Utah Drivers License

[RM1664 10]

Hi

Can anyone explain what the actual process is for getting a US drivers license in Utah?

I am Australian, with a full open drivers license for a car in Australia. I also have a International Drivers permit.
My understanding is once I land in Utah in a couple weeks, I am required to obtain a Utah License as a resident of that state.

Do I need to redo all the driving tests, road rules and log books?
Or am I just doing the road rules and paying a fee?
or do I need to do testing?

Basically, how much of a pain in the neck is it to get a Utah license as an Aussie with a normal Aussie car license.

Thank you for your help.

RM.

[jan22 3,056]

All the information you are looking for is on the Utah state website: https://dld.utah.gov/orgdl/

Edited January 8, 2021 by jan22

[snowdog 153]

4 hours ago, RM1664 said:

Hi

Can anyone explain what the actual process is for getting a US drivers license in Utah?

I am Australian, with a full open drivers license for a car in Australia. I also have a International Drivers permit.
My understanding is once I land in Utah in a couple weeks, I am required to obtain a Utah License as a resident of that state.

Do I need to redo all the driving tests, road rules and log books?
Or am I just doing the road rules and paying a fee?
or do I need to do testing?

Basically, how much of a pain in the neck is it to get a Utah license as an Aussie with a normal Aussie car license.

Thank you for your help.

RM.

My husband just went through this all this year, at the beginning of the pandemic no less!! You will have to wait until you receive your social security card, they refuse to budge on that. In the meantime, my car insurance company was happy to add my husband - even with a European license - to my car insurance. You can drive here with that, no problems. I have GEICO brand insurance, in case your spouse has any questions.

 

Once you do get your SS card/number, take that, your passport, and Aussie license to the nearest Drivers License division. (You may need to call for an appointment due to COVID.) They will let you take the written test first (super easy and open book in Utah), and then schedule you for an actual driving test. My husband said it was all pitifully easy and impossible to fail either.

 

Welcome to Utah, I hope you love it here as much as we do!

[RM1664 10]

11 hours ago, snowdog said:

My husband just went through this all this year, at the beginning of the pandemic no less!! You will have to wait until you receive your social security card, they refuse to budge on that. In the meantime, my car insurance company was happy to add my husband - even with a European license - to my car insurance. You can drive here with that, no problems. I have GEICO brand insurance, in case your spouse has any questions.

 

Once you do get your SS card/number, take that, your passport, and Aussie license to the nearest Drivers License division. (You may need to call for an appointment due to COVID.) They will let you take the written test first (super easy and open book in Utah), and then schedule you for an actual driving test. My husband said it was all pitifully easy and impossible to fail either.

 

Welcome to Utah, I hope you love it here as much as we do!

Yeah, from my experience, the standard in the USA is much lower than Europe or Australia... Nice tip about waiting for SSN.

Thank you and thanks Jan22 as for the links.

[xxxBananaManxxx 23]

This sounds straight forward however I wouldn't say that the standard in the USA seems lower than Australia...  my wife (a US Citizen) got her Australian Driver's License by showing her US Drivers License and paying the relevant fee.  There was no written test and no driving test.  You certainly don't get any easier than that.