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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.
*Please
note additional information might be requested for insurance purposes.
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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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