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pfdsa wrote: ↑Sun Aug 29, 2021 11:58 pm

TJKansai wrote: ↑Sun Aug 29, 2021 6:39 am

kuma wrote: ↑Sun Aug 29, 2021 5:44 am

Depending on the country/state, it might have to be a long trip home; I think many authorities have residency requirements to be eligible to take the test, presumably to prevent ‘test tourism’ whereby people travel cross-border to take a test with lower fees/standards.

I seem to remember 3 months of owning the license while in the country of issuance is required, at least for USA. Not sure if you can do it over multiple trips or just in a single shot.

That rule also applies to my country in Europe, and had to submit quite a few documents to prove that I lived 3 months in my country after getting the license. Submited my university diploma and payment slips from the job that I had 8 years ago (hoarding every document finally proved to be useful ). After that only needed to take an eye test and that was it, no other pratical or written tests. So if you are planning in spending 3 months back in your country, that most likely will be the cheapest and easiest way to do it.

kuma wrote: ↑Mon Aug 30, 2021 3:19 am
Ah yes, the 3-month rule. And in my country's case, there's a 6-month residency rule to take a test in my country. So, rather than just a 'trip' it would be a 9-month period of residency.