Get your first driver's license in Arizona

Online or in person

No, the permit test is in an office · For the permit test and the road testADOT offers the Permit Test @ Home to Arizona teenagers under 18. The road test appointment is booked on AZ MVD Now. The permit test in an office needs no appointment; the road test needs an appointment on AZ MVD Now. Your photo is taken at an MVD office.

Cost

$25 license (age 39 or younger)Non-travel driver license: $25 for ages 16-39, $20 for 40-44, $15 for 45-49, $10 for 50 and older. A Travel ID driver license is $25 (original). ADOT also lists a $7 non-travel instruction permit fee; the pages we read don't say whether an adult takes out a permit first.

You leave with

A Class D license after the road testADOT issues the Class D (operator) license from age 18. Over 18, it asks for a passed written test, not a held permit, before the road test.

Your plan

1. Gather your documents

   • Proof of identity (one primary document)
     Originals or certified copies, in English, certified by the issuing agency. The document must show your name and date of birth. For a non-travel license (marked "NOT FOR FEDERAL IDENTIFICATION") ADOT accepts more documents, such as an expired U.S. passport, a tribal identification card or a foreign passport with a U.S. visa; see form 40-5144.
     Show accepted documents (bring 1)

     • Birth certificate issued by a U.S. state, territory or possession (Original or certified copy. Hospital records and California certified abstracts of birth are not accepted.)
     • U.S. Certificate of Birth Abroad or Consular Report of Birth Abroad
     • Unexpired U.S. passport or passport card
     • Permanent Resident Card (I-551) (Unexpired, or expired together with a Notice of Action (I-797).)
     • Unexpired USCIS Employment Authorization Document
     • I-94 with an unexpired foreign passport and an unexpired U.S. visa (Not for Visa Waiver program participants.)
     • U.S. Certificate of Naturalization or Certificate of Citizenship
   • Social Security number · all that apply
     Give your Social Security number on the application; MVD verifies it.
   • Proof of Arizona residency (for a Travel ID) · 2 different documents
     Only if you want a Travel ID (REAL ID): ADOT asks for two documents from different sources showing your current Arizona address, on top of the documents for a driver license. They must be mailed to you by a business, organization or government agency and show your name and physical residential address; any mailed MVD document counts. If you have only one, an Arizona Residency Affidavit can count as the other.
     Show accepted documents (bring 2)

     • Utility bill
     • Credit card or bank statement
     • Insurance policy
     • Rental agreement
     • Government document, such as a Federal Release Identification Card
   • Proof of name change (if your name differs from your identity document)
     Change your name with the Social Security Administration at least 24 hours first.
     Show accepted documents (bring 1)

     • Marriage license or certificate (Last name.)
     • Divorce decree (Cannot change a first name.)
     • Court-ordered name change
     • Adoption decree
     • Two documents from ADOT's list, such as a Social Security card and a U.S. passport (See form 40-5144.)
   • Driver license application · all that apply
     A completed driver license application form.
   • For the road test · all that apply
     Valid identification, plus a vehicle in good operating condition with current registration and liability insurance. Out-of-country insurance is not accepted; for a rental car you must be listed on the agreement. Under 18, a parent or legal guardian comes with you.
   • Payment · all that apply
     Credit card, cash, check, traveler's check or money order (payable to Motor Vehicle Division) for most fees.

2. Study the Arizona Driver Manual

   The permit test has 30 multiple-choice questions and you need 80% to pass. ADOT also offers online practice tests. Anyone who has never had a U.S. driver license must pass this test before scheduling a road test, at any age.

3. Take a free practice test

   Before the knowledge test, try our Arizona MVD Practice Test: 30 questions like the real exam, based on the official handbook, with every answer explained.

   Start the Arizona practice test

4. Take the permit test at an MVD office

   The test is on a touch screen (audio available) and in 11 languages. It runs 7:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Monday to Friday, except state holidays and the second Wednesday of each month. No appointment needed.

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5. Schedule and pass the road test

   Fill out the driver license application and book an appointment on AZ MVD Now. Bring a registered, insured vehicle in good condition (under 18, with a parent or guardian). The examiner gives instructions in English; driver-assist features must be off; 21 points or more is a fail. Only one road test per day. Not every MVD office gives road tests: Clifton and the TeleMVD sites in Colorado City, Fredonia and St. Johns don't. Under 18, the road test is waived if you completed a high school or private driver education program.

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6. Get your Class D license

   From 18, ADOT asks for a passed permit test, not a held permit, before the road test; the pages we read set no holding period. The non-travel license costs $25 at ages 16-39, $20 at 40-44, $15 at 45-49 and $10 at 50 or older; a Travel ID license is $25.

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