Hello and welcome

[Susie]

Hello and welcome to the forum


If you are an expat or wanabee expat in the USA please feel free to post any questions about immigration issues here

Regards Sue

[Kitty]

How do I get a drivers licence, can I get any books like our highway code to study?

[Susie]

How do I get a drivers licence, can I get any books like our highway code to study?


Hi

You can walk into any drivers licence testing place and should be able to pick up a highway code book there

To get an American driving licence you will need to prove your legal status such as Green card, passport, I 94 etc.,


There is an online test for the highway code, eyesight test and driving test

Good luck

Sue

[punky]

How do I get a drivers licence, can I get any books like our highway code to study?

Hiya.

You can view the Florida Hiway Code online here. (http://www.lowestpricetrafficschool.com/handbooks/driver/en) The official site of Florida's equivilent of the DVLA is here. (http://www.hsmv.state.fl.us/hsmvindex.html)

To get your license, it's pretty straightforward. You book an appointment (or just turn up, but appointment booking is highly recommended). First thing you have is an eye exam. You then take a written test. If you pass that, then you will take a practical. You need your own hire car for that. If you pass that, you have a license.

Do note though, your license will onlt be valid for as long as your visa is valid for. If you come in ona visa waiver, this will only be 3 months. However, you don't need to take your test again.

Hope that helps :)

[mvusa]

Hi Sue
Thanks for the invite.

[Grumpy]

Hi and welcome

Hope toegether we can make a difference.

What sort of visa do you have?

Have you had any problems with the USCIS?

[Susie]

Hi Mvusa and Welcome

Great to have you on board!

I think once you have had a chance to read the posts you will see what a little busy bee I have been

Can you do me a favour? Go to home page and start a thread in the introduction section so that others can get to know you a little bit

[Sharon]

Hi

Thanks for joining, we are a friendly bunch and all pulling together

As Sue says please tell us a little about yourself

Sharon

[NMC2002]

Hello Everyone,

Just found your forum thanks to the Florida Home Owners Forum. My family and I have purchased a business on Longboat Key in Florida, our E2 visa application has been in for about 6 weeks now. Are they really taking as much as 18 weeks at the moment?

Neil

[Ron]

Hi NMC 2002

Welcome, please update us how your application is going

The embassy is taking quite a time lately you would think that as you are investing money and creating employment they would rush these application through

Hope you are buying a boat business, then we can all go a-cruising for our first expats meet up!

[JulieC]

Yes I am afraid they are and that is presupposing you get approved without any requests for further evidence. Some people have been going backwards and forwards with further evidence and then waiting again for months,up to a year or more in some cases. It all depends on how good a business it is and how good a job your visa consultant has done and moreover whether he has prepared the application to this particular E2 officers taste. Truth be told it is more difficult to get E2 than it was 18 months ago and two years is now the norm wheras it used to be five so it is getting harder.

Longboat Key is lovely, I could envy you living there.

[sassy]

Hi i now live in sarasota which is about 15 miles away gettin here is a long & stressful process but the weather is lovely let us know how you get on when you get out here if i can help let me know. If we get enough members perhaps we can mke a difference

[Doreen]

Hi
I moved here from Essex nearly three years ago and now live in Clermont FL
and am here on E2 Visa.

Doreen

[Susie]

Hi Dorren and Welcome

From one Essex girl to another

What part of Essex are you from?

[Susie]

Hi

Oppp;s I hit the button twice

Silly me

[Doreen]

Hi Dorren and Welcome

From one Essex girl to another

What part of Essex are you from?

Hi Sue

I am from Basildon,

Doreen

[mark]

Hi

My aunt lives in Pitsea, is that near you Doreen?