Americans Abroad
In reply to the discussion: What did you take with you when you moved? [View all]58Sunliner
(5,005 posts)Persons with valid driver's licenses, issued prior to their first entry into France as a resident, from
the states of Florida, Pennsylvania, Illinois, New Hampshire, Kansas, Michigan, South Carolina
and Kentucky may directly 'exchange' their state driver's licenses for French permits. This is
because Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Kentucky offer a
reciprocal privilege of exchange for persons holding French permits.
-If you have a driver's license from one of these 13 states: Colorado, Connecticut, Florida,
Pennsylvania, Illinois, New Hampshire, Michigan, Kansas, South Carolina, Kentucky,
Delaware, Ohio and Virginia, apply for the French driver's license (permis de conduire) in your
city of residence at least three months before the expiration of the one-year recognition period, to
allow sufficient time for the required formalities (Beyond this time, the exchange will not be
possible). Go to the Prefecture de Police.