Driver's license in Massachusetts
What Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) publishes about getting a license, checked August 27, 2026.
- A Vietnamese license cannot be converted, you must test
- Massachusetts converts a foreign license with no written or road test, but only for a short list: Canada, Mexico and the US Territories, the Republic of Korea, Germany, France and Taiwan. VIETNAM IS NOT ON THAT LIST. A Vietnamese license holder applies from scratch: meet the identification requirements, pass the learner's permit exam, then the road test.
- Source: Massachusetts RMV - Transfer your driver's license from a foreign country · Checked August 27, 2026
- Conversion fee
- $115 for a Class D license conversion. You can pay by cash, check, money order, credit card or debit card, but accepted methods vary by location, so confirm with the site you plan to visit.
- Source: Massachusetts RMV - Transfer your driver's license from a foreign country · Checked August 27, 2026
- As a visitor you may drive on your own license
- The RMV states you may drive in the United States on a valid foreign license while you are a visitor. Once you become a Massachusetts resident you need the state's own license.
- Source: Massachusetts RMV - Transfer your driver's license from a foreign country · Checked August 27, 2026
- An International Driving Permit converts to nothing
- An International Driving Permit cannot be converted into a Massachusetts permit, and an international commercial license cannot become a Massachusetts CDL. The RMV warns plainly that driving on a fraudulent license is grounds for arrest.
- Source: Massachusetts RMV - Transfer your driver's license from a foreign country · Checked August 27, 2026
- Temporary or limited-term credentials do not convert
- Credentials marked temporary, limited term, or driver privilege only cannot be converted, because Massachusetts has no equivalent credential.
- Source: Massachusetts RMV - Transfer your driver's license from a foreign country · Checked August 27, 2026
- The temporary license lasts 30 days
- After the conversion you get a temporary photo license valid for 30 days, with the permanent card arriving by post. If 30 days pass without the card, contact the RMV rather than waiting.
- Source: Massachusetts RMV - Transfer your driver's license from a foreign country · Checked August 27, 2026
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