MD Drivers License?

Question

Hi,
I have Indian drivers license , And I have seen the requirements for Learners permit..ie,
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During the time you have your permit, you will be pretty busy. You will need to enroll in an authorized driver education course. Many of these courses are offered as part of the elective curriculum at your high school.

If not, there are plenty of quality driving schools and private instructors that teach the state's core requirements. Basically, this entails sitting in a classroom for 30 hours and spending at least six hours behind the wheel of an actual vehicle.
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so should I go to driver education course? or is there any easy way of getting Learners permit?

Answer 1

With an out of country license, you can just take the drivers written and driving tests! You do not need a learners permit!

Applicants presenting foreign issued identity documents who are applying for an initial Maryland Learner’s Permit, Driver’s License
or Identification Card must schedule an appointment by calling 1-800-950-1MVA (1682). Appointments will be scheduled Monday
through Friday at one of the following ten (10) regional MVA offices: Baltimore, Bel Air, Beltsville, Frederick, Gaithersburg, Glen
Burnie, Largo, Salisbury, Waldorf or White Oak. Please bring all required documents with you. Customers are encouraged to visit
the MVA website at www.marylandmva.com for further information.
Applicants presenting a valid Employment Authorization Card (I-688A, I-688B, or I-766), OR a valid passport with a valid United
States visa AND valid I-94 (Arrival/Departure Record*), OR a valid Permanent Resident Card (I-551), are not required
to make an appointment and may visit any full service MVA office, Monday through Friday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm or Saturday
8:30 am - 12:00 pm.
*I-102 (replacement/initial non-immigrant arrival/departure document) may be substituted for a valid I-94.
NOTE: Your Maryland Learner’s Permit, Driver’s License or Identification Card will be mailed to your Maryland address of
record. If you present acceptable foreign issued identity documents and proof of residency, in addition to a valid Out-of-
State driver’s license, your license may be issued at the MVA Branch Office.
LEARNER’S PERMITS AND DRIVER’S LICENSES
All Applicants:
• You will need to bring proof of age, identity and Maryland residency. See Sources of Proof below and on the reverse side.
• If you are under 18, a signature from your parent or guardian is required.
• You must pass a vision test or submit a “Vision Screening Form” (DL-043).
• You must provide your social security number or certify that you do not have one.
Additional Requirements—Learner’s Permits
• You must pass a knowledge test.
Additional Requirements—Exchanging an Out-of-State License for a Maryland Driver’s License
• New Maryland residents must obtain a Maryland Driver’s License within 60 days of establishing Maryland residency.
• An Out-of-State license may be valid or expired. If expired for 1 year or more, you are required to pass a knowledge and driver’s
skills test. If you do not have your Out-of-State license in your possession, you will need a letter of clearance from the
licensing state.
• The Out-of-State license cannot be suspended.
• If licensed for less than 18 months, you will be issued a Maryland Provisional License.
Additional Requirements—Exchanging an Out-of-Country License for a Maryland Driver’s License
• You must pass a knowledge and driver’s skills test.
• The Out-of-Country license may be valid or expired. The license cannot be suspended.
• If you have never been licensed in the United States (U.S.), you must complete a 3-Hour Drug & Alcohol Education Program.
• If licensed for less than 18 months, you will be issued a Maryland Provisional License.

SOURCES OF PROOF
You must bring original documents or copies certified by the issuing agency. Photocopies, notarized copies and documents with
alterations or erasures will not be accepted.
Foreign/Out-of-Country documents may be used as a primary/secondary source of identification if translated into English by a
Maryland District Court interpreter/translator, an MVA approved interpreter/translator, or the Embassy of the country where issued.
Translations must be on a document prepared by a court or MVA interpreter/translator or on the letterhead of the Embassy of the
country of origin, AND must contain the typed/printed name, telephone number and signature of the interpreter/translator. The
original document must accompany the English translation. See MVA’s website at www.marylandmva.com/DriverServ/Apply/foreign.htm for a list of approved court interpreters and translators.

Answer 2

If you can live in MD and drive to work in PA, no problem. If you move to PA, then you get a PA driver licence. The person who says most states require you to have their state licence when working there is wrong. You have a licence from where you live. Look at the people that live in Detroit and drive to work in Windsor, and the people that live in Windsor and drive to work in Detroit. Where you sleep, where you pay taxes, where you are registered with medical, etc, all determines where you live, and where you need a licence from.