pour la
Caroline du Sud: tout est explique sur le site du DMV:
International Customers Who are not US Citizens:
International customers are citizens of US protectorates, immigrants, refugees, asylees, and other non-immigrants who are granted temporary entry into the United
States. International customers who are not US citizens can only obtain a SC driving credential or ID at one of the following service centers:
Bluffton
Lancaster
Charleston -
Leeds Ave.
Orangeburg
Myrtle Beach - 21st Ave. North
Florence
Conway
Greenwood
Irmo
Laurens
Columbia - Shop Rd.
North Augusta
Greenville - Saluda Dam Rd.
Rock Hill - Hand Mill Rd.
Spartanburg - Southport Rd.
Seneca
All persons authorized by the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, or the U.S. Department of State to live, work, or study in the United
States on a temporary or permanent basis will be eligible to apply for a beginner's permit, driver's license or identification card.
The expiration date of the driver’s license will be determined by the applicant's authorized period of stay in the United
States or the expiration date of the applicant's employment authorization document, but will not exceed 5-years.
Applications for beginner permits, driver’s licenses and identification cards for International customer will be accepted at sixteen of our DMV offices across the state. To apply for a
South Carolina credential, all International customers who are not US citizens must provide the following each time they apply for an original, renewal or duplicate credential:
- Proof of Identity (SC Code Section 56-1-80 and 56-1-90 (2))
- Proof of Date and Place of birth (SC Code Section 56-1-80 and 56-1-90 (2))
- Current authorization to live, work or study in the U.S. (SC Code Section 56-1-40 (7) and 56-1-80)
- Social Security Card or Letter from the Social Security Administration stating that the applicant is not allowed to work in the United States (SC Code Section 56-1-90)
- Proof of SC residency (SC Code Section 56-1-40 (7) and Section 56-1-80 (3))
- Automobile liability insurance information (if applying for a driver’s license) (SC Code Section 56-1-80 (C))
At the time of application, all applicants must provide proper documentation to prove that the US Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, Department of State or the US Citizenship and Immigration Services authorizes them to live, work or study in the United
States on a temporary or permanent basis, and that they are within their current authorized period of stay, depending on current immigration and visa status.
Form MV-94 International Customer Checklist for Issuance of Driver’s License, Beginner’s Permit and Identification cards
lists the documentation requirements for each of the areas listed above for the most common immigration and visa statuses.
If your name has changed since birth, you must provide all legal documents (adoption records, marriage certificate, certificate of naturalization, court ordered name change) supporting all name changes from birth to present.
If your documents are not in English, a qualified translator must translate them and the translated documents presented must be original. A qualified translator is a person who routinely translates documents from another language into English as part of his or her work responsibilities. Examples of a qualified translator include: professor or instructor at an area college, university or high school who is authorized to teach a specific language; a person from a company or corporation who is authorized to translate corporate documents by the company; a translator certified to do translations professionally.
Applicants applying for a driver’s license must also submit a valid driver’s license from their country of origin as proof of prior driving experience. A qualified translator must also translate a driver's license unless an International Driving Permit accompanies the license. Applicants who cannot show proof of prior driving experience must first obtain a beginner’s permit and hold it for 180 days before applying for a driver’s license.
Once international customer applicants have presented acceptable documentation at one of the sixteen international customer-processing centers, they are eligible to receive a temporary 60-day paper credential. This paper document will authorize them to drive while their documentation is being verified in our central headquarters. Applicants with a temporary paper credential must also carry with them at all times their immigration documents, including passport or other immigration document displaying the applicant’s photograph, name and date of birth.
If DMV central headquarters can verify all the documentation submitted by the applicant, a photo credential with an expiration date based on the authorized period of stay will be mailed to the applicant.
Countries and Territories that have Reciprocity with South Carolina :
South Carolina waives the requirement for knowledge and skills testing for first time applicants from those countries that have established a formal reciprocity agreement with
South Carolina, as long as the applicant’s out-of-country driving credential has not expired.
For a country to establish reciprocity with South Carolina, the Department must receive a formal request from that country or the consulate for that country. At the present time, ONLY the following countries have formal reciprocity agreements with
South Carolina.
Commercial Vehicles and Non-Commercial Vehicles
Canada Note that Canadian CDLs must first be verified through CDLIS
Non-Commercial Vehicles Only
France
Germany
American Samoa
Guam
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Federated State of Micronesia
Republic of Marshall Islands
Republic of Palau
Northern Mariana Islands
Commercial Vehicles Only
Mexico: Note that Mexican CDL must first be verified
PLEASE NOTE: The reciprocity agreements covering knowledge and skills testing DO NOT change the requirements to show appropriate documentation. International customers from
Canada,
France,
Germany and
Mexico, as well as from the Protected Territories, must follow the same application process as other International customers.
Form MV-94 International Customer Checklist for Issuance of Driver’s License, Beginner’s Permit and Identification cardslists the documentation requirements for the most common immigration and visa statuses.
