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foreign
driving records
If you have had a driver's
license from outside of the United States in the past three years,
you need to contact the agency that issued this license to obtain
an official copy of your driving record for our review. You must
also meet our other eligiblity
requirements
Every country has a different
procedure for obtaining these records, and records come in many
different formats. We can accept records via mail, fax, or email.
Make sure the document includes the following information:
- Your full name
- Your date of birth
- The issue and expiration date of your license (if applicable)
- All traffic violations and/or traffic accident details
Please request your driving
record in English. On occassion, we may be able to accept records
that are not in English - please contact us regarding this issue
if you are unable to obtain your record in English.
Below is a list of countries
and how to obtain your record. The information below may not be
applicable to every region of your country. If your country is not
listed below, try contacting the agency that issued your license,
the police department or court. If you find a way to obtain your
record from a country not listed below, please let us know and we'll
add the information to our list.
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Argentina:
Contact the Embassy of
the Argentine Republic
Address: 1600 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
Washington DC 20009
Phone: (202) 238-6400
Fax: (202) 332-3171
Australia:
You can obtain a copy
of your driving record from any RTA Motor Registry which provides
up-to-date information including your demerit point count.
Austria:
For your record details
and driving history, contact the Austrian Police Department:
Helmut Apfalter (ADir)
Sicherheits- u. Verkehrspolizeiliche Abteilung
Verkehrsamt
Bundespolizeidirektion Wien
Josef-Holaubek Platz 1
1090 Wien
Telephone: +43 1 31 310 87100
Bahamas:
For your record details
and driving history, please contact the Royal
Bahams Police Force Traffic Division in Nassau.
Bahrain:
For your record details
and driving history please visit www.traffic.gov.bh
or email the Ministry of Interior General Directorate of Traffic
at traffic@batelco.com.bh.
We will need you to request
two documents: 1) regarding the validity dates of your license,
and 2) regarding any traffic accidents recorded against you.
Bengladesh:
To retrieve your record
from the Bangladesh Road Transportation Authority (BRTA), contact
the Automobile Association of Bangladesh. Phone / Fax: 8311492 /
(88 02) 835393
Belgium:
Visit the Federal
Government Service to retrieve a copy of your criminal
record which will contain your driving record history.
Brazil:
Please visit this
website to obtain your driving record. You are also
able to obtain your driving record by applying in person or through
a legal designee.
Bulgaria:
Contact the Administrative
District of Auderghem in Brussels to retrieve a copy of your criminal
record which will contain your driving record history.
Canada:
If you want to designate
someone else to obtain your abstract for you:
- Fill out the Driver Abstract Consent form and give it to your
designee.
- Your designee must fill out the Driver Abstract Statement
of Intent
form, and bring both forms (Intent and Consent) to a registry
agent office.
- S/he can obtain the record and mail or fax (1.608.280.8108)
it to us, or request it be mailed directly from the office.
- British Columbia: Please visit this
website for information on how to obtain your driving
record.
- Northwest Territories: Fax requests can be made by sending a
copy of two pieces of identification to the Driving and Vehicle
Licensing office at 867-873-7487. The cost for the transaction
is $12.14 and they ask that you provide credit card information
on the fax. Additional questions can be directed to them by phone
at 867-873-7487.
- Yukon Territory: Please fax a request to (867) 393 6220. You
should include your DOB, driver's license number, phone number,
VISA credit card number and expiration date, signature, and the
fax number to which you would like your record sent.
If you have more questions, here are the contact numbers: (867)
667-5315 or 1-800-661-0408 local 5315 (toll free within Yukon).
Cayman Islands:
Contact the Royal Cayman
Islands Police Criminal Records Office in Grand Cayman.
Chile:
Contact the Ministry of
Exterior Relations.
China:
Please retrieve your driving
records from the Ministry of Transportation and Communications Highway
Bureau in the Taichung District Supervision Office. Alternatively
you may obtain your records from the Shenyang City Driving Administration.
- Hong Kong: Contact the Hong Kong Police Department in the Criminal
Traffic Prosecution Division to retrieve your driving record.
Columbia:
Visit the Ministry
of Transport website. Alternatively you can obtain
records issued by the Secretariat of Transit and Transportation
from the Ministry of Transport.
Costa Rica:
Contact the Department
of Licenses Main Directorate of Road Education.
Czech Republic:
For information about
any entries on your driving record, contact your local municipal
office.
Denmark:
Retrieve a certified copy
of the Central Driving Licenses and Moped Certificates registrar
(CRB) from the RDW's Vehicle Approval and Information Division.
The document must contain information on whether or not you've had
any driving violations. Alternatively you can obtain records from
the Danish National Police - please visit www.politi.dk
for more info.
El
Salvador:
Contact the Departamento
De Cobranzas in the Ministerio De Hacienda, Direccion Gerneral de
Tesoreria.
Finland:
Please contact the AKE
Vehicle Administration (Ajoneuvohallintokeskus) for
a Certificate issued by Savitaipale Police Department for your driving
record.
France:
Please retrieve a notorized
translation of your casier judiciaire. This document
is available from the Ministére de la Justice and can be
ordered by filling out an
online form.
Georgia:
Contact the Patrol Police
Administration of Tbilisi: 13 Km, Davit Agmashenebeli's Alley, Tbilisi
53-13-43
Germany:
Visit Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt
for information on how to request your driving record (request
an English copy please).
Greece:
Contact the Ministry
of Transfer and Communications for more information.
Guatemala:
Contact the Ministry
of Education for a Police Clearance Certificate.
Honduras:
Contact the Department
of State in the Office of Security, National Travel Directorate
for a Certificate of Record.
Phone: 230-2412 or 13, 230-0729
Fax: 230-4525
Hungary:
Contact the Police Headquarters
of Budapest Traffic Division - they will issue a statement regarding
traffic violations on your record.
Iceland:
Contact the Reykjavik
Chief of Police.
Phone: +354 444-100
Fax: +354 444-1015
Email: ir@ir.is
Address: Hverfisgata 115
IS-150 Reykjavik
Iceland
India:
Your driving record may be recorded on your physical license. If
your license is a booklet containing pages for endorsements, you
may fax a complete copy of your license as proof of your driving
history. If you have a newer plastic license, endorsements may be
shown through punches on your license.
If your license doesn't
show either of the above, you must contact the agency that issued
your license to find out how to obtain a document that shows any
traffic violations associated with your license. Try contacting
your regional transport office - they may have this information.
Indonesia:
Contact the Polri Daerah
Metro Jaya Dan Sekitarnya Resor Metropolitan Jakarta Timur.
Ireland:
Please click
here for more information on how to obtain your driving record,
including a list of motor taxation offices.
Israel:
Please send us both your
driving information from the Ministry
of Transport and Road Safety, Driver and Vehicle Licensing
Department, as well as a statement regarding your criminal record
from the Israel Police Traffic Divison, Traffic Records Unit.
Italy:
Your driving record is
available online from the Ministero dei Transpori as an estratto
conto punti patente on their
website.
Japan:
Please retrieve your Clean
Accident and Offense Record Certificate by going to the Japan
Safe Driving Center.
Jordan:
Contact the Public Security
Directorate Traffic Department.
Korea
(South):
Please obtain a copy of
your Certificate of Driver's License. Visit South Korea's Driver's
License Authority for more information.
Alternatively, you may
designate a representative who can visit your local Driver's License
Testing Center for you. Your representative will need:
- Their own ID
- Application form for the Certificate of Driver's License
- Letter of Authorization (including your name, your representative's
name, the purpose of authorization, and your signature)
- A copy of your passport
- A copy of your driver's license
Latvia:
Contact the Ministry
of Transport, Road Traffic Safety Directorate (CSDD). They will
issue a document regarding any information about you that may exist
in the register of drivers.
Phone: +371 7025750
Fax: +371 7828301
Email: office @csdd.gov.lv
Address: 25 Miera St
Riga, LV-1001
Lithuania:
Contact the Chief Police
Commissariat, Traffic Supervision Division for a "Notification on
Traffic Events."
Phone: (8-46) 354442
Fax: (8-46) 354461
Website: http://www.vrm.lt/
Macedonia:
Contact your City Court
official for a Certificate.
Malaysia:
Please visit this
website to obtain your online driving abstract. Please
also fax a copy of your license along with your driving abstract.
Mexico:
You may be able to retrieve
your record from the Central Office of the Government of the Federal
District, Secretariat of Transportation and Roads - Public Transportation
Registry Directorate at the Driving License and Permit Inquiry Desk.
You may also be able to contact your local Public Safety Ministry
Department of Transit.
Alternatively you may request records from the Secretary of Public
Safety in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon Mexico.
Phone: 8400-4600
Email: sspv@sanpedro.gob.mx
Moldova:
Contact the General Police
Commissariat of Mun. Chisinau, Road Police Station:
Phone: 27 25 01
Address: Tiraspolului, 11, str City Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Netherlands:
Contact the RDW
for a copy of your driving history.
New Zealand (Aotearoa):
You may apply for a list
of traffic offences on your New Zealand driver licence record by
either faxing +64 6 953 6267, by emailing toh@landtransport.govt.nz
or writing to:
Driver Licensing Administration Transport Registry Centre - Land
Transport New Zealand Private Bag Manawatu Mail Centre 4442 NEW
ZEALAND
All Requests must include the following information:
- driver licence number (if known)
- full name (as shown on your licence)
- date of birth
- postal address (to have the information sent)
- OR email address (to receive the information electronically)
- contact phone number
Nigeria:
Lagos State: Contact
your Federal Road Safety Commission
Ojodu - Isheri Roa
P.M.B. 21510 Ikeja, Lagos State
Phone: 01-7933148, 01-7200066
Norway:
Please contact the police
department in the district where you lived in Norway and request
a "Criminal Record Certificate" which contains information about
traffic violations. You can obtain this document by faxing a form
to the police department in your district. Click here for instructions
and form.
Pakistan:
Your driving record may
appear on your physical license. If so, and if you have no violations,
please fax us a copy of your license (608.280.8108). If your license
does not contain your driving history, please contact your local
traffic police office in Pakistan to obtain a letter that makes
reference to your driving record.
Panama:
To obtain an "Account
Statement to Date", please contact the Road Transit and Transport
Authority, Minor Infractions. This document will state whether you
have any pending cases.
Peru:
To obtain a copy of your
"Holder's Certificate", please contact the Ministry of Transportation
and Communications. This document will detail information
about your license as well as mention any sanctions or lack thereof
on your record.
Phillipines:
To obtain your "Certification"
which will include details about your license as well as list any
traffic violations/apprehensions on file, please contact the Department
of Transportation and Communications Land Transport Office (in Quezon
City).
Poland:
For a Clearance Certificate,
which contains information on any entries found for you in the Police
Record of Traffic Violating Drivers, contact your local police headquarters.
Portugal:
To obtain a copy of your
driving record, please contact:
ANST
National Authority for Road Safety
mail@ansr.pt
Tel: 21 312 21 00.
Romania:
Contact the Ministry
of Administration and Home Affairs, Drivers Licenses and Vehicles
Matriculation Board (Neamt) which will certify that you have not
deviated from the Road Code.
Russian Federation:
You can obtain a copy
of your record from the Motor Licensing and Inspection Department
in Moscow.
Alternatively, you can
try contacting:
The Department of State
Inspection for Safety Traffic
Home Affairs of Saint-Petersburg
and Leningradskaya Region c/o the Ministry of Home Affairs of the
Russian Federation
Contact info:
42, Prof. Popov Str., Saint-Petersburg, 197376
Phone: 2341452
Saudi
Arabia:
Visit the Ministry
of Interior website
and click on "e-services", then click on "Traffic
and Query Traffic Violations" and enter your ID number.
Singapore:
Retrieve your driving
record electronically through the Singapore
government website. Please make sure you retrieve all
pages, including the page that shows the validity dates of your
license, as well as a statement about any demerit points.
Slovak Republic:
Contact the District
Administration of Police Force in Kosice, Division of Public Order
- Department of Records for your "Registration File."
Slovenia:
To obtain a copy of your
record, contact the Ministry of Justice - Sector for Execution of
Penal Sanctions, Division of Penal and Reeducation Record.
South Africa:
For a statement of any
restrictions or endorsements on your record, contact the National
Traffic Information System (NaTIS) or your Local Municipality.
Spain:
Please visit the website
of the Ministry of Interior, Directorate General of Traffic - Provincial
Traffic Department in Madrid who can certify your driving history.
Please note that if you do not have the full 12 points, you
will need to provide
details explaining your violation(s).
Alternatively, your record can also be obtaineded through the electronic
database of the Secretariat of Transportation and Highway Administration
Office of the Public Registry for Transportation. Please obtain
a Driver's Licenses and Permits Reference Sheet - this will list
any entries in regards to traffic violations.
Sri Lanka:
Contact the Commissioner
of Motor Traffic. Send us your Endorsement Sheet and make sure it
includes your Demerit Points and Fines in Lieu of Prosecution.
Sweden:
Please contact the Swedish
National Police Board. They can issue you a record stating whether
their registrar has any information about you in their records.
Switzerland
Please contact the Automobile
and Navigation Services in the Department of Institutions.
Contact information below:
SAN - Route de Veyrier - 1227 Carouge
Phone: +41 (22) 388 30 30
Fax: +41 (22) 388 30 11
Taiwan:
Contact the Motor Vehicles
Office in Taipei City for your Traffic Accident Record.
Turkey:
Please visit here
for more information on how to obtain your driving record from
your city's website.
Alternatively, you can get your driving record either by applying
in person or sending a representative. Any relative who shares your
last name or a designee can get your driving record from the local
association (Emniyet Mudurlgu).
Ukraine:
For information about
your driver's license, and to obtain a copy of your "Driving
Violations Record" (issued by the Department of Documentation),
please contact the Interregional Registration Department.
United Arab Emirates:
Contact the Abu
Dhabi Police GHQ, Traffic and Patrols Directorate in
the Ministry of Interior.
Email: customerservice@adpolice.gov.ae
United Kingdom:
To get your driving record,
contact the DVLA at +44 1792 310 075 or +44 8702 400 009. Once you've
obtained your record, please fax it to us at 608.280.8108.
For licenses from Northern Ireland call +44 845 402 4000
Uruguay:
To obtain your Driver's
Record, please contact the Office of Transit and Transport - Service
for the Control of Drivers.
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