Application Process

The Office of International Student Services has copies of the  (PDF) available for students to pick up in HRB 10.

To apply for a driver’s license, you will need to have the following documents:

  • Passport
  • Visa
  • I-94
  • Form I-20
  • One proof of Illinois address, for example:
    • bank statement,
    • transcript
    • tuition invoice (with address listed on it)
      • from your Self-Service Account, select “Account Billing Information” → “UI Pay” → “Transaction History” → Select the most recent statement under the “Confirmation #” column → then “Printable Statement” which displays your address as listed in your Self Service account and you can print it from the setting button of your navigator

Review the(PDF) for a complete list of acceptable documents.

Students on OPT

Students on OPT will need their valid EAD with Form I-20 in order to apply for a driver’s license.  For students that have not yet received their EAD, their OPT is in processing, they have a driver’s license that is expiring, and have been living in Illinois for at least a year and are still living in Illinois, you may apply for a 

Location

is located at the following address:

1650 Wabash Ave.
Springfield, IL 62704

phone:
217-782-6030 
217-785-3000 

Organ Donation

When applying for a driver’s license in Illinois, you will be asked if you would like to be an organ donor. The  is a confidential computerized database that documents a person’s wishes regarding donation. Information contained in the registry is only released to organ and tissue procurement personnel and medical examiners after all efforts to save a person’s life have failed. First-Person Consent makes your decision to be an organ/tissue donor legally binding. Additional witnesses or family consent is no longer required; your wishes will be honored.  There are many resources on their website if you have questions about this decision.