Documentation you will need to apply for a Pennsylvania Driver’s License or Learner’s Permit.
Residents of Pennsylvania
If you are a 16 or 17-year-old resident of Pennsylvania you will need to show:
- One form of identification from List A, and
- Your Social Security Card.
If you are 18 years of age or older and you are a resident of Pennsylvania you will need to show:
- One form of identification from List A,
- Two forms of proof of residency from List B, and
- Your Social Security Card.
New Residents of Pennsylvania
New residents of Pennsylvania who hold a valid driver’s license from another state in the United States must get a Pennsylvania Driver’s License within 60 days after moving to PA and surrender their out-of-state driver’s license and/ or ID card.
If you are a new resident of Pennsylvania and your prior state’s driver’s license has been expired for more than six months or you do not possess your prior state’s driver’s license you will be required to apply for a PA Learner’s Permit and take the Vision, Knowledge and Road Tests.
New residents of Pennsylvania who hold a valid driver’s license from Puerto Rico or a U.S. territory or possession may transfer their valid driver’s license to a PA Non¬Commercial Driver’s License.
New residents of Pennsylvania who hold a valid commercial driver’s license (CDL) from another state in the United States may transfer their CDL to a PA CDL.
If you are a 16 or 17-year-old new resident of Pennsylvania you will need to show:
- One form of identification from List A,
- Your Social Security Card, and
- Your out-of-state driver’s license and/or ID card.
If you are 18 years of age or older and you are a new resident of Pennsylvania you will need to show:
- One form of identification from List A,
- Two forms of proof of residency from List B,
- Your Social Security Card, and
- Your out-of-state driver’s license and/or ID card.