international driving license
Jul 10th 2006, 10:38 am
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Re: international driving license
Originally Posted by gsnichol
Yikes! An Italian co-worker passed his test last week. He described his afternoon: ten second eye test, three minute written test (which you pass because NOONE fails!) and wait an hour before driving round the block and reverse parking faultlessly, whilst the USC in front of you has 10 attempts. And then still passes.
Everyone says it's easy...
Everyone says it's easy...
You can even pass the written test in NJ if you can't read or write.
Jul 10th 2006, 10:39 am
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Re: international driving license
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
You can even pass the written test in NJ if you can't read or write.
Jul 11th 2006, 12:34 am
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Re: international driving license
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
Second
Jul 11th 2006, 1:02 am
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Re: international driving license
I was told that the international drivers permit was issued for holidaymakers and visitors and was not for use when over here on an immigrant visa. Probably best to get your SSN .. take Az test and be done with it.
Jan
Jan
Jul 11th 2006, 1:06 am
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Re: international driving license
Originally Posted by TimFountain
Third.
Jul 11th 2006, 1:08 am
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Re: international driving license
Originally Posted by jan_michigan
I was told that the international drivers permit was issued for holidaymakers and visitors and was not for use when over here on an immigrant visa. Probably best to get your SSN .. take Az test and be done with it.
Jan
Jan
You are definitely required to obtain a drivers licence for the state you are resident in, whether you are on a visa, GC or USC. There is a timeline for this which usually is between 30 to 90 days (although this varies). See Ray's post for what happens when you drive around on a UK licence. :scared:
Jul 11th 2006, 1:11 am
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Re: international driving license
Originally Posted by dan_alford
What questions tripped you up? The only ones I saw that I wouldn't have known if I hadn't read the book were concerning the effects of Alcohol, which in the TN test are 25% of the questions.
Jul 11th 2006, 1:13 am
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Re: international driving license
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
The learner driver ones tripped me up.
Jul 11th 2006, 1:14 am
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Re: international driving license
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
The learner driver ones tripped me up.
You could've just said you can't read and write...or speak any language that they have a translator for.
Jul 11th 2006, 1:15 am
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Re: international driving license
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
You could've just said you can't read and write...or speak any language that they have a translator for.
Jul 11th 2006, 1:24 am
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Re: international driving license
Originally Posted by dan_alford
Yeah there were some of those too. The test seemed to be heavy on the laws surrounding driving ( alcohol, permits) and light on the actual driving technique.
Jul 11th 2006, 2:23 am
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Re: international driving license
The DC written test was amusing. 20 questions from a pool of about 50 I think. I had the leaflet with all the questions the day before. The question I liked was:-
The Traffic light ahead of you turns yellow, what do you do?
a) Slow down and Stop
b) Acelerate
c) Ignore it
d) None of the above
Shame it wasn't a real world test
The biggest issue I had was convincing them my visa at the time wasn't a Minister of Religion and that I didn't need a State Dept approval? (They finally found a big book of visas!)
The Traffic light ahead of you turns yellow, what do you do?
a) Slow down and Stop
b) Acelerate
c) Ignore it
d) None of the above
Shame it wasn't a real world test
The biggest issue I had was convincing them my visa at the time wasn't a Minister of Religion and that I didn't need a State Dept approval? (They finally found a big book of visas!)
Jul 11th 2006, 2:33 am
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Re: international driving license
Originally Posted by englishnurse
i have got into an unholy row about this license on another forum, as i had been advised to get one by my recruiter as it would mean that i didnt have to rush about taking a driving test straight away, good god people can be touchy, all i said was this was what i had been advised to do, next thing i know am in big trouble because i dared to disagree with a moderator
:scared:
she said i didnt need it
i said i had been told to get it
boom
warning on a pm 'it is against the rules to disagree with a moderator on a forum'
mind you i was a bit sarcastic, but am used to recieving sarcasm on here so i thought it was normal lmao
:scared:
she said i didnt need it
i said i had been told to get it
boom
warning on a pm 'it is against the rules to disagree with a moderator on a forum'
mind you i was a bit sarcastic, but am used to recieving sarcasm on here so i thought it was normal lmao
Jul 11th 2006, 2:36 am
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Re: international driving license
Originally Posted by Rockgurl
Get used to it. Seriously, I'm always getting into trouble over here in the US because I dare to exert my own personality. To get on in the USA you need to learn how to smile a big fake smile and agree with everyone, and act like nothing's too much trouble. The old English sarcasm will go down like a lead balloon here. It's been a hard lesson for me to learn and it's taken me 3 years to learn it, but I think I understand how to play the game.
I find fake smiling and being heavily sarcastic at the same time works very well...
Jul 11th 2006, 2:43 am
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Re: international driving license
Originally Posted by Rockgurl
The old English sarcasm will go down like a lead balloon here. It's been a hard lesson for me to learn and it's taken me 3 years to learn it, but I think I understand how to play the game.
