UK Drivers licence in MN

[MarmiteC 68]

Hi All,

 

Wondering if anyone can confirm as I'm unable to access the DMV site for MN from the UK at present (It tells me site is blocked.)  From what I've managed to find, I believe I can drive on my UK licence for up to 60 days in MN?  I have also found that from October 1st 2023, you don't necessarily need to have obtained your SSN to get the drivers licence, meaning I can apply for the permit straight away?

 

Can anyone help confirm this please?  Thanks in advance

[P055UM 281]

Ah, the fun of trying to navigate DMV websites. I see the 60 days you are referring to on the MN DMV website, but the DL for All fact sheet also contains the attached wording (30 days). So I guess my advice would be to go as soon as you have to documentation required to satisfy conditions.

 

I didn’t see anything specific about SSN (definitely possible I missed it) in the DL for All wording, rather it all seems to be about legal presence. A warning: my experience in WI (admittedly not as liberal as MN) is that if you are eligible for an SSN (eg K1,CR1) you cannot get a DL without one, whereas others who are also here legally but aren’t eligible for SSN can just certify that fact and get the DL. Seems needlessly burdensome on those who are eligible, but those are the rules. Obviously a different state and all, but just trying to illustrate that sometimes the rules aren’t necessarily that intuitive. 

[MarmiteC 68]

1 hour ago, AW1704 said:

Ah, the fun of trying to navigate DMV websites. I see the 60 days you are referring to on the MN DMV website, but the DL for All fact sheet also contains the attached wording (30 days). So I guess my advice would be to go as soon as you have to documentation required to satisfy conditions.

 

I didn’t see anything specific about SSN (definitely possible I missed it) in the DL for All wording, rather it all seems to be about legal presence. A warning: my experience in WI (admittedly not as liberal as MN) is that if you are eligible for an SSN (eg K1,CR1) you cannot get a DL without one, whereas others who are also here legally but aren’t eligible for SSN can just certify that fact and get the DL. Seems needlessly burdensome on those who are eligible, but those are the rules. Obviously a different state and all, but just trying to illustrate that sometimes the rules aren’t necessarily that intuitive. 

Hi,

 

Thanks for this.  I plan on getting my licence as soon as possible anyway but just wanted to check.

 

The part I found about not needing SSN from October 1st was on a separate website.  If it's not on the DMV website I'll disregard it for now.

 

Thanks