{"id":61,"date":"2022-08-31T13:26:53","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T13:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vav\/?page_id=61"},"modified":"2022-10-18T19:37:57","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T19:37:57","slug":"getting-your-virginia-drivers-license","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vav\/resources\/getting-your-virginia-drivers-license\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting your Virginia Driver&#8217;s License"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"widgettitle\">GETTING A VIRGINIA DRIVER\u2019S LICENSE<\/h2>\n<p>By Virginia state law, au pairs should apply for a VA driver\u2019s license within 60 days of their arrival in the state. Appointments are not necessary to go to the DMV.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2022\/04\/19\/how-to-handle-transportation-costs\/\">How to Handle Transportation Expenses<\/a>\u00a0(FAQs and tips)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.virginia.gov\/DMVLocator\/\">DMV Locations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.virginia.gov\/dmv-manuals\/#\/\">VA Driver\u2019s Practice Exams<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dmv.state.va.us\/drivers\/#manual.asp\">Virginia Driver\u2019s Manual \u2013 English<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.virginia.gov\/drivers\/#manual_s.asp\">Virginia Driver\u2019s Manual \u2013 Spanish<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To obtain a VA Driver\u2019s License, an au pair must have the following documents:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Passport<\/li>\n<li>DS2019<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/i94.cbp.dhs.gov\/I94\/#\/home\">I-94<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Driver\u2019s license from home country<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.virginia.gov\/webdoc\/pdf\/dmv141.pdf\">Two proofs of address<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>The envelope your Social Security Card comes in and all the contents<\/li>\n<li>A bank statement<\/li>\n<li>Rematch and year 2 au pairs see note below for alternate proof options<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Rematch and Year 2 Au Pairs Only<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Au pairs who have rematched or are extending with new host families, you will need to change your address with USPS and request a reprinted DS-2019 with your current host family name and address.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/DS2019request\">DS-2019 Address Update Request<\/a> &#8211; You will need to show the updated DS-2019 form and you can use the envelope it is mailed to you from APIA in as a proof of residency item.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usa.gov\/post-office\">USPS Change of Address <\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The change of address confirmation or a piece of mail with the forwarding sticker can be used as proof of residency.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Reciprocity Agreements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Virginia DMV will issue a driver&#8217;s license without requiring knowledge and road skills testing for residents of the following countries. Au pairs from these countries may be able to skip the testing process after having their foreign licenses verified. Information on that process can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.virginia.gov\/drivers\/#exchange_foreign_dl.asp\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Canada<\/li>\n<li>France<\/li>\n<li>Germany<\/li>\n<li>South Korea<\/li>\n<li>Japan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GETTING A VIRGINIA DRIVER\u2019S LICENSE By Virginia state law, au pairs should apply for a VA driver\u2019s license within 60 days of their arrival in the state. Appointments are not necessary to go to the DMV. <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2022\/04\/19\/how-to-handle-transportation-costs\/\">How to Handle Transportation Expenses<\/a>\u00a0(FAQs and tips) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.virginia.gov\/DMVLocator\/\">DMV Locations<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.virginia.gov\/dmv-manuals\/#\/\">VA Driver\u2019s Practice Exams<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dmv.state.va.us\/drivers\/#manual.asp\">Virginia Driver\u2019s  <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vav\/resources\/getting-your-virginia-drivers-license\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":14,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-61","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Getting your Virginia Driver&#039;s License - Charlottesville Au Pair in America Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vav\/resources\/getting-your-virginia-drivers-license\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Getting your Virginia Driver&#039;s License - Charlottesville Au Pair in America Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"GETTING A VIRGINIA DRIVER\u2019S LICENSE By Virginia state law, au pairs should apply for a VA driver\u2019s license within 60 days of their arrival in the state. 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