test you will be asked to undertake a series of manoeuvres.

There are some conditions that come with driving under a Florida Intermediate license:

• ✔ Sixteen year-olds are only allowed to operate a vehicle between 6 am and 11pm. There are two exceptions. You can drive outside of these hours if driving is work related or if you have a properly licensed, 21 or older driver in the front passenger seat.
• ✔ Seventeen year olds have the same restrictions; however driving hours are extended to 5am through 1am.

Your DMV App. - What To Bring

Checklist for your Florida Learner′s Permit Appointment at the DMV

In order to prevent any delays in getting your Florida learner permit, it is very important that you meet all requirements and go to your DMV appointment prepared with all necessary forms and documents.

Requirements

You must be 15 ½ years old and under 18 years old in order to apply for a Florida Learner Permit.

Forms and Documents

If you are 15 years of age or older and a Florida resident, you can get your Florida Learner Permit if you provide the following:

• Florida TLSAE course proof of completion

• Parental Consent Form This form must be signed in front of a FL DHSMV examiner. If parent or guardian will not be with you at your appointment, you will need to have your parents sign and notarize this form prior to arriving for your appointment.

• Proof of Identity (one of the below-listed documents ­ must be original or certified copy):

  • ✔ Certified U.S. Birth Certificate issued by a government agency.
  • ✔ Valid U.S. Passport
  • ✔ Naturalization Certificate (Form N-550 or Form N-570)
  • ✔ Citizenship Certificate (Form N-560 or Form N-561)

• Proof of SSN (one of the below-listed documents ­ must show your full name and SSN):

  • ✔ Original Social security card (must not be a copy)
  • ✔ Form W-2 (must not be handwritten)
  • ✔ Paycheck stub
  • ✔ Form SSA-1099
  • ✔ Any Form 1099 (must not be handwritten)

  Please Note: If you do not have a Social Security Number, please refer to SSN information and instructions from the FL DHSMV

• Proof of Address

  (TWO documents from the below listed of choices will be required reflecting your home address (online copies or faxed copies of these documents are allowed).

  • ✔ Two different documents that will demonstrate proof of address from parent, step-parent, legal guardian or another person residing in the same household, along with a statement from the same person stating that you live at that address.
  • ✔ Health/Medical card listing home address
  • ✔ Current year school transcript with home address listed
  • ✔ Form W-2 or Form 1099
  • ✔ A letter from a half-way house or homeless shelter which states that you receive mail at that address along with an Address Certification Form
  • ✔ Current Utility bills (must be current within two months)
  • ✔ Statements from banks/financial institutions (must be current within two months)
  • ✔ Mail from governmental agencies

  Please Note: Your current ID card will not be acceptable for proof of address.