North Carolina Driver's License

[dejima 1]

I arrived in the US in December last year. At first, I never thought of getting a DL since my husband and I are always together. He is working in his office at home and he takes me wherever he go private and or business.

I didn't have a car and never drove in Japan since I lived in a convinient city where trains, subways and buses were busy running.

Now, I am planning to take some classes, make friends and eventually find a job , so, I will need a DL and decided to get one probably next month.

Is there anyone here who got NC DL recently? What are the steps? Are the tests difficult?

Advice and Infos will be highly appreciated.

Thank you,

[eau_xplain 2]

We just got my 16yo son his DL.

First step would be to get a learner's permit. To do that you present your GC, SS card and proof of residence in NC (bring one utility bill with your name and address). You take the sign, vision and written test. You have to get 22 (of 25) questions correct in order to get a permit.

After learning/practicing to drive and you feel ready to get your DL, you go back to the DMV. In my son's case we called DMV ahead and set an appointment for his driving test. We presented his learner's permit + proof of insurance.

[dejima 1]

eau_xplain

Salamat Po! I appreciate.

Dejima

We just got my 16yo son his DL.

First step would be to get a learner's permit. To do that you present your GC, SS card and proof of residence in NC (bring one utility bill with your name and address). You take the sign, vision and written test. You have to get 22 (of 25) questions correct in order to get a permit.

After learning/practicing to drive and you feel ready to get your DL, you go back to the DMV. In my son's case we called DMV ahead and set an appointment for his driving test. We presented his learner's permit + proof of insurance.

[fish 0]

Agree with Xenia! ..... I know a filipina around Charlotte she failed the driving test 6X she keeps coming back week after week to try again, gosh NC DMV officers are tough boy.... me I failed once hehehehe

eau_xplain

Salamat Po! I appreciate.

Dejima

We just got my 16yo son his DL.

First step would be to get a learner's permit. To do that you present your GC, SS card and proof of residence in NC (bring one utility bill with your name and address). You take the sign, vision and written test. You have to get 22 (of 25) questions correct in order to get a permit.

After learning/practicing to drive and you feel ready to get your DL, you go back to the DMV. In my son's case we called DMV ahead and set an appointment for his driving test. We presented his learner's permit + proof of insurance.

[SnowyTater 0]

You might want to consider taking some professional driving lessons. I guess it depends on how good of a teacher your husband is and how much time he'd have to go with you to practice, though. I didn't get professional lessons when I learned, but then I...did kind of keep crashing into things just a little bit that first six months or so You might be in a bigger town than me so it might be a bigger deal if you do that

I'm in upstate SC, about ten minutes' drive from the NC border. I know that here, the difficulty of the tests at the DMV varies wildly and so does the quality. If I were you I'd ask around to try to find out the reputation of each DMV, which has more professional tests and which have a reputation as being easier/harder. But in general I don't think the test is very hard, I passed it first time when I was 15 after learning for about 3 months so...yeh. I totally totally had no business driving but they let me anyway

[dejima 1]

It's quiet a while. I started working and didn't have time to open and browse my PC.

Fish and Snowy Tater thanks for posting. I actually got my license after consecutive days of driving practice. Knowledge test was confusing and tricky but with the help of the DMV handbook it just went fine. DMV officers were nice too...

Thanks again.

[kokorusan 0]

Congrats on getting your driver's license!!

Omedetou~~

Congrats on getting your driver's license!!

Omedetou~~

[dejima 1]

Kokorusan,

Arigato, Nihongo mada oboetemasuka?

O genki de, itsu ka aetara ii desu ne!

Dejima

Congrats on getting your driver's license!!

Omedetou~~

Congrats on getting your driver's license!!

Omedetou~~

[Blues Fairy 0]

I'm getting ready to apply for my DL here in Raleigh as soon as my new Social Security card arrives.

This is what I don't understand. Having a car insurance is required to apply for a DL; since I don't have a car yet I'll have to have my husband put me on his insurance as the 2nd driver. BUT suppose I was here alone, without my husband, say on a student visa? What's the right sequence of actions? First of all get a car, insure it, then apply for DL? But how to get a car and insure it without a DL? Looks like a vicious circle.

[dejima 1]

There are types of Non-owner's Insurance but they will charge you a high price. What you need is a Liability Insurance to apply for a DL, they call it DL123 and after getting the DL your husband can apply a separate Insurance for you as a second driver.

Hope this helps. Goodluck

I'm getting ready to apply for my DL here in Raleigh as soon as my new Social Security card arrives.

This is what I don't understand. Having a car insurance is required to apply for a DL; since I don't have a car yet I'll have to have my husband put me on his insurance as the 2nd driver. BUT suppose I was here alone, without my husband, say on a student visa? What's the right sequence of actions? First of all get a car, insure it, then apply for DL? But how to get a car and insure it without a DL? Looks like a vicious circle.

[xmgirl 4]

Hello all.

When I lived in Mexico I did not drive a lot. So here after my SS arrived I've got a learners permit. I do not have a car but my husband had me in his car insurance policy. He have been my driving instructor and have leave me drive the car on the weekends and during the week after he arrives from work. We live in Durham, NC and I have asked for driving classes, but I did not like the cost for those ($365), and for these classes they require you to have a learner's permit.

[PaulandMegan 0]

Hi There,

Hoping for some help here if possible.

I received my EAD recently and starting a new job next week. GC is still pending and under review, blah blah blah.

I want to get my NC DL, called DMV in a town called Boone in the mountains of NC. Was told to provide a string of documents including unexpired I-94 from passport. I quickly told the guy that obviously the I-94 has expired as myself and my wife got married before the expiration date and then filled for AOS to LPR. Anyways, the guy didnt seem to get it through his thick skull what I was talking about and kept going back to the point of the expired I-94 and how I should not be applying for DL without valid I-94....(Yes dears, these are the type of people we must deal with..)

Anyway, I managed to to steer him away from that point for a second to talk about what other documents I needed to bring in with me to the DMV office. He told me that I must bring in an Insurance card in my own name and policy dates etc etc. Here's the thing, Insurance is a staggering cost for myself and my wife, I have no money since I wasent allowed to work without EAD and my wife is doing her masters. So we cannot afford the $1,500 jump in her premium just to add me on to her policy as a named additional driver.

I have had my own Insurance policy in my own name in Ireland for 6 years without a single claim being submitted through my policy and my driving history is not acknowledged or even considered when seeking quotations from Insurer's.

I dont know what to do, is there any other way to get around the Insurance issue ? Can people be added to a policy for a temporary period of time in NC. I.e. for say 24 hrs, 1 week, 1 month, etc etc...This would make a lot more sense if I could add myself on that way and then take the document to the DMV with my name on there as an additional driver on my wife's policy.

Any help would be appreciated,

Thanks,

Paul.