What to Bring to the Virginia DMV

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Source: Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 1: Testing, Vision Screening, p. 4

The learner's permit fee is $3, charged together with the yearly cost of the driver's license you will receive, so the full license fee is paid when you apply for the permit.

Source: Virginia DMV, DMV 201 ("Combined learner's permit/driver's license (plus the yearly cost of the driver's license) $3.00"); Learner's permit page ("$3 learner's permit fee plus the yearly cost of a driver's license")

Virginia's fee chart lists no charge for the knowledge exam; the fees you pay are the learner's permit fee and the driver's license fee. Adults may take the exam once per day, and after three failures must complete a training course before testing again.

Source: Virginia DMV, Fees for Driver's Licenses and ID Cards (DMV 201, dated 08/10/2026): no knowledge exam line item; Virginia DMV, Knowledge Exam page: no fee stated

The driver's license costs $4 per year with a $20 minimum, so the standard eight-year license is $32. A REAL ID compliant license adds a one-time $10 fee.

Source: Virginia DMV, DMV 201, dated 08/10/2026 ("Driver's license only ($4 per year) (minimum $20) $32.00")

Virginia no longer charges a reexamination fee for the knowledge exam. DMV announced on 2022-06-30 that the $2 reexamination fee was removed (SB 301 / HB 530), and Va. Code 46.2-332 (fees, amended through 2025) contains no reexamination fee. The learner's permit fee is paid when the permit is issued after passing.

Source: Virginia DMV news release 'New Laws Provide More Opportunities and Streamline Processes...' (June 30, 2022): "The $2 reexamination fee has also been removed as part of this new law."