Step-by-Step Procedure to Apply for Alaska Driver's License & Permit

A step by step procedure to apply for Alaska driver’s license & permit described below. The applicants have to attend Alaska’s DMV test for a driver license and DMV vision test to renew.

How to Apply for Alaska Driver’s License

The procedure to apply for the Alaska Driver license is as given below

Submit all the required documents in the DMV office

The applicant has to provide the below list of documents as

• The residency proof
• A valid Social Security Number
• The residency proof

Select the Type of Licence

There are different types of vehicles available in the Alaska state, so the applicants have to select a specific license type as the fee to pay, and eligibility criteria differ with others

Attend the Vision Test

The vision test is the first exam that an applicant must attend to get issued with a driver license. In this, the applicant’s eyes tested with binoculars under the supervision of certified medical officials.

To qualify in the Alaska DMV test, applicants should have 20/40 and 20/70 in the best eye and a visual field of 120 degrees—these results required with or without lenses.

 Apply for Knowledge Test

In the Knowledge test, the applicant’s knowledge of road signs, traffic rules and road rules tested.

The knowledge test is also called a Written-test, a multiple-choice question covering all the concepts of road rules and traffic signs. The maximum score that an applicant has to score to clear the written test listed below

The applicant’s eligibility age should be 14 years, and the written test consists of 20 questions that cover the concepts related to road rules, safe driving practices, and road rules and should score 16 marks to clear test and the minimum passing score is 80%.

Schedule Road Test

All the applicants are allowed to schedule for a road test after the successful completion of the written test and vision test the applicants can schedule the road test

The road test also called a driver’s test in which the applicants have to attend the test with a DMV official. The officer will be the one who announces the results

The DMV official will analyze the applicant performance based on the applicant’s grip over the vehicle. The applicant has to follow road signals and traffic rules at the times of driving to clear the test

What Documents are required to apply for Alaska Driver’s License?

The list of document that the applicants of Alaska Driver’s license need to carry are listed below.

• Fill Form 478
• Submit two id’s as passport and visa
• If the applicant is under 18, then a parental consent form need to fill.
• Provide a Social Security Number
• Submit the residency proof

How to Apply for Alaska Driving Permit

To apply for the Alaska driving permit, the applicants have to follow the below process

Visit Nearby DMV Office

To apply for the Driver permit, the applicant can visit any nearby DMV office

Submit Details in Application Form

The applicant has o fill the application form 478 by completing all the necessary fields in the form, all the data can fill by the applicant even at home, but a signature should do in front of the DMV officials

Submit Documents

To apply for the Alaska driving permit, the list of documents that applicants need to carry is

• the SSN,
• a passport
• The parental consent form 433  for auto
• the consent form 433M  for a motorcycle

Go for the Vision Test

The first test that the applicant has to attend is the vision test to get issued with the driving permit. In the vision test, the applicant’s eye capabilities analyzed

Attend the Written Test

The written test also called as the knowledge test which is of multiple-choice questions, that covers all the concepts regarding the road signs and traffic rules

Pay Appropriate Fees

To apply for the driver permit in Alaska, the applicant has to pay an amount of $15

Take your Instruction Permit

After completing the vision test and the knowledge test, the applicants issued an instruction permit/driving permit valid for two years. It is available to renew only once.

How to Renew Driving License in Alaska

To renew the driver license in the state of Alaska, the applicant has to follow the below steps

There are two possible ways that an applicant can renew the driver license

1. In-person
2. Through Mail

 The Process to Renew Driver license in-person

• Visit any DMV office and then complete the application form by providing all the required information
• Submit the present Alaska state’s license
• The only DMV test that the applicants have to attend is the vision test. The vision conducted to check the vision of the applicant
• Get clicked a photo because this image will use in the new or renewed license
• Pay the appropriate fees to renew the license

The Process to Renew Driver license through Mail

The process that an applicant has to follow to renew the driving license through Mail is that

• Open the official link of Alaska government and fill the application form in it
• After the completion of the application form, the Alaska state will start verification on the submitted details.
• In Mail, the applicant can only verify eligibility and identity the rest of the process need to do in-person.

How will You get Your Renewed License?

To get a renewed license, the applicants face the below process

• The applicants issued with a temporary license that valid for 60 days and in 2-6 weeks the actual driver license will mail to the provided Mail. There is also a tracking id provided to know the status of it.
• The issued license will send to the mailing address because the driver license should not mail for applicants.