Great news for transferees in Georgia: as of January 1, 2009 per Georgia State Bill 488, foreign nationals can keep their home country driver's license when applying for a Georgia driver's license. They are still required to apply for the state license when they meet the requirements, however, in the past they were required to surrender their home country license. The bill further states that while driving with a foreign license, the foreign national must have in their posession a valid international driver's permit.

As of this post, the Georgia Department of Driver Services website had not yet been updated to reflect these changes.

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