Transfer from other countries — Delaware Permit Test

Transfer from other countries on the Delaware permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Drivers licensed in other countries must pass Delaware's eye, knowledge and road exams.

Roads, signs and rules differ from country to country, so a foreign license says little about Delaware law.

All drivers licensed in other countries must pass the eye, knowledge and road exams.

Delaware Driver Manual, p.31

Delaware's reciprocity agreements with Germany, Taiwan and France excuse those countries' drivers, and drivers from U.S. Territories, from the knowledge and road exams for a Class D license.

A driver from a partner country would face tests that Delaware already accepts as met.

Exception: Delaware has a reciprocity agreement with Germany, Taiwan (Republic of China) and France thereby exempting these drivers from the knowledge and road exams for a Class D license only, as well as U.S. Territories.

Delaware Driver Manual, p.31

Drivers from other countries who get a Delaware license may keep their foreign licenses.

A driver made to give up a home license could not drive on a return trip home.

Drivers from other countries may retain their foreign licenses.

Delaware Driver Manual, p.31

On the test

Which exams must a driver licensed in another country usually pass in Delaware?

Eye, knowledge and road. Roads, signs and rules differ from country to country, so a foreign license says little about Delaware law. Delaware Driver Manual, p.31: “All drivers licensed in other countries must pass the eye, knowledge and road exams.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Delaware Driver Manual, published by the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-05.