[Betty Jane]

What do other countries do about driver’s licenses for long term visitors? Has anyone here gotten a foreign license? What was the process?

[Oldexpat]

I was licensed to drive in five foreign countries. All required me to have a work or residence permit plus US Passport. None allowed me to register to vote.
No illegal would be allowed to vote.

[gridlock]

What do other countries do about driver’s licenses for long term visitors? Has anyone here gotten a foreign license? What was the process?

In India, about thirty years ago, you carried your American Driver's License, along with a printed ID card from the Indian Government that gave you permission to drive using a foreign license. They didn't issue you an ID, however. In Europe, I think you just use your US ID. In Kenya, about 25 years ago, they issued a printed card that you used with your US license. I don't know if it was the same card as was issued to Kenyans or not. But somebody would force you to stop and stick a gun in your ear about every 50 km when you were on the road, and none of them was ever interested in seeing your Drivers License. More of a cash transaction, really.

In Somalia, nobody had any documentation of any kind, even the locals. You just tried to avoid accidents and didn't stop for anything.

[Joan Kerrey]

What do other countries do about driver’s licenses for long term visitors? Has anyone here gotten a foreign license? What was the process? ================= Years ago I lived in Germany and in order to drive I had to obtain what was called an International Drivers License and purchase insurance. With that license I was able to drive all over Europe. Only German citizens had German licenses. I don't know if that has changed but it worked well then.