

Step 1: Complete the Arrival Checklist with ISSS if you are a new student or scholar. How to Apply for a Social Security Number (SSN) If you are applying for a State ID, go directly to DMV after completing this step to obtain your ID card, and bring the documents listed in Step 4. You need either the SSN or the denial letter for your DMV application.īring the following to Social Security office: If you are an F-1/J-1 student and you do not work, you will be issued a Social Security denial letter confirming that you are not eligible for the SSN. F-1 and J-1 students must have legal employment to be approved for the SSN. Visit the Social Security Administration to apply for a Social Security Number (SSN). The closest DMV to Avery Point is in Norwich. The closest DMV to Stamford is in Norwalk. The closest DMV to Hartford is in Wethersfield. The DMV closest to Storrs campus is in Willimantic, and is located on the WRTD bus line. Also, you will need to have a State ID in order to register a car that you own, if you do not have a CT Driver’s License. identification so that you do not have to carry your passport around. You may want to consider getting a state ID if you want to have official U.S. The Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles is the agency that issues the driver’s license and the non-driver Identification Card (state ID). If you do not have an IDP or your stay will exceed one year, you should plan to obtain the Connecticut Driver’s License.

The IDP is issued in the country that issued the driver’s license.

If your license is in a language other than Spanish or English, you must also carry an International Driver Permit (IDP) to legally drive with that license. Students and visitors in Connecticut can drive using their foreign license for up to one year.

How to Get a CT Driver's License or Non-Driver's Identification (State ID) Handout valid out-of-country driver’s license (from your home country) AND international driver’s permit (you must carry BOTH).valid out-of-state (U.S.) driver’s license.To drive in Connecticut you must have a Connecticut Driver’s license or one of the following: NEW STUDENTS and SCHOLARS: You must submit your arrival documents to ISSS and wait 10 days before you apply for a driver's license or non-driver identification card.
