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Subject:
Drivers Licenses in two countries
Category: Miscellaneous Asked by: traveller4-ga List Price: $5.00 |
Posted:
11 Jul 2006 20:12 PDT
Expires: 10 Aug 2006 20:12 PDT Question ID: 745473 |
Can you hold a valid drivers license in Canada and the US at the same time? I have dual citizenship and residences in both places. |
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Re: Drivers Licenses in two countries
From: myoarin-ga on 12 Jul 2006 03:44 PDT |
Just a free comment, and certainly no legal advice. I believe there is no problem. Dual citizenship is a bit schizophrenic: you are Canadian when using Canadian ID and related documents; and US, when using US ones. As one or the other, that is your identity at the moment, a full citizen of that country with all its rights, even if you happen to be in the other country. As a resident of each country, you are probably even obligated to have a driver's license from each, since in most places there are restrictions on how long one can drive with a foreign or out-of-state license. But again: no legal advice. |
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Re: Drivers Licenses in two countries
From: reinedd-ga on 12 Jul 2006 09:22 PDT |
You can't officially "reside" in both places, like you can't reside in two states. One more thing, in both Canada and the US the driver license is managed by the state or province, calling the dmv from both places you live in would probably be the way to go. I know in Quebec it's illegal to have 2 driver licenses. You must exchange your driver license to get a Quebec one. |
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Re: Drivers Licenses in two countries
From: jtregunna-ga on 24 Jul 2006 21:31 PDT |
I do not believe so. That said however, you can apply for, and receive an international drivers permit which enables you to drive in many different countries (including the USA and Canada). http://www.voyage.gc.ca/main/before/faq/international_driving-en.asp Should be able to answer most other questions you would have about it. |
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Re: Drivers Licenses in two countries
From: myoarin-ga on 25 Jul 2006 05:21 PDT |
Reinedd and Jtregunna, I believe you both are right in the case of a person with only one citizenship, but the questioner has both. I think he can be a US citizen with residence in the States, and as a Canadian citizen can claim a primary residence in Canada, a bit schizophrenic. Neither country can deny him residency, nor could the state or province deny him a passport if he applied for it. I rather doubt that a province can insist that he hand in a foreign driver's license, only one from another province, ditto for a US state. The requirement is that after a certain period a resident have a license from the state or providence in which he lives. But as mentioned before, this is no professional or legal advice. Myoarin |
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