

Reciprocal privileges are limited to private vehicles.Reciprocal privileges are limited to persons ages 18 to 75 for up to one year from the date of entry into the United States.General Provisions of International Agreements: State Department consideration: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia, and Yugoslavia. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) agreement and countries.1943 Inter-American Convention on the Regulation of Inter-American Automotive Traffic (PDF).To see a list of countries for each agreement, click the link provided. The state’s recognition of driving privilege reciprocity is governed by the following international agreements coordinated and signed by the federal government. For more information, please review the Moving to Texas page.

Once a person becomes a new Texas resident, they must apply for a Texas license within 90 days to continue to drive legally.

Driving privilege reciprocity allows a person to use a valid, unexpired foreign license to operate a motor vehicle in Texas for up to one year or until a person becomes a Texas resident, whichever date is sooner.
