DESCRIPTION This page provides information on obtaining a driver¡¯s license for HQ staff, their families, and G5 domestic workers in: ELIGIBILITY - Washington-based staff and dependents as follows:
o G4 staff and their dependents, including ET o G4 short-term staff with more than 65 working days o G5 domestic employees - G4 dependents of staff based in non-family posts
First Time Application/Renewal First time application: - Register with the U.S. State Department and obtain a PID number
- Non-eligibility letter will be automatically generated to authorize your local Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to provide your driver¡¯s license
- Receive the non-eligibility letter within 4-6 weeks from the Office of Foreign Missions (OFM) via email from OFMeGovHelpDesk@state.gov
- Apply for the driver¡¯s license at the local DMV within 90 days from the issuance of the non-eligibility letter
- Refer to your local DMV website for a list of additional requirements:
o District of Columbia o Maryland o Virginia - The driver¡¯s license will be mailed to your residential address approximately 10 days from your application at the DMV
- To facilitate future renewals, update your driver¡¯s license expiration date via (available only on World Bank¡¯s intranet) > Visa Services > Driver¡¯s License > )
Renewal: - Obtain a new non-eligibility letter from OFM in one of the following ways:
o Renewal letter automatically requested for the staff member by HR Operations to OFM based on the updated driver¡¯s license expiration date in myHRSS. OFM will send the renewal letter to the principal G4 visa holder¡¯s email address. o If the driver¡¯s license expiration date has not been updated in myHRSS, staff will need to request the renewal letter 4-6 weeks prior to the expiration of the current driver¡¯s license via (available only on World Bank¡¯s intranet) > Visa Services > Driver¡¯s License > License Letter Request). - Submit the driver¡¯s license application to a local DMV office along with all required documents
- Staff should update the driver¡¯s license expiration date in myHR Self-Service after receiving the new driver¡¯s license.
FACTORS TO BE NOTED - Update the driver¡¯s license expiration date in myHR Self-Service every time you receive a new driver¡¯s license to enable HR Operations to initiate auto-renewal requests on your behalf
- Always keep visa-related information and residential address updated in (available only on World Bank¡¯s intranet):
o Personal and Family > Personal Profile > Address Update o Visa Services > Other Visa Services > Visa Stamp Expiration Date Update - Inconsistent visa-related information results in denials and unnecessary processing delays
- Driver¡¯s license validity for G4 visa holders is one year, regardless of the contract duration and visa expiration date. Staff will need to repeat the driver¡¯s license application process annually.
- The non-eligibility letter must be used within 90 days from the date of issuance
- OFM¡¯s processing time to issue the non-eligibility letter is approximately 4-6 weeks for both new applications and for renewals (OFM does not provide expedited processing)
- The DMV office may require additional verification. Applicants can check the status of their application via this website:
- Driver¡¯s license applicants must meet all fees at the DMV office personally
- There may be additional requirements for G5 visa holders applying in Virginia
- HR Operations submits manual driver¡¯s license applications to OFM only once a week i.e. Friday morning
- Renewal requests initiated by HR Operations on behalf of a staff member, will prompt an email notification to staff
- Renewal requests initiated by staff via myHR Self-Service will prompt a confirmation number to be displayed upon submission
- HR does not receive confirmation from OFM when a non-eligibility letter is issued. The letter is emailed directly to the staff member¡¯s WBG email address. HR will ONLY be notified if a request for a non-eligibility letter is rejected due to inconsistent visa-related information.
ACTION FOR STAFF Required at DMV Office - Non-eligibility letter issued by OFM
- stating the applicant is not eligible for a Social Security number ¨C must be obtained prior to applying for driver¡¯s license
- (Example: Passport, G4 visa and I-94)
- Current driver¡¯s license (for renewals)
- (Example: utility bill, bank statement, copy of lease)
RESOURCES - Refer to Obtain or renew Driver¡¯s License in DC, MD or VA: | External Link
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