A 3-minute lesson from the Georgia course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Moving to Georgia? You have 30 days after becoming a resident to get a Georgia license or permit. How easy the switch is depends on whether your old license came from another U.S. state or D.C., or from another country.
30 days
To apply for a Georgia license or permit after becoming a resident
A new resident without a valid license or permit from another state follows the first-time rules: teens use the teen licensing requirements; adults 18 or older use the standard requirements.
Under 18 with a valid out-of-state license or permit: you can normally get a comparable Georgia one, but you must first meet every Georgia requirement, including school enrollment, driver education and ADAP.
Licenses, permits and IDs issued outside the 50 states and D.C. are non-transferable. You complete the full process for a new Georgia document, including the knowledge, road and vision exams.
Beware of fake DMV websites that charge for materials. By law they must say they aren't affiliated with the state. Official Georgia sites use .gov, like dds.georgia.gov.
You move from Florida at 25 with a valid Florida license. Surrender it, bring proof of identity, lawful presence and two residency documents, know your SSN and pass the vision test. The transfer requirements don't include a knowledge or road test.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
A new resident age 18 or older who cannot surrender a valid out-of-state license must present what instead?
A notarized letter from an employer
A copy of the out-of-state vehicle registration
A certified driving history from the issuing state dated within 30 days
Proof of a passed road test from any state
Answer: A certified driving history from the issuing state dated within 30 days
You must present a certified Motor Vehicle Report/Driving History from the issuing state, dated within 30 days, showing valid status.
What must most people holding only a driver's license from another country do to get a Georgia license?
Pass only a vision test
Wait 90 days and then exchange it
Present it with an international driving permit
Complete the knowledge, road and vision exams
Answer: Complete the knowledge, road and vision exams
Licenses from outside the 50 states and D.C. are non-transferable; applicants complete the knowledge, road and vision exams unless their country is exempt.