Get your first driver's license in Alaska

Online or in person

Start online with the knowledge test · In personThe DMV lets you take the written knowledge test online, and you schedule the road test online. You still apply at a local DMV office with Form D1, which you can fill out and print in advance, and pass a vision test. You apply at a local DMV office and take a road test with your vehicle. Road tests need an appointment, scheduled online.

Cost

$15 road test + $20 licenseClass D driver license: $20 standard or $40 REAL ID. Non-commercial road test: $15, non-refundable. An instruction permit, if you get one, is $15.

You leave with

Class D driver license

Your plan

1. Gather your documents

   • Primary document (name, date of birth, lawful presence)
     Show accepted documents (bring 1)

     • U.S. birth certificate (original or certified copy from Vital Statistics)
     • U.S. passport or passport card
     • Foreign passport with immigration status forms from USCIS
     • Resident alien, temporary resident alien or employment authorization document from USCIS
     • Alaska instruction permit or Alaska State ID card
     • Certificate of Citizenship, Naturalization or Birth Abroad
   • Proof of Alaska residential address
     A post office box or other mail cache facility is not accepted instead of a physical address.
     Show accepted documents (bring 1)

     • Utility bill
     • Alaska voter registration card
     • Alaska title or registration (issued at least 30 days before you apply)
     • Paycheck stub
     • First-class mail
     • USPS change of address confirmation
     • Tribal ID card
     • School records
     • Insurance documents
     • Canceled check or bank statement
     • Lease or mortgage documents
     • Letter on letterhead from an employer, bank, utility or charity verifying your address
   • Social Security number · all that apply
     Your number goes on the application and must match Social Security's records. If you have no number, bring Social Security Administration documentation that none has been issued.
   • Proof of name change (only if your name changed)
     An original or certified government-issued document linking all your names.
     Show accepted documents (bring 1)

     • Current U.S. passport
     • Amended birth certificate
     • Certified adoption papers, marriage certificate, court order or divorce decree
     • Certificate of dissolution, divorce or annulment (referencing the previous and adjudicated name)
     • Certificate of Naturalization
     • Certificate of name change (referencing the previous and adjudicated name)
   • Application form · all that apply
     Show accepted documents

     • Form D1 application (can be filled out and printed in advance)
   • Payment · all that apply
     Show accepted documents

     • Permit, road test and license fees (see the DMV fee chart)

2. Study the Alaska Driver Manual

   The DMV's licensing rules are meant to make sure you know Alaska's driving laws. The DMV also has a practice knowledge test online.

   Alaska Driver Manual ↗

3. Pass the knowledge test

   At 18 or older you can apply for your first license. Pass the General Knowledge Test; for the road test you bring your instruction permit or your knowledge test scores, which are valid for one year after you pass.

4. Schedule and pass the road test

   Road tests are by appointment, scheduled online, at some DMV offices or with DMV-authorized third-party testers (who set their own fees). Bring your instruction permit or knowledge test scores, any corrective lenses, a vehicle in working order, current insurance showing the VIN, and a printed current registration.

   Road test on dmv.alaska.gov ↗

5. Get your driver license

   After you pass, the DMV issues your Class D license: $20 standard or $40 REAL ID.