I live abroad, but use a friend's address as my US residence. My US credit cards, bank accounts and investment accounts all use my US address, and some also use my foreign address.
As far as my former state is concerned, I still have a residence there, even if I don't live there. It's just not my primary residence. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. Asked 7 years, 4 months ago. Active 2 years, 4 months ago.
Viewed 62k times. Improve this question. For what is it worth, I have heard of expats visiting the DMV while in Texas and renewing their license at that time. Did you ever hold a Texas DL? AFAIK - legally you can't. You need to be a resident of a particular state to get a license in that state. DavidSegonds - Texas requires 'Individuals who do not currently live in Texas but their true, permanent home domicile is in Texas'.
Unless your domicile is in Texas, you can't just stop in the DMV and obtain a license without misrepresenting your situation. Welcome to expatriates. You're getting into a subject of State vs.
Federal rights, which isn't really a subject for this site. Possible duplicate of How to renew a US driver's license when living abroad — user Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. David Segonds David Segonds 3 3 silver badges 14 14 bronze badges. Citizenship Proof of Texas residency Proof of completion of adult driver education if applicable.
Additionally, you will need to provide the following information for the vehicle you use for the driving test: Proof of current registration Proof of current inspection Proof of current liability insurance: it is not necessary for your name to be on the insurance policy, you just need to show proof that the vehicle itself is insured Since I'm not a resident of Texas, or any other state, it's a deal breaker.
Quick facts for foreign visitors about driving in the United States An international driver's license must be obtained from your home country. Welcome to Expatriates! There's an "edit" link if you want to make changes to your answer. Some of the information you copied from your links was written for non-US citizens.
And it seems like 7 could only ever apply to a non-US citizen. Do I Keep My U. About the Author: Jed. Related Posts. November 8th, July 21st, November 11th, July 12th, GdD - It might be easier - but I'm not sure it's even legal. NY seems to have clear residency requirements you need to meet for a license 'As used in this section, the term "resident" shall mean domiciliary, that is, one who lives in this state with the intention of making it a fixed and permanent abode'.
Obtaining a license when you aren't a resident could potentially cause problems. My wife did something similar in Missouri. We are former Missouri residents, but in this case we simply used my parents' current address. As it was more than six months since my wife's license had expired, she had to retake everything, both the written exam and driving exam, to receive a license. Milo Benz Milo Benz 51 2 2 bronze badges.
I've spent some time in Thailand and I feel like the level of red tape in Germany is somewhat different :p I'll give it a try though — dax. The training standards in Europe, particularly in Germany, are far higher than in the US. The European countries whose policies I am familiar with, namely France and the Netherlands, certainly won't do it. I can't say for sure because I've not tried yet.
But I've read first hand accounts on a german expat forum toytown of people trading their us licenses in directly even after living here for several years. I think it has less to do with training standards and more to do with state relationships - at least that's the way it was framed on toytown.
Carlo Volti Carlo Volti 19 1 1 bronze badge. Welcome to the site. Nice answer, but some quibbles: Argentina, Australia, Canada, Mexico: all countries where licenses are issued by the state or province rather than a federal authority.
I suspect that even more countries have separate vital records. Germany is one example, where you even have to apply to the state for your residence permit, though the rules are made at the federal level. In Switzerland, rules concerning citizenship are even made at the cantonal level. The US is not as unique as you think. As for renewal of a license long after expiration, the states I'm familiar with just consider it a new application after some time. For example, in New York, if you apply more than one year after the expiration of your previous license, you have to pay the fees for a new application, pass the written test, take a learners permit, take at least the "5 hour class," and take a road test.
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