RI law allows au pairs to drive in the State of Rhode Island for one year with either an international driver’s license or a license from your home country (along with a translation of the license).

If you plan to apply for a Rhode Island driver’s license, you must take all of the following documents to the DMV:

1) Passport
2) I-94 Card
3) DS-2019
4) Valid Social Security Card
5) Written confirmation of your participation in the Au Pair in America Program and documentation of your Rhode Island address. (You may use your Au Pair in America identification card)

You will be required to take a written exam and an eye test; and will then be issued a RI Driver’s “permit”. You should study the RI Driver’s manual before taking the test. The manual can be accessed on the internet at: http://www.dmv.ri.gov/licenses/manuals/index.php

After receiving your permit, you will be given a date to take a road test (driving test), and after passing thst test, you will receive your Rhode Island Driver’s License.

For current information about DMV hours and fees involved to obtain a driver’s permit and RI license, please visit the DMV website: http://www.dmv.ri.gov/licenses/
(Current fee for written test/permit $6.50; License Fee $26.50; Total Fees: $33.00)