The Drivers License and Car Registration Data Thread

[sj5 4]

DRIVER's LISENCE APPLICATION:

Your State: CA

Your County: Fresno

Your Original License was from (Country): US

Did they take your licence or let you keep it: None

What documents did you provide to get your license: SSN, GC, and Auto Insurance.

Did you have to take a written test: Yes

Did you have to take a road test: Yes

Did you have to take a vision test: Yes

Did you get a full license: Yes

Did you get a conditional license: No (5 years)

Did you get a ID card only: No

How much did you pay in fees: $26

Edited May 11, 2009 by sj5

[Brit Abroad 166]

DRIVER's LISENCE APPLICATION:

Your State: Hawaii

Your County: Honolulu

Your Original License was from (Country): United Kingdom

Did they take your licence or let you keep it: Choice of: Punch a hole through & give back OR confiscate and return to issuing authority

What documents did you provide to get your license: Passport with I-551 stamp, Military dependant ID, Marriage certificate

Did you have to take a written test: Yes

Did you have to take a road test: Yes

Did you have to take a vision test: Yes

Did you get a full license: Yes

Did you get a conditinal license: No

Did you get a ID card only: No

How much did you pay in fees: $24.00

Interestingly enough, Hawaii allows you to supervise yourself (on HI permit) with your foreign full driving licence for up to 1 year from the date of entry stamped in the passport. Of course, it requires carrying the marriage certificate to match the HI permit to the UK licence and passport in maiden name.

[Dave and Helena 0]

DRIVER's LISENCE APPLICATION:

Your State:GA

Your County:Gwinnett

Your Original License was from (Country):Sweden

Did they take your licence or let you keep it:They took it saying it is illegal to have two drivers licenses.

What documents did you provide to get your license:Passport, Green Card, Bank statement showing residency.

Did you have to take a written test:Yes

Did you have to take a road test:Yes

Did you have to take a vision test:No

Did you get a full license:License only valid for one year. At renewal I got until my Green Card expiration date.

Did you get a conditional license:

Did you get a ID card only:No

How much did you pay in fees:$22

CAR REGISTRATION:

Your State:GA

Your County:Gwinnett

Where did you do the registration:MVD Tag Office

Did you receive car import documents at POE:No

Was your car inspected:No

What documents did you require:Drivers license, Proof of insurance, Title (we paid for the car with a check and got the title from the previous owner), Proof of successful emissions inspection.

How much tax did you pay:None until the wonderful "Birthday tax" if I remember correctly.

How much was the registration:Do not remember

How much was the license plate:Paid extra to have the eagle.... do not remember how much it was

Any additional costs:Do not remember

Did you successfully register your vehicle:Yes

Edited June 12, 2009 by Dave and Helena

[MrsCat 6]

DRIVER's LISENCE APPLICATION:

Your State: HAWAII

Your County: BIG ISLAND

Your Original License was from (Country): CANADA

Did they take your licence or let you keep it: TOOK IT

What documents did you provide to get your license: DRIVER'S LICENSE / SSN / I-551

Did you have to take a written test: YES

Did you have to take a road test: NO

Did you have to take a vision test: YES

Did you get a full license: YES

Did you get a conditinal license: NO

Did you get a ID card only: NO

How much did you pay in fees: $24

CAR REGISTRATION:

Your State: HAWAII

Your County: BIG ISLAND

Where did you do the registration: DMV

Did you receive car import documents at POE: YES

Was your car inspected: NO

What documents did you require: REGISTRATION / INSURANCE / BILL OF LADING (SHIPPING RECEIPT) / COMPLETED IMPORT FORM FROM POE / TITLE SEARCH FROM AB SHOWING NO LIENS ON THE VEHICLE (AS AB ONLY HAS REGISTRATION AND NO ACTUAL SEPARATE TITLE)

How much tax did you pay: NONE

How much was the registration: $98 (BASED ON VEHICLE WEIGHT)

How much was the license plate: $52

Any additional costs: N/A

Did you successfuly register your vehicle: YES

Edited June 13, 2009 by MrsCat

[Texanadian 10]

DRIVER's LICENSE APPLICATION:

Your State: Texas

Your County: Harris

Your Original License was from (Country): Canada

Did they take your licence or let you keep it: Took it

What documents did you provide to get your license: Green Card, proof of insurance

Did you have to take a written test: No

Did you have to take a road test: No

Did you have to take a vision test: No

Did you get a full license: Yes

Did you get a conditinal license: No

Did you get a ID card only: No

How much did you pay in fees: $24

CAR REGISTRATION:

Your State: Texas

Your County: Harris

Where did you do the registration: Harris County Tax Assessor (Preston St, downtown)

Did you receive car import documents at POE: Yes, form 7501 (says my car is duty free)

Was your car inspected: Annual inspection needs to be done before registration. (You need the receipt)

What documents did you require: A whole bunch. They have them at the tax accessor's office

How much tax did you pay: n/a

How much was the registration: $60/year

How much was the license plate: $0.00

Any additional costs: $90 new Texan fee, a few small charges...total bill was $177

Did you successfuly register your vehicle: Yes

Most people in Harris county buy 1 year registration stickers. You also have the option of getting 2 or 3 year stickers. Handy as it saves time. And you know the fees are only going to go up in the future.

I tried going to my local courthouse to get my registration stuff done. But they ALWAYS had long lineups (1-2 hours). Going to the main tax accessor at the downtown courthouse, the line is maybe 5 minutes. Worth the drive in my opinion. You probably won't be able to do it all in one visit though. Part of the paperwork they give you is needing to get a Houston police check of your car's VIN number. And they only do that once a week from 9AM to 9:30AM if memory serves me correct.

Steps in Texas

1) Get a vehicle inspection.

2) Buy US car insurance (you can do this before the inspection if you want)

3) Register the car

4) Get a US driver's license (they want your car to be registered before they'll give you a license)

I waited for my green card to come in before getting a Texas license. That way you get the full 6 year license that doesn't say temporary visitor.

Edited June 13, 2009 by Texanadian

[Kar98 0]

Steps in Texas

1) Get a vehicle inspection.

2) Buy US car insurance (you can do this before the inspection if you want)

You MUST do this before inspection, because the inspector will want to see proof of insurance.

3) Register the car

4) Get a US driver's license (they want your car to be registered before they'll give you a license)

[MrsCat 6]

CAR REGISTRATION:

Your State: HAWAII

Your County: BIG ISLAND

What documents did you require: REGISTRATION / INSURANCE / BILL OF LADING (SHIPPING RECEIPT) / COMPLETED IMPORT FORM FROM POE / TITLE SEARCH FROM AB SHOWING NO LIENS ON THE VEHICLE (AS AB ONLY HAS REGISTRATION AND NO ACTUAL SEPARATE TITLE) / PASSED SAFETY INSPECTION

EDIT: forgot to add the above as necessary.

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

*BUMP* since there seems to be alot of driver license questions. Maybe some states can be added to this thread.

[Married2009 32]

DRIVER's LICENSE APPLICATION:

Your State: Texas

Your County: Harris

Your Original License was from (Country): Canada

Did they take your licence or let you keep it: Took it

What documents did you provide to get your license: Green Card, proof of insurance, car registration, social security card

Did you have to take a written test: No

Did you have to take a road test: No

Did you have to take a vision test: No

Did you get a full license: Yes

Did you get a conditinal license: No

Did you get a ID card only: No

How much did you pay in fees: $24

CAR REGISTRATION:

Your State: Texas

Your County: Harris

Where did you do the registration: Harris County Tax Assessor - Kyle Chapman Annex

Did you receive car import documents at POE: Yes

Was your car inspected: Annual inspection needs to be done before registration. (You need the receipt)

What documents did you require: Application for Texas title, POE form, proof of insurance, form filled out by Anti-theft division with Police Dept (we had ours done by Pasadena Police Dept - had to make an appointment - there are several numbers to call on the form you get from the tax office - to find out where to get this done)

How much tax did you pay: n/a

How much was the registration: $60/year

How much was the license plate: $0.00

Any additional costs: $90 new Texan fee, a few small charges...total was about $175

Did you successfuly register your vehicle: Yes

Edited September 17, 2010 by Married2009