Can residents of another state(say WA) have a driving license in California?
<p>Asking for my girlfriend. She lives in WA where we do not have a car there but visits me in CA frequently. And we have our car in CA, which she needs to drive. She does not have a WA license and does not plan to have one for WA. Since she does not need one.</p>

<h2>You have to reside in California to hold a California driver's licence</h2>
<p>Since your girlfriend lives in Washington she can't get a California licence. The good news is she can get a Washington licence and use it in California.</p>
<p>More generally, most places in the world allow &quot;foreigners&quot; (interstate OR international) to use their foreign licence to drive.</p>

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