katinthehats
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Hi, I'm just asking this question here to see if anyone has information or experience.
I am planning on getting my driver's license, but I actually have two valid driver's license, one from my home country (USA) and one from another country that can get switched without a practical test (yay!). Both haven't expired, and I still have residence status in the second country. The license from the second country, much like Japan, doesn't have a license agreement with the US, so it's a full-fledged license received by taking all the written, medical, and practical tests in that country.
I want to try to switch the one from the second country. Has anyone done this?
Auxiliary question:
My license from my second country is a little over a year old, but of course, I have been driving since I was 16 and don't want to be classified as a "beginner driver" in Japan. Would this be explainable by providing my past US licenses?
(Actually, my current US license was renewed a few months ago, as well, so I would probably have the same problem even if I used my US license in the switch.)
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. I'll probably give it a try sometime this or next month if no one has some concrete experience. I'll let you know how it works out.
I am planning on getting my driver's license, but I actually have two valid driver's license, one from my home country (USA) and one from another country that can get switched without a practical test (yay!). Both haven't expired, and I still have residence status in the second country. The license from the second country, much like Japan, doesn't have a license agreement with the US, so it's a full-fledged license received by taking all the written, medical, and practical tests in that country.
I want to try to switch the one from the second country. Has anyone done this?
Auxiliary question:
My license from my second country is a little over a year old, but of course, I have been driving since I was 16 and don't want to be classified as a "beginner driver" in Japan. Would this be explainable by providing my past US licenses?
(Actually, my current US license was renewed a few months ago, as well, so I would probably have the same problem even if I used my US license in the switch.)
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. I'll probably give it a try sometime this or next month if no one has some concrete experience. I'll let you know how it works out.