Temporary Visitor Driver's License

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Temporary Visitor Driver's License

• Licenses for Non-Residents New for Illinois in
  2005

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What is the Temporary Visitor Driver's License?
Read the following lesson and notice the words in
bold-face. (Darkened words.)

• Effective January 1, 2005, the Secretary of
  State's Office began issuing a "Temporary Visitor
  Driver's License" (TVDL). This license is for
• Non-citizens of the United States who have been
  granted temporary, legal entry into this United
  States.
• Reside in the State of Illinois
• Ineligible for a Social Security number

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Who is eligible? To be eligible for a Temporary
Visitors Drivers License (TVDL), a foreign
national must

• Be a non-citizen of the United States living in
  the State of Illinois
• Be allowed by the U.S. Citizenship and
  Immigration Services to be in the United States
• Not be required to obtain a driver's license
  issued by the U. S. Department of State, Office
  of Foreign Missions
• Be ineligible for a Social Security number, and
  show a form from the Social Security
  Administration (SSA) saying you are ineligible.
• The information from SSA needs to be dated within
  30 days of the date the individual is applying
  for a TVDL,

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Who is eligible? To be eligible for a Temporary
Visitors Drivers License (TVDL), a foreign
national must

• Be approved to be in the country for at least one
  year and have at least six months remaining on an
  authorized stay
• Provide acceptable records that proves name, date
  of birth, Illinois residency and proof of written
  signature
• Pay the right fee, and successfully complete a
  vision test, and the correct written and road
  tests.
• Do not register to vote at the Drivers License
  Facility unless you are a citizen.

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Words to Remember
Click here for a checklist for the Temporary
Visitor Driver's License
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Sites for TVDLThe Temporary Visitor Drivers
License is not available at all facilities.
Listed are the facilities that give the TVDL.