Those who are going to travel outside their own country while driving a car (own or rented) need to apply for an international driving license . This document will be asked by a policeman in the US and EU countries when traveling in Asia and the Middle East. Russian rights do not go abroad, since their translation into the Latin alphabet is only partially completed. In addition, the details of the national certificate do not include certain information, which is very important. So, for example, the driver’s address is not registered in the rights. In addition to all these arguments, the ban on traveling with a Russian certificate is due to the desire to reduce the number of road accidents that happen to our tourists abroad.
Currently, when planning a vacation by car, there is a need to obtain an international driver's license. They are a plastic brochure containing a translation from a Russian certificate into eight UN languages: Japanese and French, Chinese and Arabic, English and Spanish, Russian and German.
In order to learn in detail how to get an international driver’s license, just go online to the appropriate site. To complete this document you will need:
- an application completed in the prescribed form;
- driver's license of the Russian sample;
- a document that confirms the fact of the grant of rights;
- a passport with Russian citizenship, registered at the place where it is planned to receive the IDP;
- The original and a photocopy of the certificate of the medical institution, confirming the suitability for driving;
- two photos three and a half by four and a half centimeters in size, made on matte paper in color (or black and white), without a corner;
- receipt confirming payment of state duty.
An international driving license is issued by the same authorities as ordinary ones at the place of registration. The whole procedure takes about forty minutes. However, queues are possible before the holiday season.
An international driving license is an additional document that is attached to the Russian license. In addition to the translation of national details, they contain information about the type of cars that are allowed to drive their owner, and indicate categories and subcategories. So you must take both a national and an international certificate for the trip.
How to get international rights ? Just apply with a package of a document to the traffic police department according to the registration method. You don’t have to take an exam! You will be issued a certificate whose validity period will last three years (but no more than the period in which Russian rights are legally binding).
When planning a trip outside the country, it is important to remember that the need for an IDP arises even when there are national documents of the 2011 model. If an international certificate is not issued, the car rental company abroad does not have the right to issue a car for use. Nobody will violate the law, since there will immediately be a risk of being fined. Problems in the absence of an IDP can also be in contact with the police. The presence of international rights is also a prerequisite in the event of an insured event. Many embassies do not issue visas without presenting a copy of the IDP if they plan to travel to this country by car.
When going on a trip, it is worth remembering that the presence of an international driver’s license is not a guarantee of safe movement in a foreign country. Prior to the trip, you must familiarize yourself with the foreign subtleties of traffic, as well as with the fines imposed there, issued for violations of the rules.