Documents for a Florida learner or driver license

The document categories to prepare

Florida law requires a driver-license application to include proof of Social Security number, residential address, birth date and identity. FLHSMV's handbook organizes the office checklist around those same categories.

Do not build your packet from a random internet list. Acceptable documents differ for U.S. citizens, immigrants and nonimmigrants, and name changes can require additional evidence.

• Identity and date of birth: use an original or certified document accepted for your applicant category.
• Social Security: bring the evidence required by FLHSMV, or follow the state's procedure if a number has not been issued to you.
• Florida residential address: applicants normally need two accepted documents showing their residential address.
• Legal name change: bring the supporting marriage, divorce or court document when your current name differs from the identity record.
• Minor applicant: bring any required parental-consent or relationship documentation that applies to the application.

If the address documents are not in your name

Florida provides a Certification of Address process for some applicants who cannot produce two approved residential-address documents in their own name. Form HSMV 71120 explains what the certifier must provide and when the signature must be notarized or witnessed by licensing personnel.

• FLHSMV Certification of Address form 71120

Check the packet before the appointment

Match names across your documents, use current originals or certified copies where required, and check the current FLHSMV rules immediately before the visit. A correct document packet prevents a knowledge-test trip from turning into a second appointment.

• Florida learner-license requirements
• Florida Driver License Handbook