License for international student or instructor: Application; issuance; expiration; renewal.
1. The Department may issue a Nevada driver’s license to an international student or instructor who declares himself to be a resident of this State for the limited purpose of obtaining a driver’s license.
2. An application for a driver’s license pursuant to this section must be made on a form provided by the Department.
3. A driver’s license issued pursuant to this section:
(a) Expires on the first anniversary date of the licensee’s birthday, measured in the case of an original license, a renewal license and a renewal of an expired license, from the birthday nearest the date of issuance or renewal. The license may be extended for an additional year, not to exceed 3 additional years:
(1) If the licensee submits such proof as may be required by the Department that he is an international student or instructor; and
(2) Upon the payment of a fee for the extension that is established by the Department in an amount necessary to cover the administrative expense of extending the license.
(b) Must be renewed on the fourth anniversary date of the licensee’s birthday, measured in the case of an original license, a renewal license and a renewal of an expired license, from the birthday nearest the date of issuance or renewal.
4. No license may be issued pursuant to this section until the Department is satisfied fully as to the applicant’s competency and fitness to drive a motor vehicle.
Last modified: February 25, 2006