(This certificate was called a “blue card” in the past.) You do not receive an MV-285 if you complete the pre-licensing course. Only students who complete a high school or college driver education course approved by the NYS Education Department (NYSED) receive an MV-285 student certificate. You must also show the certificate to the road test examiner on the day of your road test.
You must provide the certificate number when you schedule your road test. When you complete the course, you receive a pre-licensing course certificate (MV-278). Look in the telephone directory under “Driving Instruction.” Most commercial driving schools licensed by the DMV offer the DMV-approved pre-licensing course.
The DMV recommends that you take professional driving lessons (Paradise Driving School).Īttend a mandatory pre-licensing course or complete a high school or college driver education course. Practice at least 10 hours in medium to high volume traffic. The DMV recommends that you practice at least 30 hours for your road test. If you earn more than the income limit for education shorter than seven months, less will be converted into a grant.Practice frequently. We only do this when your tax assessment is ready for the year or years in which you received a loan from us. The loan is not converted to a grant until we have checked your income and assets. Conversion only takes place the year after you have completed your education
When you have completed your education and been issued a driver’s license showing that you are a qualified transport driver, you need to notify your driving school so that they can let Lånekassen know that you have completed your education. The school must report that you have completed your education If you live at home with your parents, loans are not converted to a grant. In order to convert a loan to a grant you must have an income below the limits and live separately from your parents. Grants are funds you are not required to repay. You must repay the whole loan you have taken to pay the course fee, but up to 40 per cent of the basic support may be converted to a grant if you complete your education. But if you are a part-time student, you will be given an offer to borrow a smaller amount. Income and assets have no impact on whether you can receive an additional loan. You may also borrow NOK 51,150 extra per year when you have children below the age of 16, with an upward limit of NOK 102,300 in total. If you are a part-time student, you also get a smaller amount. The child grant is means tested, which means that the amount is reduced if the family has income or assets in excess of the limits stipulated in the regulations. If you have several children, you receive more in grants. If you have children below the age of 16, you may qualify for an additional grant. If you have children while studying, your basic support and additional loan for school fees may be converted to a grant for up to 49 weeks. Parental grant in the event of birth or adoption If you have children while studying, you may be entitled to additional loans and grants. And if your course starts before 1 March and concludes after 15 March, you must apply before 15 March. In this case you must apply before 15 November. Exceptions apply if your course starts before 1 November and concludes after 15 November. You must apply before you have completed the course. You must have been accepted in the driving school before you apply for loan and grant. You may borrow up to NOK 109,833 to cover expenses for tuition fees or course fees. You may receive a tuition fees loan to cover the expenses of the course You must start or take the driver’s license within 12 months of the start of the basic training. You may only receive a grant and loan for a driver’s license if you take it in connection with the basic training. You are not entitled to loans and grants if you are only taking a driver’s license. This also applies if you take a driver's license class C / CE / D in connection with 140 hours. The funds will be disbursed when the school has confirmed that you have started the basic training of 140 hours. You will receive the money when you have started your 140 hour basic training If you are taking both the basic training of 140 hours and a driver’s license in class C, CE or D, you can receive basic support for a total of six weeks. You can receive a loan and grant for an extra week if you take both the basic training and driver’s license If you are only taking the basic training of 140 hours, you can receive basic support for five weeks. You can receive loans and grants for five weeks training as a transport driver