International driver's license question re: au pair

[Anonymous]

My au pair has been in the US for 10 months, and recently passed the written test in Maine (though she does not have her permit card/ID in hand). How long can a person on a visa drive in the US before they MUST have a drivers' license? If she passed the written in Maine, will she have to take the written in VA as well as the driving test?

[Anonymous]

it depends on the state and such a particular q u r better off asking DMV.
when I arrived in MD from my home country with an IDL I was allowed 60 days to drive n they gave me a MD DL valid for same kenght as my IDL. once it expired 10 mo later I had to test to get MD license.
when i moved from MD to VA all I needed was to show up at DMV with a few docs and got it exchanged for a VA DL valid for as long as my visa.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My au pair has been in the US for 10 months, and recently passed the written test in Maine (though she does not have her permit card/ID in hand). How long can a person on a visa drive in the US before they MUST have a drivers' license? If she passed the written in Maine, will she have to take the written in VA as well as the driving test?

It may depend on where the AP is from. Our AP is from Germany. She didn't have to take any test to get a license in VA. She did need a SS card, though, so make sure your AP has gotten one. Your LCC should be able to give all of the rules. Ours did.