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All most all states in US allow you to drive with your Indian License for a period of one year. After that, you need to get a US drivers license. However, if you become a resident of the state, then you need to get a US license within a months time.Even if you don’t plan to buy a car in the US, I would suggest getting a US drivers license for the reasons given below:Your Driving license works as your Identity card too in most of the US states. This helps because, you don’t need to carry your passport and other important documents around all the time. If you dont want to drive or dont know to drive, then most states issue a State ID card – so make sure you get it. Trust me, its very helpful!If you plan to drive in the US (say car rental etc), a valid US driving license helps. It will save you a lot of money on car insurance too.If you do buy a car, then almost all states in the US make it mandatory to have Auto/Car insurance. If you don’t have a valid US drivers license and drive on an Indian license, then your insurance premium will shoot up! (by at-least $400 to $500 or more for 6 months!)In some states & cities (like in Texas) there is one thing that might force you to drive with an Indian Driving License… and that is the validity of your Work Permit (H1B or equivalent). In Texas, if your work permit expires within in the next six months, the DMV won’t allow you to apply for a US Driving License. So, keep this in mind, and apply six months before your Work Permit expires if possible! However, this is true for Texas (confirmed in Houston), but may not be true at other states.Oh – Last but not the least, if you are driving in the USA, make sure that you have auto insurance. Its a must and will save you lot of money and headaches in case of any eventualities!

I dont know how old this is or if you ever got your answer but I maintained a vehicle and home in Pennsylvania while also maintaining an apartment and purchasing a new car in Texas.When I purchased the car in Texas, I still had my Pennsylvania driver's license. Like you I was concerned about having to get a TX Driver's License but as it turns out, it is a total non-issue. Although the dealership took care of all the paperwork for registration, I had to sign each so I can confirm there were no documents relating to driver's license or state of residency required for vehicle registration.Moving a car to Texas may be more "difficult" from the perspective of having an out of state drivers license but there is nothing in the list of required documents provided from TxDMV.GOV - New to Texas that says you need to show proof of residency or driver's license to register the car.The requirements to register in Texas are:1. Get vehicle insured in the state of Texas. Minimum liability insurance of 30/60/25 required.2. Take vehicle to a TX DPS (Department of Public Safety) authorized inspection station to be inspected. Bring proof of insurance with you.3. Bring Proof of insurance, proof of inspection and proof of vehicle ownership (title/registration from previous state) to Tax Assessor Office for your county of residence (TX Auto Registration is done through the County who files it with the State. This differs from many states that issue registration through the State).4. Pay registration fees the fee for Texas registration is $52.75 (Base Registration 50.75 + 1.00 for Texas Electronic Insurance Verification + 1.00 for Registration/Titling Computer Systems Improvements). This rate does vary as each county has its own fees that they asses on the local level.5. TxDMV does not issue driver's licenses. Driver's Licenses are issued through TxDPS. If Texas will be your residence, you are required to obtain a TX driver's license within 90 days.I've lived, worked or considered living or working in 15 different jurisdictions (14 states + DC). Of those, TX, MD, VA, CA and SC have no requirements regarding proof of residency or identity in the state to register the vehicle (though you need an in-state address on your forms). NY, NJ and CO require proof of identity which having an in-state license is the easiest method of proving identity but other methods are accepted (For example, NY uses a 6-pt identity system and they assign different point levels to different documents and the only single document assigned 6 pts is a NY DL but a US Passport [4] and an out of state [2] also make up 6 points). PA, GA and DC require a state issued ID (a non-driver's photo identification card works). FL, NC and WA require state issued Driver's Licenses.Finally, there's DE... DE actually has a special registration you can request for non-domicile vehicle that allows you to register a 2nd vehicle in DE with proof of insurance & DE address with a non-DE DL but you also have to submit proof of a vehicle in your home (DL) state and you have to sign an affidavit agreeing not to take the car out of state. For full registration, the details were a little less well documented as the official documentation says "a DE DL or other proof of residency" is required to obtain a DE title but nothing about registration and nothing regarding what constitutes "other" proof of residency. I would assume a non-driver's photo ID card may be sufficient in DE but it wasn't explicitly stated like it is for PA/GA/DC.Bottom line each state has it's own process for titling, registering and inspecting each car. Some states require emissions checks (TX does not require them on the state level but some counties do) and some states charge a use tax or graduated fee based on age of vehicle while some states charge a flat rate for registration. Also each state varies in their application of what they consider a "new" car for sales tax purposes with some requiring more or less time of ownership before you can avoid having to pay sales tax on a transferred vehicle (though from what I've seen each state gives credit for taxes paid in the other state, if you provide proof of those taxes).In PA a title, proof of residency and proof of insurance is requried to get a registration and proof of registration to get an inspection and emissions check. PA issues a license plate registration sticker and 2 windshield stickers - 1 for inspection and 1 for emissions. TX used to have a similar policy up until this year though TX only issued 2 windshield stickers 1 for inspection and 1 for Registration. Beginning this year, TX now issues only 1 windshield sticker that covers both inspection and registration. In some counties in TX (counties covering Houston, Dallas, Austin and El Paso) an emissions check is also required. Having not lived in those areas of Texas I dont know if an additional sticker is given or not but I'd assume it's probably covered under the 1-sticker (be forewarned, if you take the car for inspection outside of these counties and dont ask for an emissions check, one is unlikely to be done and you may not be able to register the vehicle back in your home county). New vehicles receive an emissions/inspection waiver for the first 2 years.I still maintain an address in PA, TX and now have an address in CA. My DL is still in PA (along with another car). Im considering adding a 3rd car registered/insured in CA soon and I'll be giving up my TX address in 2016Q2 but for now, my 2nd car remains registered in Texas while making frequent trips between TX/CA. I got pulled over in CA in Oct. 2014 with my TX registered & insured car and PA driver's license and the Cop didnt bat an eye and I've gone through the CHP checkpoints a few times without issue as well.I've found it also depends on the police officer not just the department as I've been pulled over in Texas by the same local police with both PA and TX plates, always with my PA driver's license. Most of those stops, it has not been an issue but I did have an officer comment once or twice on my "residency" and the requirement that I get a TX DL when I had my TX plates. It's important to watch your tone in your response as you dont want the cop thinking you're being a smart ass or talking back but I've alway respectfully informed them the car is registered/insured in TX as it is where it is primarily kept and that I also have a car registered/insured in PA and I ask how they propose I resolve the issue of "dual" residency. I haven't been issued a ticket or written warning but one officer took my question as a challenge and got more confrontational at which point I just bit my tongue and didnt say anything more except that I would inquire with the relevant offices about how best to proceed and I got a verbal warning from that officer.On a final note, I'd ask the purpose of your CA/TX addresses and why you are maintaining CA residency. If you are collecting your income in TX and/or spending the majority of your time there, you may want to look into becoming a TX resident as there is no state income tax in TX which beats California's exorbitant amounts. That being said, CA does have very tough and strict policies regarding Non-resident/Part-year residents and where the income is sourced from (if your company has an office in TX that you're working out of but the home office or payroll is conducted in CA, this would make it California-sourced income for part-time/non-residents) so the benefit to you may be negligible. Other considerations might also include things such as if you have kids and they want to attend school in CA (or TX) in-state tuition rate apply after different residency terms. In this regard, I cant stress enough the importance of a competent and trustworthy tax professional.