To get a South Dakota drivers license you are required to bring two of the following forms of identification.
(One of the documents must be from the primary identification list.) 

Qualifying primary identification documents:

  • Photo Driver License
  • U.S. or Canadian certified birth certificate
  • Identification card issued by a US state, or Canadian providence or territory
  • Passport with accompanied Visa or I-94 document if required
  • Tribal Identification card, approved by the Department of Public Safety
  • Certified court order containing individual’s full name and date of birth
  • Military ID - dependent, retiree, reserve or national guard or active duty
  • "Record of No Record" from Dept. of Health Vital Statistics accompanied by secondary document indicating birth date

The Following INS documents:

  • Certificate of Naturalization 
  • Certificate of Citizenship
  • Resident Alien Card
  • Record of Arrival and Departure in a valid foreign passport
  • Record of Arrival and Departure with attached photo stamped "Temporary Proof of Lawful Permanent Resident" 
  • Record of Arrival and Departure in a Certificate of Identity
  • Employment Authorization Card
  • Record of Arrival and Departure Stamped "Refugee", parolee", or "Asylee" 
  • Record of Arrival and Departure coded Section 207, 208, 209, 212d(5), HP, or PIP
  • U.S. Citizen Identification Card

Qualifying secondary identification documents:

  • All primary documents
 
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs Card/Indian Treaty Card/Birth Certificate
  •  Social Security Card
  • Health Insurance Card
  • IRS/State Tax Forms
  • Marriage Certificate/License
  • Pilot's License
  • City, Federal, or State gun permit
  • Military Discharge/Separation papers
  • Vehicle Title/Registration
  • School Records/Transcripts
  • Student ID Card
  • Canada's Social Insurance Card
  • Foreign Birth Certificate
  • Military dependent and transition ID's
  • Welfare Card.
  • Prison Release Document.
 
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs Card/Indian Treaty Card/Birth Certificate

South Dakota Drivers License Application form

 

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