For a person traveling abroad, whether it is a business trip, a short vacation, a move to a permanent place of residence or a long trip, the natural question arises of obtaining an international driver’s license. Some states also have Russian rights, for this you will need to clarify this information for the country’s alleged visit to you. The main number of countries recognizes international rights.
How to get international rights
So what is this document? International rights have been developed by the UN International Convention and are formed in eight languages, while the French language is the main. The document is a small book that includes several pages: 4 color and 8 white. On the pages you can find the entire list of countries where driving a vehicle occurs on the basis of this document. It is worth mentioning that international rights give not only the opportunity to drive a car, but can also be a document that certifies your identity. Based on this, you will be able to present them, for example, along with your credit card or make a hotel reservation.
How to get international rights
Do not forget that in Russia international rights cannot replace a Russian driver’s license. Driving in Russia with only international driving license without Russian ones threatens you with a fine of 500 rubles, as well as a ban on driving.
Let’s look at what documents are needed to obtain international rights:
Your Russian passport
Passport and its copy
Medical certificate and its copy
Russian driver’s license, as well as their copy
A document certifying the passing of the exams
Receipt of payment of state duty in the amount of 1000 rubles
Application for obtaining the rights of international standard
The rights are issued at the traffic police department, and this procedure takes a maximum of 2 days. You are not required to take any additional exams.
How to get international rights
You will be asked to correctly and scrupulously fill out an application and submit all of the above documents, photographed on the spot at the traffic police. It is recommended to fill out applications very carefully, another way to fill out the questionnaire is to use the service in the same traffic police, where employees will do it for you for a fee.
