Georgia (United States) - Apply for Honorary Driver License

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Procedure

• Apply for the Honorary Drivers License at any CSC location, pay the applicable fee and submit the required documents.
• Applicants must pass the vision exam.

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Required Documents

• Applicants must submit documents that shows their identity, residential address, full social security number, and U.S. citizenship or proof of lawful presence in the United States.
• Furnish the original Certificate of Eligibility (DS-516) obtained from the Georgia Department of Veterans Services upon presentation of the spouse's Armed Forces Separation Papers (DD-214).
• Unmarried surviving spouse must submit the death certificate to Veterans Services to obtain the Certificate of Eligibility. (DS-516)
• All documents must be in English and any foreign language documents must be translated to English.

Effective July 1, 2012, the following documentation requirements are in place at DDS resulting from the Federal requirements of the Real ID Act.

US Citizen

• Valid, Unexpired US Passport - For more information, please go to www.travel.state.gov/passport/
• An original or certified copy of a US Birth Certificate/Amended Birth Certificate filed with the State Office of Vital Statistics or equivalent agency in the Applicants state of birth (including US Territories and the District of Columbia). Keepsake birth certificates issued by hospitals are not acceptable.GA Residents, for more information use this link to GA Vital Records www.rover.ga.gov
  • Non-GA residents, for more information use this link to view list of other State's Vital Records contacts www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w.htm
• Consular Report of Birth Abroad issued by the U.S Department of State, Form FS-240, DS-1350, or FS 545 - For more information, please go to www.travel.state.gov/law/family_issues/birth/birth_593.html
• Certificate of Naturalization issued by DHS, Form N-550 or N-570 - For more Information, please go to www.dhs.gov/xabout/gc_1186413412271.shtm
• Certificate of Citizenship, Form N-560 or N-561, issued by the DHS - For more information, please go to www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis
• SSA Numident Record Applicants date of birth must be prior to January 1, 1940
• Original US Military Discharge Papers Applicants date of birth must be prior to January 1, 1940

Proof of Social Security Number (You must present 1 of the following unless otherwise noted):

• Social Security Card - Original, laminated original or copy; For more information, please go to www.ssa.gov
• W-2 form with Applicant's name & full or partial SSN
• SSA-1099 form with Applicant's name & full or partial SSN
• Non-SSA 1099 form with Applicant's name & full or partial SSN
• Pay stub with Applicant's name & full or partial SSN
• SSN Denial Letter / SSA Refusal Letter
• SSA Print-out containing office stamp and SSA employee signature as well as Applicant's name & SSN
• 1-797C with Applicants name, demographic info & SSN - For Non-Citizens only
• Federal / State Tax Return with Applicants name & SSN (also acceptable for proof of SSN for Dependents)
• Medicare / Medicaid card with Applicants name & SSN
• Social Security Annual Statement. For more information, please go to www.ssa.gov/mystatement/
• Selective Service Notice with Applicants name & SSN

Proof of Residential Address (You must present 2 of the following unless otherwise noted):

• Utility bill issued within the last sixty (60) days for services installed at your residential address (ex. water, sewer, gas, electricity, cable/satellite TV, internet, telephone/cell phone, or garbage collection)
• Financial statement for bank/credit union account, investment account, credit card account, or loan/credit financing issued within the last sixty (60) days
• Current, valid rental contract/agreement and/or rent payment receipts issued within the last sixty (60) days (includes rental agreement/leases for a home, apartment, mobile home, dorm, extended stay motel, retirement/assisted living home, and letter from a shelter)
• Employer verification, including, but not limited to, one of the following: Paycheck or paycheck stub
  • Letter from your employer on company letterhead
  • W-2 for current or preceding calendar year
  • Military orders

Office Locations & Contacts

Georgia Department of Driver Services
2206 Ea st View Parkway
Conyers, Georgia 30013 Map

Mailing Address
Department of Driver Services
Post Office Box 80447
Conyers, Georgia 30013

Driver's License Information
Contact Center Hours: Monday - Friday 7:00am - 5:15pm
(678) 413-8400
(678) 413-8500
(678) 413-8600
1 (866) 754-3687 (Inside Georgia but outside the Metro Atlanta Area)

Check the Status of Your License Anytime (24/7)
(404) 657-9300

CSC Locations

Website

Eligibility

You may eligible to apply for Honorary Driver License if the

• Spouse of a disabled honorably separated veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces who does not have a driver's license or be the unmarried surviving spouse of a deceased honorably separated veteran.
• Spouse must have had residency in the state of Georgia either at the time of enlistment/ induction into the service or at least 2 consecutive years of residency preceding date of application.

Fees

Honorary Driver's License: No Fee

Validity

Valid for 5/8 Years

Documents to Use

Certificate of Eligibility. (DS-516)

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Instructions

• Applicant must pass the Vision Exam (required at first issuance and also at each renewal at 60 years of age).
• Applicant should show the documentation of identity, residential address, full social security number, and U.S. citizenship or proof of lawful presence in the United States. Follow link for more information.
• Unmarried surviving spouse must submit the death certificate to Veterans Services to obtain the Certificate of Eligibility.
• Furnish the original Certificate of Eligibility (DS-516) obtained from the Georgia Department of Veterans Services upon presentation of the spouse's Armed Forces Separation Papers (DD-214).
• All documents must be in English.

DS-516: http://www.dds.ga.gov/docs/forms/DS-516.pdf

Notes:

• Activation for training purposes does not qualify an individual for a Georgia veteran driver's license.
• To obtain any other class of driver's license the applicant must successfully complete examinations for the class of driver's license desired.

Required Information

• Full Name
• Date and Place of Birth
• Sex
• County
• Social Security Number
• Mailing address
• Residence address

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External Links

• Georgia Department of Driver Services:

http://www.dds.ga.gov/drivers/Dldata.aspx?con=1746871758&ty=dl

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