{"id":1696,"date":"2013-09-01T14:26:43","date_gmt":"2013-09-01T19:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vas\/?p=135"},"modified":"2013-09-01T14:26:43","modified_gmt":"2013-09-01T19:26:43","slug":"how-to-get-a-virginia-drivers-license","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vas\/2013\/09\/01\/how-to-get-a-virginia-drivers-license\/","title":{"rendered":"How to get a Virginia drivers license"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn3.google.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTKw0FEIJ05tF5xiL6xVh1TXo9Jsv5Elkn8mWvB17IBSY1iFFsJ7g\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"107\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An au pair is legal to drive on an International Driver\u2019s License for six months or an English translation of her National Driver\u2019s License (Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia) until she has all of the pieces that are required to get a VA license.<\/p>\n<p>How to get a Driver\u2019s License:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Practice the test at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dmv.virginia.gov\/dmvweb\/kats\/sne_intro.asp\">http:\/\/www.dmv.virginia.gov\/dmvweb\/kats\/sne_intro.asp<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Open a Bank Account<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Effective immediately, to apply for a driver\u2019s license (holders of German, French, South Korean or Canadian driver\u2019s licenses) or a learner\u2019s permit (all other countries) your au pair must bring:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bank Statement<\/li>\n<li>Envelope with the au pair\u2019s name and host family      address on it<\/li>\n<li>Passport, DS-2019, I-94<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At the DMV you will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Take the computer\/multiple choice test.<\/li>\n<li>If you pass the written test \u2013 you will take the driving test.<\/li>\n<li>If you pass the driving test you will get your VA Driver\u2019s License!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Au pairs that are not yet 19 will not be licensed in the state of Virginia without extensive driver\u2019s education.\u00a0 Once, an au pair turns 19 \u2013 this is no longer required.<\/p>\n<p>An au pair will receive a Virginia license that is valid only for the term of her visa.\u00a0 For her to renew her license after her visa has expired she will have to prove that she is in the U.S. legally with new visa documentation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explains what documents and tests are required before an AP can get her license in VA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[127,141,278,279],"class_list":["post-1696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-q-and-a","tag-dmv","tag-driving","tag-license","tag-live-in-childcare"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - 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