{"id":702,"date":"2012-06-21T08:00:28","date_gmt":"2012-06-21T13:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/chicagoarea\/2012\/06\/21\/driving-do-you-have-your-state-drivers-license\/"},"modified":"2012-06-21T08:00:28","modified_gmt":"2012-06-21T13:00:28","slug":"driving-do-you-have-your-state-drivers-license","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/chicagoarea\/2012\/06\/21\/driving-do-you-have-your-state-drivers-license\/","title":{"rendered":"Driving-Do you have your state driver&#039;s license?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Links to the Department of Motor Vehicles for all states can be found here.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Dept of Motor Vehicles\" href=\"http:\/\/aupairinamerica.com\/state\/index.asp\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/aupairinamerica.com\/state\/index.asp <\/a><\/p>\n<p>A US driver\u2019s license is a requirement in some states and it makes a great souvenir!<br \/>\nIllinois does not accept the International Driving Permit.\u00a0 Once you have your Social Security card, your next adventure is to go to the Department of Motor Vehicles closest to you.<\/p>\n<p>~Drivers moving to Illinois may use their valid driver\u2019s license from their home state or country for 90 days.\u00a0 There are two parts to getting an Illinois drivers license.\u00a0 The written test and a road test.\u00a0 If you are from Germany or France you do not need to take the tests, call your community counselor to get details of what you need to do.\u00a0 If you have a car accident, you can be asked to pay a deductible of up to $500.\u00a0 Parking tickets are expensive and are you pay for them, so pay attention to parking restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>Bring your DS 2019, passport, Social Security card, two pieces of mail showing your\u00a0 address (use the envelope with your Social Security card and mail yourself a letter) driver\u2019s license from your home country and all papers you have received from APIA that have your name on them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A US driver\u2019s license is a requirement in some states and it makes a great souvenir!<br \/>\nIllinois does not accept the International Driving Permit.  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