Drivers license

[cashman]

What do you need to bring to renew a florida driver's license?

[Regor]

Birth certificate, SS card and 2 things that show where you live (Power bill etc.)

[golf2140]

I went on-line and skipped all the paperwork issues.

[nussbaum]

If you have been married before, you will need Marriage Certificates of all former marriages. And your first born to offer as a sacrifice. Everything has changed as of Jan 1 requiring more documentation. I believe if you go online, they will have what is needed posted. Good luck. :sigh:

[petenj]

If you have been married before, you will need Marriage Certificates of all former marriages. And your first born to offer as a sacrifice. Everything has changed as of Jan 1 requiring more documentation. I believe if you go online, they will have what is needed posted. Good luck. :sigh:

Just checked today. First born are no longer accepted due to less value. Youngest child if left handed is greatest value and is accepted.:a040::1rotfl:

[zcaveman]

Go to http://www.flhsmv.gov/

It is all there.

[cybrgeezer]

[QUOTE=petenj;25088Youngest child if left handed is greatest value and is accepted.:a040::1rotfl:[/QUOTE]

But must be able to throw a sharp-breaking curve ball.

[nussbaum]

The marriage certificate are only for women or anyone who has had a name change since birth. My mistake thinking I was talking to just females.

[drdodge]

You need ss card, passport or birth cert. picture id or old license and two doucments shoiwng address ie. electric and gas bill

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[Walt.]

You have to watch out for the people at the local DMV.
I went there back in September for my renewal and after 18 years of renewing by mail they took my photo.
Somehow, even though they took my picture, they managed to get a photo of my grandfather and put in on my new license.
Very strange indeed!
Walt.

[Pturner]

You have to watch out for the people at the local DMV.
I went there back in September for my renewal and after 18 years of renewing by mail they took my photo.
Somehow, even though they took my picture, they managed to get a photo of my grandfather and put in on my new license.
Very strange indeed!
Walt.

:laugh: Good one!

[bkcunningham1]

Hilarious Walt...but seriously, go online and make a reservation at the DMV and save yourself a long wait time. At Lake County DMV, they have a special line for people with appointments and you do go ahead of the other poor souls waiting in line. If your marriage license shows your maiden name that is sufficient proof for one piece of the required ID for women. If you go to the Sumpter County DMV, you have to have your vehicle registered in Florida before getting your driver's license. Lake County doesn't require that. We had a 10 am appointment. Got there 20 minutes early (and the place was packed) and left ten minutes before our appointment time!!

[GatorFan]

I went today because I could not do on internet. Took my passport, social security card and copy of my car registration. Your name has to match what is on your social security card. The clerk told me that many women have gotten married, never changed their social security card or gotten divorced and took their maiden names back but did not change their social security card. That is reason for copies of marriage license or divorce papers.

It was quick and simple. Went to Belleview DMV, was there at 8:00 and walked out at 8:20.

[Halle]

I went today because I could not do on internet. Took my passport, social security card and copy of my car registration. Your name has to match what is on your social security card. The clerk told me that many women have gotten married, never changed their social security card or gotten divorced and took their maiden names back but did not change their social security card. That is reason for copies of marriage license or divorce papers.

It was quick and simple. Went to Belleview DMV, was there at 8:00 and walked out at 8:20.

Thanks for the information, if I understand you correctly as long as my name matches my social security card and I have the other required identification I should be good to go.

[Talk Host]

We have found the license office in the Villages proper to be much quicker than Belleview. In and out usually in just a few minutes.

[Regor]

What license office in the villages? You can't get your drivers license renewed in The Villages.

[jblum8156]

I hear your grandfather was a very handsome guy.

[Bryan]

I tried to
he online route last week and it was quick, easy, but more expensive than in past years. I knew that going in though - all fees went up recently. At the same time I renewed some vehicle registrations online. I highly recommend the online route if you can do it (not everyone can).

One small aside for all those posting here, there is no "P" in Sumter County.

[Talk Host]

What license office in the villages? You can't get your drivers license renewed in The Villages.

The license office located behind the bowling alleys south of Spanish Springs. Can't you get your driver's license there??????????? We have gotten our plates there several times. Why can't you get your license too?

[otherbruddaDarrell]

Thats because it is the tax collectors office.

[cybrgeezer]

Thats because it is the tax collectors office.

Don't know if things are different down there, but here in Duval (Jacksonville), you can renew a driver's license at a Tax Collector's office. Not sure about a first Florida DL, though.

[Casino]

Ok ladies.....just a piece of advice.....

I went to get my FL license and brought all of the necessary paperwork. So I thought ! I brought my RI license, my passport, birth certificate, utility bills in my name ( to prove that I do live here). Well, DMV says that I need to show a paper trail since my birth certificate had my birth name and my RI license had another. This all has to do with the Security Act in effect. No problem, what do I need and I will go and get it. They tell me that I needed my marriage certificate to show how my name got changed. OK. I go home and get my marriage certificate and I think, well let me bring my divorce papers from my first marriage. You never know. Well, I show them my marriage certificate, which has my maiden name and my 1st married name.
RED FLAG!!!!I need to show a marriage certificate for the first marriage.....
Well, when I got divorced, they (the court system)kept the marriage certificate. I do not have one. BUT I do have the divorce papers. So I asked if the divorce papers would help as they show my birth name to my 1st married name. They said no. HELLO!... why would I pay for a divorce from a man I was not married to!!!! Well, now we have to have a "meeting " with the supervisor.....:shrug: After stating the scenario again, they finally agreed that I was who I was...and they gave me my license.

Just remember...bring everything....they need a paper trail....it is for security purposes !

[zcaveman]

The license office located behind the bowling alleys south of Spanish Springs. Can't you get your driver's license there??????????? We have gotten our plates there several times. Why can't you get your license too?

I do not think they are equipped to do the eye tests and take the pictures.

When I first moved here, I did get my new tags there but I had to go to Wildwood to get a drivers license.

[Talk Host]

Don't know if things are different down there, but here in Duval (Jacksonville), you can renew a driver's license at a Tax Collector's office. Not sure about a first Florida DL, though.

I know for a fact that the Belleview office is a tax collectors office and we renewed our licenses there.

[Hawkwind]

Good to see that Pattie and Selma have relocated to Florida and are still working for the DMV.

[laurie91423]

I'm laffing my butt off right now. I married for the 1st time at 30 years ago (for 6 mos.) and the 2nd time 26 years ago (for 4 mos.). I haven't a clue where the wedding and divorce papers are for 1 or 2. But I had to "File to get my own name back in the State of CA" both times.

I got married for the LAST time 10 years ago and kept my maiden name, thank god. But... we got married in Jamaica. I'm watching TV last night - "Bill & Guiliana" and Guiliana goes to change her passport to her husband's name (Ransic) at the Post Office and finds out that because they got married in Italy, she's not legally married in the U.S. Ooops...

They didn't say a word to us in Jamaica. They didn't say a word to Guiliana. Her own sister didn't tell her. Again... I am so grateful that every piece of paper I own is in my Maiden Name or I would be up a creek. And I'm really an unmarried woman....:shrug:

Should I make him buy me more jewelry? :pepper2:

[MelZ]

Ok ladies.....just a piece of advice.....

I went to get my FL license and brought all of the necessary paperwork. So I thought ! I brought my RI license, my passport, birth certificate, utility bills in my name ( to prove that I do live here). Well, DMV says that I need to show a paper trail since my birth certificate had my birth name and my RI license had another. This all has to do with the Security Act in effect. No problem, what do I need and I will go and get it. They tell me that I needed my marriage certificate to show how my name got changed. OK. I go home and get my marriage certificate and I think, well let me bring my divorce papers from my first marriage. You never know. Well, I show them my marriage certificate, which has my maiden name and my 1st married name.
RED FLAG!!!!I need to show a marriage certificate for the first marriage.....
Well, when I got divorced, they (the court system)kept the marriage certificate. I do not have one. BUT I do have the divorce papers. So I asked if the divorce papers would help as they show my birth name to my 1st married name. They said no. HELLO!... why would I pay for a divorce from a man I was not married to!!!! Well, now we have to have a "meeting " with the supervisor.....:shrug: After stating the scenario again, they finally agreed that I was who I was...and they gave me my license.

Just remember...bring everything....they need a paper trail....it is for security purposes !



When we got our FL driver license ( in May) all we had to show was a Passport, proof of residence and turn in NY license. If you showed them a valid Passport why do you need the other stuff?

[bluedog103]

When we got our FL licenses in March in Wildwood we used our passports, proof of residence in FL and they asked to see our social security cards. I didn't have my s.s. card but they accepted a copy of my Social Security 1099 form.
The lady at the office was extremely pleasant and helpful. It was a quick and painless procedure.

[Casino]

When we got our FL driver license ( in May) all we had to show was a Passport, proof of residence and turn in NY license. If you showed them a valid Passport why do you need the other stuff?

Mel...can you believe my passport had just expired the week before....so I needed all the paperwork!!!! But that's ok.....I passed the Homeland Security and proved to them who I am....now I am a Floridian.....:thumbup:

[MelZ]

Mel...can you believe my passport had just expired the week before....so I needed all the paperwork!!!! But that's ok.....I passed the Homeland Security and proved to them who I am....now I am a Floridian.....:thumbup:

Alls Well that ends well

[starflyte1]

In Dec. 09, I changed my address online as directed by the DMV. Now, I find out that my license is not valid because there was no photo of me on record. No one told me until the other day when we titled a vehicle. So, now to change my address on a Florida license.

Today, I was told my birth certificate was not the right one. It is certified from the hospital, but they want the county one. I can't get a copy of my birth certificate from the county because the DMV gave me a temporary driver's license. I need a valid drivers license or passport, to get my birth certificate. You can't get one without the other. Or something like that. I can't get my driver's license without my birth certificate and I can't get a birth certificate without my driver's license or valid passport and can't get that--oh well.

And, my marriage license. I have the original marriage certificate signed at the church, but they want the one from the county. It was 34 years ago, and I don't know what county we applied to for the license-just where we were married, but that doesn't count. So, will have to check "likely" counties.

It may be a good thing that we live in a golf cart community, because my temporary license is only good for two months.

My husband did not need all this because he was born before a certain date as far as the birth certificate and didn't change his name so no marriage license needed. He received his new license first try.

Really, not much rattles me, but this has. Really!

[bkcunningham1]

In Dec. 09, I changed my address online as directed by the DMV. Now, I find out that my license is not valid because there was no photo of me on record. No one told me until the other day when we titled a vehicle. So, now to change my address on a Florida license.

Today, I was told my birth certificate was not the right one. It is certified from the hospital, but they want the county one. I can't get a copy of my birth certificate from the county because the DMV gave me a temporary driver's license. I need a valid drivers license or passport, to get my birth certificate. You can't get one without the other. Or something like that. I can't get my driver's license without my birth certificate and I can't get a birth certificate without my driver's license or valid passport and can't get that--oh well.

And, my marriage license. I have the original marriage certificate signed at the church, but they want the one from the county. It was 34 years ago, and I don't know what county we applied to for the license-just where we were married, but that doesn't count. So, will have to check "likely" counties.

It may be a good thing that we live in a golf cart community, because my temporary license is only good for two months.

My husband did not need all this because he was born before a certain date as far as the birth certificate and didn't change his name so no marriage license needed. He received his new license first try.

Really, not much rattles me, but this has. Really!

You marriage license would be filed by the minister, priest, justice of the peace or whoever married you. Most likely the person who married you would file it in the county where the marriage took place. That is where I'd start.

What I mean is, it doesn't matter where you obtained the marriage license. It is filed by the person who married you.

Some states retain your vital records. Some, and most, counties retain the records. That would include birth certificates, marriage licenses, divorce decrees, birth and death records.

You are a perfect example of someone put in a difficult position because of the Homeland Security regulations regarding driver's licenses.

[joanna]

just curious
we go to villages 3 to 4 months a year
and last year got a ticket from driving on oregon liscense
there by lady lake police
got florida liscense
but now i find somehow my oregon liscense is not valid
i had 2
didnt even tell fla i had a oregon liscense
and to get a new oregon liscense have to take complete test
even driving and turn in my fla liscense again
so this winter ill be up a creek in fla
thats the pits

[justanormalgirl]

just curious
we go to villages 3 to 4 months a year
and last year got a ticket from driving on oregon liscense
there by lady lake police
got florida liscense
but now i find somehow my oregon liscense is not valid
i had 2
didnt even tell fla i had a oregon liscense
and to get a new oregon liscense have to take complete test
even driving and turn in my fla liscense again
so this winter ill be up a creek in fla
thats the pits

That's interesting. I thought if you were in the state of Florida for less than 6 months out of the year that you weren't a full time resident so why would you get a ticket? If you're not a resident of the state you wouldn't have a lisence for it, right?

[GatorFan]

I took my passport and social security card in addition to my auto registration. IN and out within 15 minutes. (Belleview)

[golfnut]

why do u need all of this documentation just to renew a valid DL....gn

[chuckinca]

Think it is because of the new federal security rules.

My wife just renewed her CA DL and just mailed in the renewal fee - maybe the new federal rules haven't got this far west yet?


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[starflyte1]

Gator Fan, are you a man or woman? Women have to have a marriage license because of their name change.

A passport will work instead of a valid driver's license, but my driver's license is now on "temporary" status and my passport has expired. My husband and I plan on getting valid passports once I have this straightened out.

I am waiting for our marriage certificate to come from St. Louis. I now have proof of marriage from the church and the state, but they want the county one, from where it was filed, not where we were married.

As for the birth certificate, I have sent all the information I have to Indiana and am waiting to see if it is enough.

As I said before, my husband was able to get his license in one visit because he did not have a name change and he was born before a certain year and did not need a passport or birth certificate.

[starflyte1]

Joanna, I understand that your driver's license and car registration must have the save address. Were you driving a rental? If your car is yours and registered in Oregon I would certainly ask about the ticket.

[GatorFan]

I am a woman. Was told in Belleview that the passport is the best ID you can have. They did change my name on my drivers license to my first name, middle name (in past was my maiden name) and last name (married name) because my passport name is that way.

For the record, Belleview does everything. Registrations and Drivers License. The Villages does not have an office that does both. I not only renewed my license but my registration also. Took me total of 20 minutes from the time I walked in door till I walked out. I was there at 8:00 and was 3rd in line.

[starflyte1]

Thanks, Gator Fan. I have been going to the Lady Lake office, on South 441.
The people in that office also say that the it is best if you have a passport.

[chuckinca]

I am a woman. Was told in Belleview that the passport is the best ID you can have. They did change my name on my drivers license to my first name, middle name (in past was my maiden name) and last name (married name) because my passport name is that way.


When my wife applied for a passport 4 years ago she used First Name, Middle Name and Married Last Name.

They sent the application back and required that it be resubmitted to match her drivers license - First Name, Middle Name, former Married Last Name, current Married Last Name.

Can't expect the govt to be consistent.

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