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Obtain ID

U Card | Drivers License | Social Security Number

Student Indentification (U Card)

*Please note that international students are not required to obtain either a Minnesota State I.D. or a Minnesota Driver’s License.

Take your passport to 300 Washington Ave. S.E., ground floor of Coffman Union (East Bank). There is no fee for your U card (unless you need a replacement card).
For more information go to the U card homepage

Drivers License/MN State ID

To get a Minnesota State I.D., bring your passport, student ID, I-94 card, I-20 or DS-2019, H–1B Approval Notice, Social Security or ITIN card, and $15.50 (under 65 and not disabled) for the fee to one of the following offices:

    Minneapolis
    Hennepin County Government Center
    300 South 6th. Street, second floor, Hennepin County Service Center
    Open Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
    Phone: (612) 348-8240

    St. Paul
    425 Rice Street St. Paul, MN 55103
    Monday through Friday 9:00 am to 7:30 pm and Saturday 9:00 am to 4:30 pm
    Phone: (651) 291-4267

To obtain a driver's license, go to a driver's license exam substation. The closest to both Minneapolis and St. Paul campuses is in St. Paul at the Midway Shopping Center at the following address:

    Metro testing station
    Midway:
    1472 University Ave. St. Paul
    Monday through Friday:
    8:00 am to 3:45 (for the written testing)
    8:00 am to 4:30 for other transactions
    Phone: (651) 642-0808

    Other metro testing stations
    (call for hours and appointment availability)
    35WN & Co. Rd. I, Arden Hills, (651) 639-4057
    2070 Cliff Rd., Eagan, (651) 388-1870
    2455 Fernbrook Lane, Plymouth, (612) 341-3401
    530 W. Main St., Anoka, (612) 422-3401

    General Information phone number: (651) 296-6911
    MN Driver and Vehicle Services

For a copy of a Minnesota Driver's Manual write to:

Drivers License Renewal

If you are an International student, scholar, or temporary worker you will have a Status Check date on your Drivers License, the date on that ­Status Check reflects the expiration date on your visa document (I-20 document, DS-2019 document, or H1B approval notice). Before that date, you must go to the Drivers License renewal office and present a copy of a new or extended document; this could be an I-20, DS 2019 or H1B with a new expiration date. You will be asked to fill out a new application.If you do this before the Status Check date you will not be charged a fee.

You are supposed to receive a letter from the Department of Public Safety, but if you don’t you are still responsible for going to the Drivers License Renewal Station before the date of your status check. If you do not do this you will have to pay for a new Drivers License. In addition, if you are caught driving past the date of your status check you may be arrested or cited and fined.

Social Security Number

If you plan to work in the U.S. or have been offered a scholarship/fellowship, you must have a Social Security Number.

Go to the following sites for more information:

 
 
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