{"id":8187,"date":"2025-03-05T09:28:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T17:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/internationalstudents\/?page_id=8187"},"modified":"2025-03-05T09:28:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T17:28:52","slug":"california-dmv","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/internationalstudents\/california-dmv\/","title":{"rendered":"California DMV"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) provides important services for international students:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Driver\u2019s license<\/strong> for students who want to drive while staying in the United States<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>California identification card<\/strong> as proof of age and identity.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>License a car<\/strong> if you want to purchase a car<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>DMV license and California ID require proof of identity and proof of home address.&nbsp; Your passport and I-94 card will prove your identity and legal status.&nbsp; Review a list of documents required and application steps on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/driver-licenses-identification-cards\/dl-id-online-app-edl-44\/\">California DMV website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>International students staying in California and intending to drive are advised to apply for a California driver\u2019s license.&nbsp; Step #1 is apply for Driver\u2019s The DMV has a two-step process to license a driver:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pass a written exam on the rules of driving<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pass a behind-the-wheel driving test to show you know how to apply all driving rules<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) provides important services for international students: DMV license and California ID require proof of identity and proof of home address.&nbsp; Your passport and&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/internationalstudents\/california-dmv\/\">Continue Reading<span> California DMV<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":213,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8187","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P5tw2s-283","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/213"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8187"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8187\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8188,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8187\/revisions\/8188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/internationalstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}