To move to the US or not (in my mid-20's)

[on-hold]

No, we're applying in a few months, so it'll probably be at least a year and a half.

 

[novsaggi]

Ontario has a drive record requirement,for exchange of G license, it would have saved your time if you would have checked the website before joining the line. Im sure you would have done the same thing if you would have moved to CA from Ontario and they would have requested it.

As for the OP, there is no one answer. You have your full life in front of you. Just mind the healthcare costs when you will be in US as you will be paying a premium of healthcare out of ur pocket too. Other than that, good luck on move

 

[Bargeld]

Ontario has a drive record requirement,for exchange of G license, it would have saved your time if you would have checked the website before joining the line. Im sure you would have done the same thing if you would have moved to CA from Ontario and they would have requested it.

As for the OP, there is no one answer. You have your full life in front of you. Just mind the healthcare costs when you will be in US as you will be paying a premium of healthcare out of ur pocket too. Other than that, good luck on move

Unfortunately you're clueless in your retort, I sought clarification from DriveTest myself before going down there, and they said because I had a CA/DL, the license information would already be in their system and to just come down. They had issues with their system at the time I physically went down which was the only reason they didn't do the exchange, and because they couldn't put a time limit on the problem to be solved, they simply suggested I get the record of origin.

Also, it doesn't help when most people don't understand what a record of origin is, since it's under the guise of an abstract, and abstract tends to mean a simple driving record, which the record of origin is not. Not even the CA DMV people I talked to until I called back after sending it in knew the difference. I happened to get lucky and find one lady who knew what it was I wanted -- I had plainly stated on a piece of paper I had sent in it was to fulfill a request from DriveTest in Ontario for an "abstract of origin for their license exchange program".

Thankfully some of us already had a clue, unlike some who came up with crummy presumptions.

 

[JessNess]

Unfortunately you're clueless in your retort, I sought clarification from DriveTest myself before going down there, and they said because I had a CA/DL, the license information would already be in their system and to just come down. They had issues with their system at the time I physically went down which was the only reason they didn't do the exchange, and because they couldn't put a time limit on the problem to be solved, they simply suggested I get the record of origin.

Also, it doesn't help when most people don't understand what a record of origin is, since it's under the guise of an abstract, and abstract tends to mean a simple driving record, which the record of origin is not. Not even the CA DMV people I talked to until I called back after sending it in knew the difference. I happened to get lucky and find one lady who knew what it was I wanted -- I had plainly stated on a piece of paper I had sent in it was to fulfill a request from DriveTest in Ontario for an "abstract of origin for their license exchange program".

Thankfully some of us already had a clue, unlike some who came up with crummy presumptions.

Oh wow, what an ordeal! I was going to have to get a driver record for Alberta also, but I was resolute on never dealing with the CA DMV again. I turned in my current license and my expired old license (showing that I had been driving since 2008) and they thankfully accepted that.

 

[novsaggi]

Unfortunately you're clueless in your retort, I sought clarification from DriveTest myself before going down there, and they said because I had a CA/DL, the license information would already be in their system and to just come down. They had issues with their system at the time I physically went down which was the only reason they didn't do the exchange, and because they couldn't put a time limit on the problem to be solved, they simply suggested I get the record of origin.

Also, it doesn't help when most people don't understand what a record of origin is, since it's under the guise of an abstract, and abstract tends to mean a simple driving record, which the record of origin is not. Not even the CA DMV people I talked to until I called back after sending it in knew the difference. I happened to get lucky and find one lady who knew what it was I wanted -- I had plainly stated on a piece of paper I had sent in it was to fulfill a request from DriveTest in Ontario for an "abstract of origin for their license exchange program".

Thankfully some of us already had a clue, unlike some who came up with crummy presumptions.

Thank you for pointing that out.I can go on n on about what you wrote before n now, but alas I dont have time for it.

 

[Bargeld]

Oh wow, what an ordeal! I was going to have to get a driver record for Alberta also, but I was resolute on never dealing with the CA DMV again. I turned in my current license and my expired old license (showing that I had been driving since 2008) and they thankfully accepted that.

What's funny is my license already showed, by itself, that I had far more than 2 years experience driving. Yet after their system took a dump, they still had me go home to order it anyways.

So sufficed to say, for anyone who goes through this, just CYA (cover your ass) in the event of their incompetence. I wouldn't be surprised if Alberta's state DL process was far smoother for people. I only exchanged the G for Class 5, which was smooth.. also wouldn't be surprised if exchanging a Class 5 for a G is a nightmare as well.