Does address have to match driver's license?

[WarEagled]

Ok, I am graduating from a school in Alabama and plan to move to Texas (and want a Texas license of course). I am not moving until June or July so do not yet have an address where I can receive mail in Texas. On my application I used my Mississippi address (hometown, my parent's address) because that is my most permanent address and the one on my driver's license.

My application was then rejected because MS is a compact state. So I called up the TX BON. I was told I could use my Alabama address since it is NOT a compact state (my lease on this AL house runs through July 31st) or a Texas address. The woman on the phone was very weird about me asking this question and I assured her I was not trying to "cheat" the system in any way. I would just like to take the NCLEX before I move to Texas because I will have more time to study and be less stressed/busy with moving and such. I would really rather not have to get a MS license and then change it to a TX one practically immediately.

So...does the address I use need to match my driver's license? or did I just dream that up? Maybe it was only the name that had to match exactly to the driver's license?

[MendedHeart]

Yes have to match

[harpreetk]

No does not have to cuz I just look my exam last week my I'd and my ATT different address and they didn't even care . You just need valid if that's all .

[Lifeshot]

It doesn't matter, but if the board has your old address, they will send your result to your old address.

Go to "www.change-my- address.com" If you pay $1.00, they will forward all the mails to your new address for 6months.

its convenient and worthy.

Good luck!!

[MendedHeart]

Mine says the names have to match exactly. .thats all.im in NC

[WarEagled]

Thanks everyone!

The mail forwarding here is not great. I guess with it being a college town and people moving constantly. But, I know the people who will be moving to the house in August so if not all my mail gets forwarded I can still get it.