Can I drive in the U.S. with a military driver's license?

I have a NSW Australian P2 Drivers license, and i am going to the us can i rent and drive a car there?

• So i am planning a trip to America for a week or so, and i was wondering with my Australian Provisional P2 Drivers license, does it allow me to rent and drive a car over there?

• Answer:

  Probably not. You may be able to simply drive on a limited license by obeying the rules (ex. can drive with a passenger in the car who has a full license), but rental agencies are unlikely to let you hire a car. Note that the minimum age to rent a car in the USA is 21, and it is 25 in many states. Also, many car rental agencies require foreign visitors to have an International Driving Permit even though their national license is in English (as an Australian license certainly is). If you still want to try to rent a car then go to a real travel agency (where you live) to make certain there won't be problems. ---------------------------------------… Citizens of about 35 countries can travel to the USA for up to 90 days at a time as a tourist or for some business purposes by registering for ESTA > before < their trip begins. The cost is US$14, which is similar to the fee for the Australian ETA program. https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/ http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/without/without_1990.html http://www.usembassy.org.uk/visaservices/?p=129 Registering is accomplished online, you don't need the details of your trip, and the confirmation is valid for multiple trips to the USA over two (2) years so don't wait until the last minute. Print the confirmation - or at least record the number - and keep the information with your passport. Having a return or onward ticket leaving North America is a requirement, so have a copy of your airline itinerary at passport control. Check with your health insurance to find out if it covers you in the USA. If yes then take proof of coverage with you. If no or not sure then get trip medical insurance, which is cheap and sold by airlines & travel agents. The USA has wonderful medical care but it isn't free or even cheap. Please do not skimp on this as an otherwise-silly accident could turn into a crisis if you don't have medical insurance. If someday you plan a long visit then DON'T schedule your departure day for the 90th day (any part of a day in the USA counts as a whole day, so if you arrive at 23:59h on the 1st and leave at 00:01h on the 10th it is 10 days in the USA). Schedule your departure not later than the 88th day as there are no (zero) provisions in the Visa Waiver Program for someone to voluntarily extend their stay. If you miss your flight due to something Immigration might consider avoidable (ex. flat tire on the way to the airport) they may ban you from using the VWP in the future.