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Drivers license new york

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  • 22-06-2014 8:53pm
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    crapmanjoe
    Registered Users Posts: 472 ✭✭


    Hey

    Can somebody talk me through the process for applying for a NY drivers license when I have an Irish license. I have been to the dmv site but it's just confusing me.

    I know I still apply for the learners permit but can I drive unsupervised with it (since I hold a valid international license) and do I need to hand in my Irish license once I receive the Ny state license?


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    jjbrien
    Registered Users Posts: 2,678 ✭✭✭jjbrien


    You must apply for a new, original NYS driver license and can’t exchange a driver license that is

    issued outside the U.S. or Canada
    not a photo driver license
    a learner permit
    a temporary or interim driver license
    a hardship or an "employment only driver license"
    expired for more than 12 months
    a non-commercial driver license valid for less than 6 months
    a driver license marked "non-renewable" or "non-transferable"
    http://dmv.ny.gov/driver-license/exchange-out-state-driver-license

    You will have to do the test but wont need a learner permit.
    To get a NYS driver license, you must pass a written test,complete a 5-hour pre-licensing course and pass a road test to qualify for a NYS driver license.

    Bit of a bummer Ill be in the same boat as you at the end of August.


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