Driver's License Translation in California
California has no license-exchange agreements with other countries, and new residents must hold a California license within 10 days of moving. Everyone with a foreign license takes the tests.
Since 2015, AB 60 has allowed California residents to get a driver's license regardless of immigration status, using documents such as a foreign passport or consular ID to prove identity - which is where most foreign-language documents at the DMV come from.
Filing details for California
- Licensing agency
- California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
- Driving on a foreign licence
- New residents must hold a California licence within 10 days
- Foreign licence agreements
- None with foreign countries
We serve California remotely from our office in Edgewater, New Jersey.
Foreign documents at the DMV
The DMV asks for a document that is not in English - a foreign license, a marriage certificate showing a name change, a foreign transcript - to be accompanied by a certified translation or an affidavit of translation into English. For an AB 60 applicant that can mean several documents, and each translation should be complete, stamps and seals included.
A foreign license will not get you a California license, but a certified translation of it is still useful to insurers, employers and traffic courts.
مدة التسليم
24 hours standard; 6-8 hours (+50%) or 1-3 hours (+100%) expedited
Price
$49 first page, then $0.12/word. Details
اللغات
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الأسئلة الشائعة
Can I exchange my foreign license in California?
No. California has no exchange agreements; you take the knowledge and driving tests.
How soon must a new resident get a California license?
Within 10 days of becoming a resident.
Do you have a California office?
No. We serve California remotely from New Jersey.
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