How to get your permit in Georgia

How do you get your permit in Georgia, step by step?

1. Submit the online License/ID/Permit Form. It stays on file for 60 days.
2. Gather your documents: one proof of identity, two proofs of Georgia address, and your Social Security number on the form.
3. If you're under 18, add proof of school enrollment and bring a parent, guardian, responsible adult or authorized driving instructor to sign.
4. Go to a Customer Service Center at least 30 minutes before it closes. No appointment is needed.
5. Pay the $10 permit fee, pass the vision exam, and pass both the Road Signs and Road Rules tests with 15 of 20 each.
6. Have your photo taken.

Georgia learner's permit requirements under 18

• Proof of school enrollment: the notarized Certificate of School Enrollment form, a transcript, a recent progress or grade report, or a current school ID. Home-schooled teens use a Department of Education certificate or their filed Declaration of Intent.
• An adult to sign: a parent, legal guardian, responsible adult or authorized driver training instructor. A responsible adult must show proof of the relationship.
• The adult who signs can ask DDS to revoke your license at any time before you turn 18.

Driving with your permit

With a Class CP permit you may drive only with a supervisor who is at least 21, holds a Class C license, is fit to take control of the car and sits in the seat beside you. The permit lasts 2 years, as of October 2026.

Keep track of the date you got it. You need to hold it for 1 year and 1 day before you can get a Class D license at 16. Your driver's education course and your 40 hours of supervised driving, 6 at night, are done during that time, while you hold the permit.

Vision and photo

The vision exam is done at the center with a machine. You need at least 20/60 in one eye, with or without glasses or contacts, and a field of vision of 140 degrees. If you fail the field-of-vision part, an eye doctor can fill in the DDS vision report form for you.