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Driver license renewal--what state?
My daughter's driver license expires next month. She is leaving Great Lakes soon and will be in Pensacola for about two years. After that, who knows! But it's pretty certain that she won't be stationed in her home state, in the land-locked Midwest!
So my question is, should I advise her to get a Florida driver license, since she'll be there two years? Or should we renew in her home state, even though she'll likely never live here again on a long-term basis?
Any advice would be much appreciated!
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Permalink Reply by denise on
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from what i understand, you have to get a license in the state you reside within 30 days. so she probably should go ahead and get the FL license. Then if she moves in 2 years she can update in the new state
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Permalink Reply by MarianneKT's Mom on
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Our daughter has kept her MI license. She has already served in Japan 3 years and now she is in Norfolk. Her official residence remains MI and will stay that way as long as she is in the military. Since her birthday is close to Christmas, she just renewed it when she was here, as it expired while she was overseas. There wasn't any issue since she was in the Navy and showed her leave chit.
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Permalink Reply by andrea on
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Each state is different, but usually when they are active duty they allow them to keep their drivers license from their home of record unless they choose to change it....and if they are living in a state that doesn't require state income tax that's usually a reason to change to that state. My husband did 24 yrs in the AF and kept his TN drivers license the whole time he was active duty....they just issued him one that had no expiration date as long as he was active duty. My daughter never changed hers either. You can call your local DMV and ask what the procedure is since your daughters will be expiring
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Permalink Reply by AmOm on
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Florida doesn't have a state tax like some states do. If it's better for her to establish residency there then she should change her license. If not, renew it at home. If she has a car licensed in her home state, you might want to keep it all in the same state.
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Permalink Reply by Saipan on
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Good morning Ladies!
If you're already in the military you technically don't need to change your license plates OR drivers licenses or renew if expired. I kept my AZ license until after I got out. We live in Great Lakes also and have 1 truck and 1 car from 2 different states and have no plans on getting any IL plates. But since your daughter isn't technically in the military yet she'll need to just renew when necessary and she can leave it afterwards if she wants. You wouldn't want anything bad to happen in between it expiring and her leaving plus what if her date gets pushed back? I've read that an awful lot on here of Dep dates getting pushed back :(
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Permalink Reply by Anna on
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Momma Bear,
Yes as long as she has her active duty ID she does not need to change her license to the state she is stationed in. Check with her home state, she may be able to renew online. -
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Permalink Reply by Mommabear on
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Thanks to everyone for your replies! Wisconsin law requires the DMV to grant a military extension without penalty to any active duty military personnel until they have either been back in the state for 30 days or 90 days after the end of their service. And, as Anna suggested, if a sailor would rather renew, renewal can be done online from anywhere. To get the extension, you have to send a signed statement stating you are in the military, etc. The details for anyone else in Wisconsin who's in this situation is: http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/drivers/drivers/active-duty.htm.
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MommaBear,
So glad you were able to get that info!!! Thanks for sharing!!
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Permalink Reply by DevilinSide on
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My daughter had the same problem, her license was due to expire while she was at Camp Lejeune this summer. From everything I've heard it's easier on them to renew in their home state. To do it elsewhere means they have to learn that states driving laws and rules on top of everything else they're doing.
I advise you to have her tell your local DMV that she lost her license when she goes to renew it. They cannot have a clipped license going into boot camp. That way she can keep her current license in tact and you can bring her the new one at PIR if she leaves before it comes.
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