With a Shanghai driver's license, can I drive directly to California?

China tourists who have reached the age of 18 can drive in the United States with a valid China driver's license. Al Perez, a spokesman for the California Highway Patrol Bureau, also said in an interview that all foreign tourists who are on vacation can drive in California with a foreign driver's license.

So if you are a visitor to California and have a valid driver's license from your home country, you can drive in California without a California driver's license as long as your home driver's license is still valid.

the California government recognizes the driver's license issued by the driver's local government (country, state and territory) as a legal document.

But if you become a California resident, you must get a California driver's license within 1 days.