The USIDA application
Apply for your IDP. Right here.
One online application — details, photos, payment, and delivery tracking — handled by USIDA nationwide, for applicants in all 50 states and U.S. citizens traveling abroad globally.
- Takes about
- 10 min
- Permit fee
- $20.00
- Valid for
- 1 year
United States International Driving AssociationBefore you start
Have these three things within reach.
A valid U.S. driver's license
Issued by a U.S. state or territory, and valid when you apply. You'll photograph both sides.
Two passport-style photos
Take them right in the application with the USIDA photo tool — free for members.
A payment card
$20.00 per permit, plus photo and shipping, itemized before you pay.
Exactly what the application asks.
Six short steps, each one pictured below — nothing unexpected.
Step 1Create your account
Your application saves as you go, so you can stop and come back whenever you like.
About 1 minute
Step 2Tell us about you and your license
Your name, date of birth, birthplace, and the details printed on your valid U.S. driver's license.
About 4 minutes
Step 3Take or upload your photos
Two passport-style photos — use the guided USIDA photo tool with instant checks, or upload your own.
About 3 minutes
Step 4Choose shipping
Standard mail, expedited, or international courier — shipping is charged at cost.
About 1 minute
Step 5Review and pay once
Permit, photo, and shipping itemized into a single total before you enter a card.
About 1 minute
Step 6USIDA reviews and issues
USIDA reviews your documents, prints the permit, and mails it with tracking.
Usually 1 business day to review
Two ways to apply
Online, or on paper.
Online — fastest
- Guided USIDA photo tool with instant checks
- One secure payment for every fee
- Email updates and live tracking
- USIDA reviews — usually within 1 business day
By mail or in person
- Print the official form and sign in ink
- Include one passport photo and license copies
- Mail with a check or money order — allow 5–7 weeks
- Or visit any USIDA branch for same-visit service
Reviewed by USIDA
Every application is checked by a named USIDA team — not an automated queue — before anything is printed.
Tracked to your mailbox
Choose your carrier and speed, then follow the shipment from printing to delivery.
Recognized worldwide
Issued under the 1949 Geneva Convention on Road Traffic and honored in more than 150 countries.
Your permit is ten minutes away.
Sign and pay online, and USIDA takes it from there — review, printing, and tracked delivery to your door.