A friend here locally said that 4 years ago she was given the test in Russian but it seems now that they do not do this. That would not have been possible the first year had he not been allowed to take the test in Spanish (though not his native language). He was so happy when he got his DL because he gained a lot of freedom and loves to drive. My husband was not working for his first 4 months here because he didn't have his EAD - he was BORED. or any other country), I don't think it is fair to expect someone to know the language before/when they arrive. I was really proud of him, especially since he speaks Portuguese, not Spanish.Īlthough I believe that immigrants should learn the language of the country they live in (be it in the U.S.
So for about a week my husband studied the Spanish test and then passed the computer test and driving test on the same day.
He did so, but didn't pass - he said he thought that the translator (our neighbor) didn't know how to translate everything very well. The DMV allowed him to take the test with a translator (though it couldn't be me) since he couldn't take it in English yet. I did some research when my husband was going to take his test because he didn't know English when he arrived from Brazil. In Florida you can only take the test in English or Spanish.
