Foreign Driver's Licenses and Legal Presence Requirements in Michigan

Michigan requires all residents to possess a valid Michigan driver's license, with eligibility tied to U.S. citizenship or legal immigration status. However, certain countries have treaties with the U.S. where legal presence may not be required for driving with a foreign license. This article lists countries that recognize or don't recognize such treaties, impacting the ability to drive legally in Michigan.

• Michigan
• Drivers Licenses
• Legal Presence
• Foreign Licenses
• Immigration

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1. Foreign licenses and the new law: SB 501 (6/6/16) MICHIGAN IMMIGRANT RIGHTS CENTER 3030 S. 9THSTREET, KALAMAZOO MI, 49009 SUSAN REED 269-216-5577 SUSANREE@MICHIGAN IMMIGRANT.ORG

2. Driving with a foreign license in Michigan All residents of Michigan have to have a valid Michigan driver s license To be eligible for a Michigan license, one must prove either U.S. citizenship or legal immigration status But, the Michigan Vehicle Code also says at Sec. 257.51a: "Resident" means every person who resides in this state and establishes that he or she is legally present in the United States. This definition applies to the provisions of this act only.

3. Countries that recognize the treaty: Legal presence not required 1943: Commercial & Non- Commercial Swaziland Sweden Syrian Arab Rep. Tanzania Thailand Taiwan Togo Trinidad & Tobago Tunisia Turkey Uganda United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Vatican City Venezuela Vietnam Rep. Western Samoa Yugoslavia Zambia Zimbabwe Dominican Rep. Ecuador Egypt Fiji Finland France Gambia Georgia Ghana Grenada Guyana Haiti Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Korea Kyrgyz Rep. Laos Lebanon Lesotho Luxembourg Macao Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Mali Malta Mauritius Monaco Morocco Namibia Netherlands New Zealand Niger Nigeria Norway Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Romania Russian Federation Rwanda St. Lucia St. Vincent & The Grenadines San Marino Senegal Serbia & Montenegro Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovak Rep. South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Suriname Brazil Colombia Costa Rica El Salvador Honduras M xico Nicaragua Panam Uruguay 1949: Non-Commercial Albania Algeria Central African Rep. Chile Congo Congo Democratic Rep. Cote d Ivoire Cuba Cyprus Czech Rep. Denmark

4. Countries that do not recognize the treaty: You now can drive but legal presence is required Croatia Curacao Djibouti Dominica East Timor (see Timor-Leste) Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Gabon Germany Guinea Guinea-Bissau Holy See Indonesia Iran Iraq Kazakhstan Kenya Afghanistan Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda Armenia Aruba Azerbaijan Bahrain Belarus Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Brunei Burma Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Chad China Comoros Palau Palestinian Territories Qatar Saint Kitts and Nevis Samoa Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Sint Maarten Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Sudan Sudan Switzerland Tajikistan Kiribati Kosovo Kuwait Latvia Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Macedonia Maldives Marshall Islands Mauritania Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Mozambique Nauru Nepal Oman Pakistan Timor-Leste Tonga Turkmenistan Tuvalu Ukraine Uzbekistan Vanuatu Yemen

5. Translation: An IDP or similar translation is now required.