Everybody in NYS that wants to apply for a NY drivers license has to attend a pre-licensing course after receiving the PHOTO LEARNER PERMIT in the mail. This is the second of the three steps everybody is required to take in NYS in order to obtain a drivers license. Since April 2018 the DMV requirement for attending the course is to have the PHOTO PERMIT (which arrives in the mail about 2 weeks after passing the written test), and the temporary interim permit is not sufficient to attend the cours