goldbears

Hello, i was wondering if when i move to the US and become a citizen there, can i just exchange my license to get the US one? what would i have to do?

henryh

It depends on the state but usually you have to take at least the written test and probably the road test. Fortunately both are (in most states) extremely easy.

goldbears

Well, it's going to be Florida... any idea how much it would cost and that? i would be joining my fiance's insurance as well, if that would help...

Ethelred_the_Unready

I don't know about the cost as I got my Florida license back in 2004, but I took the actual driving and written test. Both were easy. The written test was multiple choice and largely common sense. The driving test was done on a simulated track rather than actual road, so of course, aside from still feeling a bit awkward driving a left hand drive, I passed.

It's a piece of cake. I got my license while I was still going through the immigration process and wasn't yet a permanent resident. If you learned to drive in the UK, you'll pass easily here. When you see the awful standard of driving, you'll soon realise that any idiot can get a license.

Guindalf

Just learn to drive with your blinker on and you'll be fine!

BTW, it will take several years before you become a citizen. Unless it's changed sine I did it, you must be here and married to a USC for a minimum of three years before you even qualify (5 for any other reason)!

Noorah101

First of all, you do not have to wait to become a USC to get a US driver license. You can get one way before then.

You mention a fiance, so I assume you are coming to the USA on a K-1 visa? If so, then once you have your SS number, you can go to DMV and take the written test and driving test and get a US license.

You can expect to renew the license each time a piece of your "evidence of status in the USA ID" expires...first it will be your I-94, then it will be your EAD, then it will be your 2-year green card, then it will be your 10-year green card (unless you become a USC before the 10-year card expires).

Rene

ian-mstm

Is Google broken? Why not just look up the Florida DMV web site and find out for yourself?

Ian

AmerLisa

Here's a useful link.....

http://just****inggoogleit.com/

Bob

Test from scratch, you do the theory and road test.

Only a couple of states will allow you get a license without doing the full test, just the theory and eye test and Florida isn't one of them.

Citizenship has nothing to do with it.

Rodney you plonker

You can drive on your UK license for a year. Its easy once you get here.

goldbears

No money back, no guarantee.. >.>

But seriously, so when i get there,if i talk to the Florida driving agency or whatever, they can let me drive for up to a year on my UK license before i apply for the tests that i need to take?

kimilseung

Take that with a pinch of salt until you get some kind of confirmation, you may find that the year is for tourists, and once you are a resident or get a job then a different set of rules applies.

fatbrit

I very much doubt it.

AmerLisa

No, you probably will need to get your license quite quickly if you're going on your fiance's auto insurance. They'll probably not insure you without a Florida one.

It's really not a big deal, I wouldn't make it one. From experience the UK driver's test was more complicated than you'll find the one here. After you arrive and get your SS number, you'll be able to go down and apply for one.

Here, read up on it: http://www.dmvflorida.org/first-time-driver.shtml

jeffreyhy

No, the Florida Division of Motor Vehicles cannot do that. Florida law requires that if you have an out-of-state drivers license you must obtain a Florida license within 30 days of becoming a Florida resident.

Regards, JEff