North Carolina Learners Permit & Written Test

For drivers 18 years of age or older, previously licensed in another state if you've recently moved to North Carolina, started working in the state, and/or become a resident of North Carolina, you are required to obtain a North Carolina drivers license within 60 days. To apply for your license, you must visit a DMV drivers license office.

In North Carolina, even previously licensed drivers are required to pass a written drivers license examination, as well as a road signs recognition test. If your drivers license has been expired for 12 months or more, you will also be required to take a highway knowledge test.

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To obtain your North Carolina drivers license you must:

• Visit a North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles office,
• Bring 2 documents to provide proof of your identity and age, showing your full name and date of birth,
• Bring proof of our Social Security number,
• Provide proof or residency (for those North Carolina residents who are not American citizens, you must also provide documentation issued by the federal government indicating legal presence),
• Provide proof of liability insurance,
• Pass a vision test,
• Pass a traffic signs recognition test,
• Pass a driving knowledge written test, which DMVCramCourse.com's study guides and drivers license practice tests will help you prepare for, and
• Pass a road skills driving test.

You will receive your new North Carolina drivers license, when you turn in your out-of-state license, and pass the written test. You are NOT required to take a Road Skills test, if you had a valid drivers license in another state.