<p>Does anyone know if OOS students need to change their drivers license to a VA license? </p>
<p>If so, where is the nearest DMV and do you need to provide proof of Driver's Ed?</p>
<p>Nope. You have a driver's license in the state you reside in/pay taxes to. So as long as you don't set up residency in VA, you're fine.</p>
<p>you do know though that you can't park a car on grounds as a first year. you're also not supposed to drive in all of albemarle county, on your honor.</p>
<p>I hate to lament on this again, but that is bogus. The only thing you can't do is purchase a University parking permit.</p>
<p>This is straight off the UVa website, </p>
<p>"First years may not register, store, or park vehicles on Grounds (Requests for exceptions due to physical disability are made to the Department of Student Health. All other requests for exceptions should be made to the Dean of Students.)"</p>
<p>That's it. There's no "on your honor" and there's no law in Albermarle county that says you can't drive (if there was I'm sure it would have been overturned long ago).</p>
<p>In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if you come in with 30 or so AP credits, you can get a parking permit as a "first year" because you're a 2nd year credit wise.</p>
<p>This is kind of OT but relating to driving...</p>
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<li>How many 2nd yr + students bring a car to campus? (percentage wise)</li>
<li>This is for those who have their own car at UVA. Do kids tend to key, damage cars at campus? At my friend's college, his bmw was keyed in all the panels. This is a top notch college by the way, and he was not the only victim. I understand that this prob happens at all colleges, but is it greater or less than the norm @ uva? </li>
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<p>thxx</p>
<p>I would guess most people who have cars take them their second year. If you live by Frats--Chancellor Street, Madison Ave--or 14th street, you risk getting a mirror kicked off if you park on the street.</p>
<p>Thanks,</p>
<p>I wasn't planning on bringing a car, but many states require you to change your drivers license, even as an OOS student.</p>
<p>They can only force you if you become a permanent resident.<br>
As far as safety, I had my car in Lambeth parking lot this year and had no problems. There was an incident where a couple of cars' tires got slashed, but it was limited to 2-3 cars and nothing had happened after that. For the most part, parking in C'ville for residents is lots. Some do street park, but most apartment complexes have parking, and you'd be fine in there.</p>
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Within 60 days of moving here, you must obtain a Virginia driver's license. However, if you hold a commercial driver's license (CDL), you must obtain a Virginia CDL within 30 days.</p>
<p>If you are age 19 or older and you hold a valid driver's license issued by a U.S. state or territory, a Canadian province, France or Germany, you may not be required to:</p>
<pre><code>* take the two-part knowledge exam or the road skills test
* show proof of successful completion of driver education;
or
* hold a learner's permit for 30 days.
</code></pre>
<p>However, you must pass a vision screening.</p>
<p>Canadian or U.S. licenses must be surrendered when you apply for a Virginia driver's license. Be sure to photocopy your out-of-state driver's license before surrendering it -- you may need it for insurance or licensing purposes.</p>
<p>If you are age 19 or older and you hold a valid driver's license issued by a country other than Canada, France or Germany, you may not be required to show proof of successful completion of driver education or hold a learner's permit for 30 days. However, you must pass the two-part knowledge exam, road skills test and a vision screening.</p>
<p>If your license has been suspended or revoked by another state, a Virginia license may not be issued until your driving record in that state is cleared and you meet Virginia requirements.
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<p>The good news for canuck01 and me is that Canadian drivers licenses are acceptable. The bad news is that they will confiscate your old license (damn, now I can't rent my old one as a fake ID :p). Also, you need to show proof of legal presence, either with a U.S. birth certificate, U.S. passport, or U.S. immigration document, as well as residency in Virginia by, for example, a bank statement or utility bill showing a VA address.</p>
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I hate to lament on this again, but that is bogus.
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<p>it's printed in the new student guide every year... but yes, it's not enforced.</p>
<p>Wait ... I don't have my driver's licence yet (I'm from a low-income family so my family chose to pay rent over driver's ed haha) -- is it possible to take driver's ed down in Virginia as an OOS student and secure a licence while I'm there?</p>
<p>Once again: the state to which you hold residency is which you obtain a driver's license for. For most of us, that means our home state since 1) our permanent address is our home 2) our parents use us as dependencies for tax purposes 3) if you simply live/rent in VA for 9 months of the year, and don't declare one place your residency at any point, you still belong to wherever else</p>
<p>So...no, you need a driver's license from wherever you came from (ME). You may be able to take a course and have it apply, but I know in VA once you're over 18 you don't really take the driver's ed necessarily, but you take a written test and a driving test and they hand you a license. You could call the DMVs in both states and ask if it could be transferred, but I doubt it.</p>
<p>As far as 1st yrs not driving in Albemarle County, I asked the UVa police about it last year. They said they had never heard of that. They knew nothing about it!</p>
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Within 60 days of moving here, you must obtain a Virginia driver's license. However, if you hold a commercial driver's license (CDL), you must obtain a Virginia CDL within 30 days.
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This applies to those who permanently move here, not students.</p>
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I wasn't planning on bringing a car, but many states require you to change your drivers license, even as an OOS student.
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I'm very curious about this. Where are OOS students required to establish residency?</p>
<p>Just a wee bit off topic but do most parents change the insurance on student cars to reflect where they are garaged for nine months a year? I am exploring with my insurance broker whether it is more cost effective to put my D's car in her name and insure it in Virginia rather than keep it in my name and insure it in New York.</p>
<p>Honest parents tell the insurance company the truth about where the car is garaged, even when it costs them money.</p>
<p>Perhaps you missed the implication of my inquiry. It will cost LESS money to insure it in Virginia, where the call be be for nine months of the year.</p>
<p>oh hazelorb,</p>
<p>it's not printed in the new student guide. look for yourself.</p>
<p>New</a> Student Guide — Undergraduate, College of Arts & Sciences, U.Va.</p>
<p>If you insure the car in Virginia, then you technically will also have to pay personal property taxes on the car to Charlottesville. You'll also have to register the car in Virginia.</p>
<p>If the car is of any value, that may negate any insurance savings.</p>
<p>I know people that have been pulled in Charlottesville for not having a personal property sticker.</p>
<p>Thanks for the head's up.</p>