You should also be able to get an International Drivers Permit for use in the US and other countries. Therefore it seems that there would be no reason to even have a drivers license from the US when you are living overseas as long as you have your valid passport, and whatever visas are deemed necessary.Īs for driving when overseas, each country has their specific rules as to what form of licensing you need, and, you should be able to get some form of license where you are. When abroad, no one has every asked me for any STATE Identification they only care about the passport which is a national form of identification. Does any one have experience with this?Īccording to what I understand, and, as someone above pointed out, if you are living abroad, then, technically, while you are still a US Citizen, you are no longer a resident of any state in the US. However all the 'normal' methods of renewing a license require you to be in the state as you are sent a camera card which needs to be taken to the DMV in person. If you need to check on your license status, you can always buy a copy of your driving record. You should be able to renew your expired license by following the methods outlined below. But you may be issued a traffic ticket if you drive without a valid driver's license. The license was issued in Pennsylvania, and the DMV website has this to say:Īlthough you can't legally drive on an expired license, the state doesn't currently have any firm restrictions on how long you have to renew an expired license without facing additional consequences, so long as your license has not been suspended or revoked. I could also get a local driving license, but I'm currently living in Germany and colleagues have told me this is a rather expensive ordeal. I could wait until I'm back in the States again to renew, but I don't have plans to go back in the near future. I hadn't used the license/driven anywhere in several years at the time that it expired, but now I'm thinking of using it again for short trips/rentals. Form MV-900.My driver's license expired last autumn (September 2013).Form MV-82STA "State Vehicle Registration/Title Application" - New York.Form MV-279 "Request for Classroom Premises Check for Prelicensing Course" - New York.
Form MV-299.3 "Request for Approval of Driving School Name" - New York.Form AV-2 "Autonomous Vehicle Technology Demonstration/Testing Addendum" - New York.Form UT-11C "County Vehicle Use Tax Exemption Certificate" - New York.Form MV-901B "Garageman's Affirmation and Bill of Sale" - New York.Form MV-80l "Eye Test Report for Medical Review Unit" - New York.Form MV-82 "Vehicle Registration/Title Application" - New York.To learn which documents must be submitted with the form (depending on what a filer is applying for), the fee amount, and the address of a local NY DMV office, an applicant should visit the official website of the NY DMV. Here the applicant certifies that all statements made here are true, the vehicle is fully equipped as required by law, etc.Īfter completing the document, the applicant must sign it, date it, and submit it to the NY DMV. The last section provides filers with important information about the penalties for providing invalid information. Here a filer must designate the purpose of the vehicle by checking the box from the offered options or define it themselves, as well as check the insurance requirements and fill in the section for taxis (if any of these are applicable). This section is supposed to be filled in only if the vehicle stated in the document is for non-personal use. Information about the vehicles for non-personal use.All the modifications must be described in the application. If the vehicle was seriously damaged, or any vehicle modifications took place, an applicant must state it. Damage disclosure and vehicle modifications.Here they must state their name, date of birth, gender, address, license number, and designate if there is a co-owner. If the registrant and owner are not the same, then this section must be filled out by the owner of the vehicle. Here an applicant must report information about their vehicle, which includes its vehicle identification number, its year and make, body type, color, weight, seat capacity, odometer readings, etc. In addition to this, a filer must state the purpose of filling out the form by checking the applicable box. If they have a co-registrant their personal and contact information must be designated here as well. In the first part, a registrant is supposed to enter personal and contact information, such as their name, date of birth, gender, driver's license ID, address, telephone number. The gaps are divided into several parts, which include the following: The MV-82 Form consists of two pages, where an applicant is supposed to fill in the gaps.