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Fact Sheets: Languages Used for Driver’s License Exams
So, after getting residency in Italy, I decided to finally bite the bullet and look into getting my driver’s license. If you’ve found yourself in my shoes, I’ve got you. Follow these steps, and you’ll be on your way towell, anywhere within driving distance! How to get an Italian driver’s license. Check your seatbelt.
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ALABAMA: | (13) Arabic, Chinese, English, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese. |
ALASKA: | (1) English |
ARIZONA: | (2) English, Spanish. |
ARKANSAS: | (2) English, Spanish. |
CALIFORNIA: | (33) Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Cambodian, Cantonese, Croatian, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hmong, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Mandarin Chinese, Farsi, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Samoan, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, Tongan, Turkish, Vietnamese. |
COLORADO: | (2) English, Spanish. |
CONNECTICUT: | (7) English, French, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese. |
DELAWARE: | (5) Chinese, English, Haitian Creole, Korean, Spanish. |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: | (15) Amharic, Arabic, Cantonese, English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, Vietnamese. |
FLORIDA: | (3) English, Haitian Creole, Spanish. |
GEORGIA: | (11) Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Vietnamese. |
HAWAII: | (12) Chinese, Chuuukese, Hawaiian, Japanese, Korean, Ilocano, Marshal Islander, Samoan, Spanish, Tagalog, Tongan, Vietnamese. |
IDAHO: | (11) Arabic, American Sign Language, Chinese, English, Farsi, French, Korean, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish, Vietnamese. |
ILLINOIS: | (5) Chinese, English, Korean, Polish, Spanish. |
INDIANA: | (12) Arabic, Burmese, Chin, English, German, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Punjabi, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Vietnamese. |
IOWA: | (21) Albanian, Arabic, Bosnian, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hmong, Italian, Korean, Laotian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Vietnamese. |
KANSAS: | (2) English, Spanish. |
KENTUCKY: | (23) Albanian, Arabic, Bosnian, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Croatian, English, French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Persian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese. |
LOUISIANA: | (1) English. |
MAINE: | (5) Arabic, English, French, Somali, Spanish. |
MARYLAND: | (6) English, French, Korean, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese. |
MASSACHUSETTS: | (28) Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Burmese, Chinese, Czech, English, Farsi, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese. |
MICHIGAN: | (9) Arabic, Burmese, English, Greek, Hindi, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Spanish. |
MINNESOTA: | (6) English, Hmong, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Vietnamese. |
MISSISSIPPI: | (10) Chinese, English, French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese. |
MISSOURI: | (12) Bosnian, Chinese, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese. |
MONTANA: | (4) Chinese, English, Russian, Spanish. |
NEBRASKA: | (2) English, Spanish. |
NEVADA: | (2) English, Spanish. |
NEW HAMPSHIRE: | (3) English, French, Spanish. |
NEW JERSEY: | (10) Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish. |
NEW MEXICO: | (2) English, Spanish. |
NEW YORK: | (14) Albanian, Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese, English, French, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Spanish. |
NORTH CAROLINA: | (10) Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese. |
NORTH DAKOTA: | (13) American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Nepali, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Turkish, Vietnamese. |
OHIO: | (8) Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Japanese, Russian, Somali, Spanish. |
OKLAHOMA: | (1) English |
OREGON: | (8) Arabic, Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese. |
PENNSYLVANIA: | (9) Arabic, English, French, Hindi, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese. |
RHODE ISLAND: | (7) Arabic, Bosnian, English, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish. |
SOUTH CAROLINA: | (4) English, French, German, Spanish. |
SOUTH DAKOTA: | (1) English. |
TENNESSE: | (4) English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish. |
TEXAS: | (2) English, Spanish. |
UTAH: | (1) English. |
VERMONT: | (5), English, French, Serbo-Croation, Somali, Spanish. |
VIRGINIA: | (21) American Sign Language, Amharic, Arabic, Chinese, Dari, Farsi, English, French, German, Haitian Creole, Italian, Korean, Mongolian, Nepali, Pashto, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese. |
WASHINGTON: | (7) Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese. |
WEST VIRGNIA: | (3) English, Japanese, Spanish. |
WISCONSIN: | (8) Chinese, English, Hmong, Polish, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Somali, Spanish. |
WYOMING: | (1) English. |
Information in the above table was collected by U.S. English from officials at the motor vehicle departments in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, February-April 2016.
Driving licence | |
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Type | Driving licence |
Issued by | Italia |
First issued | 03.08.2012 |
Purpose | Identification |
Valid in | 04-04-2022 |
Expiration | 02.08.2022 |
In Italy the driving licence is a governmental right given to those who request a licence for any of the categories they desire. It is required for every type of motorized vehicle. The minimum age to obtain a driving licence is: 16 years for a motorcycle 125cc with a limit of motor power of 11 kW and for a quadricycle motor (cars with a weight of 400 kg (550 kg if it's for freight transport)and a motor power not exceeding 15 kW), 18 years for a car or a motorcycle without a limit for the engine cylinder capacity and a limit of motor power of 35 kW, and 21 years for mini-buses, three-wheeler without a limit of motor power and cargo vehicles, and 24 years for motorcycles without limits of motor power and for buses.
The so-called 'patentino' (small driving licence) was an Italian licence given to youngsters with the minimum age of 14 years. This licence permits Italian teenagers to drive in Italy scooters and 'micro-cars' (small cars with maximum motor power of 4 kW and maximum speed of 45 km/h). At the minimum age of 16 years, Italians can take the licence for the 125cc which is recognized at European level.
In the 2013 the 'patentino' was replaced with a new category for the driver's licence.
- NOTE
- In Italy driving licence in 4c. position whenever one or two alpha comes then this two alpha always match with document no. starting two alpha.
e.g.:- 4c-MCTC-BG
5.-BG1234567D
Obtaining a driver's licence[edit]
The Italian driving licence can be obtained after finishing a driving school and passing a two-stage test, the theory test and road test. Primary school diploma is also required to obtain valid driver's licence.
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