If you have questions or need additional information, please contact DVS at (651) 215-1181.
All information requested on this form is required by Minnesota Statutes, sections 14.055 and 14.056, or Minnesota Rules,
part 7410.1810. If incomplete, your petition will be automatically denied.
Mail form with nonrefundable $10 fee to:
Driver and Vehicle Services, DVS Variance Request, 445 Minnesota Street, St. Paul, MN 55101-5183.
Checks or money orders are payable to: Driver and Vehicle Services. Please do not send cash.
List supporting documents and additional information regarding name and identity or legal residency. For birth and
marriage certificates, please list the county or city along with state where the birth or marriage took place. Please
list this information on your variance petition form even if you are not submitting a birth or marriage certificate
with your petition (Section C).
Attach readable photocopies of all supporting documents.
(For example: documents showing: date and place of birth, military service information, social security number,
immigration information, marriage certificates, school records or any arrest information).
Explain why you are requesting a variance. Include reasons why you are unable to obtain a primary and secondary
identity document as required under Minnesota Rules (7410.0100 to 7410.0600) in Section B. Attach additional pages if
needed.
Note: Most identity documents can be obtained from the initiating city, county, state and federal jurisdictions. A reasonable attempt
should be made to obtain documents from these jurisdictions before submitting a petition for a variance. If you are unable to obtain
documents from these authorities please provide documentation from the jurisdiction stating that the documents are not available.
INSTRUCTIONS TO COMPLETE PETITION FOR VARIANCE FORM
MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
DRIVER AND VEHICLE SERVICES
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Provide your full legal name and residence address in Section A. If you have previously had a Minnesota driver's
license or identification card, please include the number in Section A.
Proof of Residency
Proof of residency is required. You must live in Minnesota and demonstrate proof of either lawful short-term admission to the
United States, permanent United States resident status, indefinite authorized presence status, or United States citizenship.
Documents not sufficient to prove residency. A driver's license, permit, or identification card from another jurisdiction or
another United States state is not acceptable as proof of permanent United States resident status, indefinite authorized presence
status, lawful short-term admission to the United States, or United States citizenship.
Documents sufficient to prove residency. To demonstrate permanent United States resident status, indefinite authorized
presence status, lawful short-term admission to the United States, or United States citizenship, you must present a document
specified in part 7410.0400, subpart 1 or 2 (see Identification Requirements List - Primary Documents).
If the document presented to demonstrate lawful short-term admission does not indicate a date that the admission period ends or
if the date has been extended, you must present additional documentation issued under the authority of the United States
Department of Justice or the United States Department of Homeland Security that indicates the duration of your lawful short-term
admission status.
Lawful short-term admission status. If the lawful admission period indicated on your federal primary document presented
expires in 30 days or more from the date of application you will be issued a driver's license, permit, or identification card with a
status check date that coincides with the lawful admission period on the federal primary document presented.
If the lawful admission period expires in less than 30 days from the date of application you will not receive a driver's license,
permit, or identification card. Instead a receipt for your application will be issued.
No lawful admission status. The department will not issue a driver's license, permit, or identification card if you do not have
lawful admission status to the United States.
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