{"state":"Minnesota","code":"MN","slug":"minnesota","questionCount":208,"manual":"Minnesota Driver's Manual","manualUrl":"https://assets.dps.mn.gov/files/dvs/dvs-class-d-drivers-manual-english.pdf","examFormat":null,"keyFacts":[{"id":"test-fee","label":"Knowledge test fee","value":"No DVS written-test charge for the first two attempts; $10 for the third and later attempts after two failures.","sourceUrl":"https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/dvs/license-and-id/dl-and-id-card-fees","verifiedAt":"2026-10-05"}],"documents":{"applicantScope":"First-time standard Class D instruction permits, ages 15 and older, regardless of citizenship or immigration status. Excludes REAL ID, enhanced credentials, transfers and road tests.","items":[{"label":"Completed application with your current residential address","detail":"Complete the standard permit application online or on paper and sign it. Give your current Minnesota residential address and answer the medical questions. Standard permits do not add REAL ID’s two-residency-document or lawful-presence requirements.","who":"all","group":"application","sourceUrl":"https://assets.dps.mn.gov/files/dvs/dvs-license-permit-id-application.pdf"},{"label":"Two primary documents, or one primary and one secondary","detail":"Bring originals or qualifying certified documents proving your full legal name and birth date. Examples: an unexpired passport or certified birth certificate as primary, with an SSN card or qualifying school record as secondary. A qualifying current/recent Minnesota photo ID can satisfy the manual’s existing-card alternative. Ordinary photocopies, altered documents and some laminated documents are not accepted.","who":"all","group":"identity","sourceUrl":"https://assets.dps.mn.gov/files/dvs/dvs-standard-required-docs.pdf"},{"label":"Certified documents linking all legal name changes","detail":"Use certified marriage certificates, divorce decrees or court orders specifying each change.","who":"all","group":"identity","sourceUrl":"https://assets.dps.mn.gov/files/dvs/dvs-standard-required-docs.pdf"},{"label":"Your SSN, or the no-SSN attestation on the application","detail":"Enter your assigned SSN; if none has been issued, check the form’s attestation. A separate SSN document is needed only if you choose it as part of your identity-document combination.","who":"all","group":"ssn","sourceUrl":"https://assets.dps.mn.gov/files/dvs/dvs-class-d-drivers-manual-english.pdf"},{"label":"An authorized adult’s approval of the permit application","detail":"A parent, court-appointed guardian, county-appointed foster parent or transitional-living-program director may approve. For divorced parents, use the custodial parent or their spouse. If orphaned, married or legally emancipated, the manual permits an adult close relative, employer or spouse. Use the application’s notarized-signature route if needed; foreign-exchange host sponsors need legal guardianship.","who":"under18","group":"minor","sourceUrl":"https://assets.dps.mn.gov/files/dvs/dvs-class-d-drivers-manual-english.pdf"},{"label":"Driver-education enrollment certificate for applicants under 18","detail":"Complete 30 classroom hours and enroll in behind-the-wheel training, or complete the first 15 classroom hours of an approved concurrent course. Bring the applicable Blue/Pink Card to the knowledge test. Classroom and behind-the-wheel education are not permit prerequisites at 18 or older.","who":"under18","group":"education","sourceUrl":"https://assets.dps.mn.gov/files/dvs/dvs-class-d-drivers-manual-english.pdf"},{"label":"Payment for the instruction-permit application","detail":"Pay the applicable permit fee when applying. After two consecutive failed written tests, the manual lists a $10 charge for each additional attempt.","who":"all","group":"fee","sourceUrl":"https://assets.dps.mn.gov/files/dvs/dvs-class-d-drivers-manual-english.pdf"},{"label":"Be ready for the vision screening and written test","detail":"Bring your normal corrective lenses. If screening fails, DVS may require an eye-care report.","who":"all","group":"vision","sourceUrl":"https://assets.dps.mn.gov/files/dvs/dvs-class-d-drivers-manual-english.pdf"},{"label":"Qualified English translation and attestation for non-English documents","detail":"The translator must certify a complete accurate translation, competence, and that they are not related to you by blood or marriage. Use the DVS Certificate of Translation process.","who":"all","group":"other","sourceUrl":"https://assets.dps.mn.gov/files/dvs/dvs-standard-required-docs.pdf"},{"label":"Any physician statement required for a medical condition","detail":"Answer the application’s medical questions accurately; a physician statement may be required if a condition affects safe driving.","who":"all","group":"other","sourceUrl":"https://assets.dps.mn.gov/files/dvs/dvs-class-d-drivers-manual-english.pdf"}],"sourceUrl":"https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/dvs/license-and-id/class-d-regular-dl/class-d-dl-forms-documents-and-manuals","verifiedAt":"2026-10-05"},"lastReviewed":"2026-10-05","urls":{"hub":"https://qualityspace.com/dmv/states/minnesota","practiceTest":"https://qualityspace.com/dmv/states/minnesota/practice-test","handbook":"https://qualityspace.com/dmv/states/minnesota/handbook","factsJson":"https://qualityspace.com/dmv/states/minnesota/facts.json"}}