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New Hampshire · Through 2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025

RSA 263:35-a: International Driver's License Reciprocity for H-2A Workers.

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  1. Title XXI: MOTOR VEHICLES
  2. Chapter 263: DRIVERS' LICENSES
  3. License Reciprocity

Notwithstanding RSA 263:35, or any other law to the contrary, a nonresident employed in New Hampshire through the federal H-2A temporary agricultural worker program shall not operate a motor vehicle in New Hampshire unless:

I. He or she holds a valid driver's license or permit to operate a motor vehicle issued by another U.S. jurisdiction; or

II. He or she holds a valid driver's license or permit to operate a motor vehicle from a jurisdiction outside the United States and:

(a) Is at least 18 years of age;

(b) Is lawfully present in the United States;

(c) Has been present in the United States for less than one year; and

(d) He or she possesses an international driving permit if their license issued from a jurisdiction outside the United States is not written in English.

III. Nonresidents who satisfy the requirements under this section shall have a maximum of 300 days from the date their residency was established to obtain a driver's license issued by the state of New Hampshire.

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