I heard that we can drive 6 month using Nepal's DL. is that true? Do I need to do anything for that? My cousin just visited from Nepal and he lives in TX. He has valid DL from Nepal.
Can someone shed some light on this please

Driving Privilege Reciprocity

Driving privilege reciprocity allows a person to use a valid, unexpired foreign license to operate a motor vehicle in Texas for up to one year or until a person becomes a Texas resident, whichever date is sooner. Once a person becomes a new Texas resident, they must apply for a Texas license within 90 days to continue to drive legally. For more information, please review the Moving to Texas page.

Noncommercial licenses:
The state’s recognition of driving privilege reciprocity is governed by the following international agreements coordinated and signed by the federal government. To see a list of countries for each agreement, click the link provided.

1949 World Convention on International Road Traffic
1943 Inter-American Convention on the Regulation of Inter-American Automotive Traffic (PDF)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) agreement and countries
Multilateral Treaties in Force as of January 1, 2013 – Automotive Traffic (PDF)
Per U.S. State Department consideration: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia, and Yugoslavia.
General Provisions of International Agreements:

Reciprocal privileges are limited to persons ages 18 to 75 for up to one year from the date of entry into the United States.
Reciprocal privileges are limited to private vehicles.
Every vehicle must have a registration certificate issued in accordance with the laws of the country of residence identifying the vehicle and owner and be displayed on the rear of the vehicle or on a plate attached to the rear.
Every vehicle must have an oval sign or plaque displayed on the rear of the vehicle to indicate the country of origin.
Every driver must have a valid driver permit, license, or international permit issued by an authorized authority and be translated into English.
Note: These are general provisions only. For the complete text of an agreement, click the links provided.

Commercial licenses:

Only commercial driver licenses from Canada and Mexico are recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation as having full reciprocity for driving privileges in the state of Texas.


http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/DriverLicense/reciprocity.htm

So in simple terms, one cannot drive in Texas with Nepal's license as Nepal is not a member of the international agreement.

I have heard similar things from other people too. But I have always wondered how the heck does it work. When I came here I used to had my old laminated driver's license that anyone could have made. And there is no way to even verify if that is fake license, even in Nepal.

I have heard similar stories of people going to Nepal and using DLs from US and other countries to drive there. How can it be verified whether it's a driver's license or sth else..for instance let's say it is from one of those eastern european countries (not english speaking countries? Is it even possible to differentiate a photo ID of some sort from DL if it's not in english?

Plus,,will the घुस्या ट्राफिक प्रहरी in Nepal even try to understand that one is a bearer of DL from some other country if ever get caught in situations where they can reap $$$?

Plus driving is so different in Nepal compared to other places..I feel puzzled.. Some info from those experienced in this matter can definitely be appreciated..

You can drive with Nepalese license in Oklahoma. Guess its the only state with such privilege.