Driver license.

[Lacosta 40]

Hi All:

My husband is coming from Dominican Republic. He has a valid driver license over there. Can he use it here in the State of NY when he arrives?

[JFH 12,190]

See the "drivers from other countries" section in this link. He cannot use his overseas license as he will be a resident, not a visitor. He must take the written test, road test and attend a 5-hour course to get a New York license:

 

https://dmv.ny.gov/driver-license/exchange-out-state-driver-license

[Jeanne Adil 1,651]

you have entered a grey area

a foreign license ables a person to drive in NY state until  he is a resident

according to state tuition guidelines you are not considered a resident until u have lived in the state a year (use to be 6 months when i went to Cornell)

but u can apply in your country and get an international driving license 

you are required to take the written test and get the learner's permit as soon as u r a resident of NY state

to take the test, you have to prove u live there like by having a SS card, NY ID, mail delivered to u in a NY state address, utility bills at that address, etc.

 

so ,   when r u a resident????

 

[JFH 12,190]

29 minutes ago, adil-rafa said:

 

so ,   when r u a resident????

 

The NY DMV site is quite clear on this:

 

1Definition of Resident per Section 250 (5) of the NYS Vehicle and Traffic Law: "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. It shall be presumptive evidence that a person who maintains a place of abode in this state for a period of at least ninety days is a resident of this state."

To live in a house, a home, an apartment, a room or other similar place in NYS for 90 days is considered "presumptive evidence" that you are a resident of New York State. A police officer can use this as evidence to issue a traffic ticket if you drive in New York State without a New York State driver license or vehicle registration.

A judge considers the law and the evidence of your intent and decides if you are a resident of New York State. If you pay taxes or your children attend school in another state, a judge considers these facts to decide if your intent is to make NYS a "fixed and permanent" residence. According to this law, students from other states or from other nations who attend school in New York State are usually not considered residents of NYS. DMV does not decide if you are a resident of New York State, if you must get a NYS driver license, or if you must register your vehicle in New York State.

Edited October 16, 2017 by JFH

[Mehdi-T 9]

i guess that depend on each state , i went to pass the driver licence and the person in charge in the DMV told me that my case need to be approved first and to bring the i-797 that will show that . but he said that i can drive with my moroccan licence and have my passport or any thing that can show i entred legally to the country with me till i pass the test . the problem is my wife tried to add me to her insurance car but the company refused that till i get my ID 

Edited October 16, 2017 by Mehdi-T

[Jeanne Adil 1,651]

i lived  40 years in NY state

they consider a person transitional until He, himself,  can prove all of the above

it is often hard for a newbee to get the lease (no credit) 

job would be the best that requires gc or permission to work

hard to get proof until a substanital time has been spent in this state

and i went directly to the DMV site to get my informaiton