Driver’s License Translation
The license translated as printed: the holder's name, the license number, the issuing state or country, the classes, the endorsements and the expiry date. A translation for a US office usually needs the categories spelled out, since a class letter means something different in every country. From $54 per document.
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Driver's License Translation for a US Office
A state DMV, an insurer and a rental desk each ask for the same card for a different reason, and all three read the categories. The translation keeps them in place and explains a class that has no US equivalent.
What the translation covers
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Classes and Endorsements: the vehicle classes, the endorsements and the restrictions are translated as coded, with a note where one class covers vehicles the US code splits.
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Dates: the date of issue, the expiry and the holder's date of birth are carried across in full, since a rental desk checks all three against a passport.
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License Number: the number is reproduced character for character, letters included, because one wrong digit makes the page useless for a records check.
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Issuing Authority: the state, province or national office that issued the card is named as printed, in that office's own words rather than a translated equivalent.
Before you order
Where the translation is going decides what has to travel with it.
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For a DMV: a state office usually wants the card and the translation together, and may ask for the driving record from the issuing country as well.
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For an Insurer: a claims handler reads the class to see what the holder was licensed to drive, so the vehicle categories are the part that decides the claim.
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For a Rental: the desk wants the name, the number and the expiry to match the passport, and the translation is what lets them check the three in one look.
Send both sides of the card. The reverse often carries the categories and the restrictions.
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From a License to a Page a DMV Can Read
The categories need the most care, so they are checked before the statement is signed.
Send both sides
Photograph the front and the reverse, since the classes and the restrictions are often printed on the back of the card.
- Both sides of the card
- The office that asked for it
- Any driving record you hold
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Receive the coded translation
Classes, endorsements and restrictions come back as coded, with a short note wherever the US equivalent is not a single letter.
- Translation beside the original
- Signed translator statement
- A note on the vehicle classes
Documents Requested With a Driver's License
Passport and ID Documents
The identity page, which a rental desk reads beside the license.
Police Clearance
A police clearance or driving record, where a history has to be shown.
Immigration Documents
Status papers a state office asks for beside a foreign license.
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Frequently asked questions
DHCTranslations translates driver's licenses and driving records from a New York base for state DMV offices, insurers and rental agencies, and emails a certified PDF with a signed statement behind it.
A license of up to 400 words is $54 at DHCTranslations, with the per-word rate shown on the quote if a driving record is added. The signed statement is part of the price rather than a separate charge.
Yes. Each class, endorsement and restriction is translated as coded and explained in a note, because a letter that covers trucks in one country covers nothing in the US classification.
State offices set their own rules on what they will take, and several require the card to be presented in person. What is in your hands after an order is a complete translation with a signed statement, which is what those offices ask for.
No. An International Driving Permit is issued by an automobile association, usually in the country that issued your license. A certified translation is a different document, and one does not replace the other.
Yes, and it is often needed for a driving history rather than for driving. The expiry date is translated as printed, so the reader can see exactly when the card lapsed.
Not for the translation. A card with no expiry is translated as it reads, and where the expiry appears only in a code on the reverse, that code is translated with the note that explains it.
Yes. A commercial license carries more classes and endorsements than a private one, and each is translated and explained, since an employer checks the endorsements before hiring a driver.
A card approved before 4pm ET on a weekday is usually emailed by DHCTranslations the same day, and a license sent with its driving record takes about one business day. The date in the quote is an estimate.
Yes, and it is worth sending. The reverse is where the categories, the restrictions and any organ donor or veteran marking are usually printed, and a translation that skips it leaves gaps.
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