How To Get An International Driver’s License in United States (5 minutes at AAA)

Get your #InternationalDrivingLicense or #internationaldrivingpermit (IDP) at your local AAA Branch (make sure it's a #travel center and you give. yourself a week or two before travel. International Drivers Permits are needed if you plan to #DriveAbroad legally. The process will take you maybe 20 minutes so long as you have Passport Photos. See complete list of countries covered by the IDP at the end of description

The Steps are easy:
Get info from USA government at: https://www.usa.gov/international-dri...
They'll redirect you to AAA for the application: https://www.aaa.com/vacation/idpf.html

Then just:

1) Download and fill out an application
2) Know your approximate travel dates and locations (the IDP is good for 1 year)
3) Bring the applications, photos, $20, your US based drivers license to a AAA office or mail it
note: My AAA office didn't have a working camera so I went to Walgreens. This is waaaay less stringent than a passport.
A valid U.S. driver's license.
Pay $20 USD permit fee and you're ready to go!

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:43 Finding the International Driver's License online
01:43 Filling out the International Driving Permit - IDP or IADP Application
02:37 List of countries covered by the IDP International Drivers Permit
02:47 What items you need to apply for the International Driving Permit IDP
03:10 Walgreens CVS Post Office AAA Passport Photos; photo fail IDP
03:42 Applying in Person at Local AAA for the IDP International Driving Permit
04:27 Here it is: The International Driving Permit
05:32 Optional AAA Membership with IDP


Countries covered by IDP:
Afghanistan*
Albania
Algeria
Andorra*
Angola*
Anguilla*/**
Antigua*/**
Argentina***
Armenia*
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan*
Bahamas Bahrain*
Bangladesh Barbados**
Belarus*
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bhutan*
Bolivia*/***
Bosnia*
Botswana
Brazil (Inter-American
Driving Permit only)
Brunei*
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso (was Volta)
Cambodia
(was Kampuchea)
Cameroon*
Canada Cape Verde Islands*
Cayman Islands*
Central
African Rep. Chad*
Chile***
Colombia*/***
Comoros*
Congo, Rep. of (Brazzaville)
Congo, Dem. Rep. of (Kinshasa)
Costa Rica*/***
Cote d´Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Croatia*
Cuba
Curacao
Cyprus
Czech Rep.
Denmark
Djibouti*
Dominica*/**
Domincan Rep.***
Ecuador***
Egypt
El Salvador*/***
Equatorial Guinea*
Estonia*
Fiji Finland
France (Including French
overseas territories)
French Polynesia
Gabon*
Gambia
Georgia
Germany*
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Grenada**
Guatemala***
Guernsey Guinea*
Guinea-Bissau*
Guyana Haiti***
Herzegovina*
Honduras*/***
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia*
Iran*
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jersey
Jordan*
Kazakhstan*
Kenya*
Korea (Rep.)
Kuwait*
Kyrgystan
Laos
Latvia*
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia*
Libya*
Liechtenstein*
Lithuania*
Luxembourg
Macao*
Macedonia*
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Mali
Malta
Mauritania*
Mauritius
Mexico*/***
Moldova*
Monaco
Montenegro
Montserrat*/**
Morocco
Mozambique*
Myanmar*
Namibia
Nepal*
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua*/***
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Oman*
Pakistan*
Panama*
Papua
New Guinea
Paraguay***
Perú***
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar*
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
St. Kitts & Nevis*/**
St. Lucia
St. Vincent & the Grenadines
San Marino
Sao Tome & Principe*
Saudi Arabia*
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia*
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan*
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland*
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan*
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Trinidad & Tobago***
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan***
Uganda
Ukraine***
United Arab Emirates*
United Kingdom
Uruguay (Inter-American
Driving Permit only)
Uzbekistan*
Vatican City (Holy See)
Venezuela***
Vietnam*
Western Samoa
Yemen*
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Not party to 1949 Convention: International Driving Permit Honored.
**U.S. driver’s license and International Driving Permit recognized on presentation to local police and payment of Special Registration Fee upon arrival.
***Geographical Areas Which Honor Inter-American Driving Permits (Convention on Regulation of Inter-American Motor Vehicle Traffic, Organization of American
States, Washington, D.C. 1943) as of January, 2009. If you intend to drive in the following countries, be sure to check INTER-AMERICAN DRIVING PERMIT
box page 1: Brazil and Uruguay