What to bring to the Kansas KDOR Division of Vehicles permit test

For the learner's permit and knowledge test

• Proof of lawful presence (e.g. certified birth certificate from a vital statistics office, U.S. passport, permanent resident card)
• Proof of Social Security number
• Two proofs of Kansas residential address
• Proof of legal name change if your name differs from your lawful presence document
• Parent or guardian to sign the application/affidavit (applicants under 16)
• DE-99 driver's education form if using it instead of the written test (driver's ed completion expires after 2 years)

Fees

• Learner's permit (issuance $2 + photo $8): $10
• Knowledge/driving test fee (first attempt): $3
• Re-exam within 6 months: $1.50
• First driver's license under 21 (valid to 21st birthday): license fee per class + photo: $20 + $8 (plus $3 test fee if tested)
• Class C license, age 21-64 (license $18 + photo $8): $26 (plus $3 test fee if tested)

The vision test

At least 20/40 in one eye, with or without corrective lenses, when screened at the driver license station. Applicants who fail must have a licensed ophthalmologist or optometrist complete the Driver Licensing eye examination form (DV-124V); reports must be within 90 days.

Bring your glasses or contact lenses if you wear them to see clearly.

For the road test

• Valid instruction permit
• Proof of Kansas residence
• If under 18, a parent or guardian to sign for 50 hours of supervised driving, and if under 17, to sign permission to issue a license
• A vehicle with working signals, brake lights and horn, safe tires, intact windshield and mirrors, valid tag, and working A/C or heater depending on temperature

What happens on the road test

After you pass: your permit

• Hold it for at least Under 17: hold a Kansas-issued instruction permit for 1 full year (or until 17, whichever comes first) before the driving test/restricted license; driver's-ed permit slip (DE-99) time doesn't count. Permit holders 17 and older have no minimum hold period. before the road test.
• Log 50 hours of supervised driving, 10 of them at night.
• Drive only with a licensed adult at least 21 with at least one year of driving experience in the front seat
• No one but the supervising adult in the front seat
• No wireless communication devices except to report illegal activity or summon emergency help

Before you go

Take a practice test or two the day before, and the exam simulator to check you can pass in the real format. Bring originals, not photocopies, unless the KDOR Division of Vehicles says copies are accepted.