Ollie
05-10-2021, 02:37 PM
Hi all,
Not sure if there are any recent transplants on the board (i.e. folks who have dealt with this since the pandemic shutdowns). Wife is quite anxious about the process of transferring licenses/vehicle registrations to OK, likely compounded by the fact that a friend who recently moved to another state had endless headaches trying to get her car registered during COVID to a point she started getting automated letters her car was going to be impounded. The process also seems a little unusual in OK compared to other states we've lived.
My understanding is that we :
1) Switch our insurance to OK.
2) Go to a "Driver's License Exam" location with our documents and pass the vision test, then receive some sort of form.
3) Take said form to a tag agency and it is HERE we receive the actual license and can then also presumably register our cars.
My Questions:
1) Can anyone confirm if this is STILL the process during the pandemic? We're hearing different things from different people and even various websites seem to conflict.
2) Am I reading the website correctly that we do not have to bring documentation proving our OK residency (copy of lease, utility bills, etc.)? That hasn't been my experience transferring OOS licenses in other states.
3) On the off chance anyone here is also an immigrant, we're curious if they ran into problems with identification. My reading of the websites is that as long as folks bring their home-country passport as well as a US green card and social security card we should be good. Some websites seem to imply there is an additional step for non-citizens but then just describe the process above. Maybe immigrants just aren't able to RENEW online like citizens can, but everyone goes through the same process for the initial transfer?
4) Appointments seem virtually non-existent right now. We managed to book one a month out that was promptly cancelled. Do they still take walk-ins? Can we just show up at the Edmond office an hour before opening?
Thanks - appreciate any clarity you all can yield.
Not sure if there are any recent transplants on the board (i.e. folks who have dealt with this since the pandemic shutdowns). Wife is quite anxious about the process of transferring licenses/vehicle registrations to OK, likely compounded by the fact that a friend who recently moved to another state had endless headaches trying to get her car registered during COVID to a point she started getting automated letters her car was going to be impounded. The process also seems a little unusual in OK compared to other states we've lived.
My understanding is that we :
1) Switch our insurance to OK.
2) Go to a "Driver's License Exam" location with our documents and pass the vision test, then receive some sort of form.
3) Take said form to a tag agency and it is HERE we receive the actual license and can then also presumably register our cars.
My Questions:
1) Can anyone confirm if this is STILL the process during the pandemic? We're hearing different things from different people and even various websites seem to conflict.
2) Am I reading the website correctly that we do not have to bring documentation proving our OK residency (copy of lease, utility bills, etc.)? That hasn't been my experience transferring OOS licenses in other states.
3) On the off chance anyone here is also an immigrant, we're curious if they ran into problems with identification. My reading of the websites is that as long as folks bring their home-country passport as well as a US green card and social security card we should be good. Some websites seem to imply there is an additional step for non-citizens but then just describe the process above. Maybe immigrants just aren't able to RENEW online like citizens can, but everyone goes through the same process for the initial transfer?
4) Appointments seem virtually non-existent right now. We managed to book one a month out that was promptly cancelled. Do they still take walk-ins? Can we just show up at the Edmond office an hour before opening?
Thanks - appreciate any clarity you all can yield.