How to Establish Residency in California<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\nAmong your top priorities when moving to California should be establishing residency. Residency affects a number of things including state income tax, public school enrollment, Here\u2019s how to set yourself up as a California resident:<\/p>\n
\n- Purchase or rent a residence in California and set up utilities in your name.<\/li>\n
- Obtain a California driver\u2019s license with your new address within ten days of moving in.<\/li>\n
- Register to vote and\/or file your income tax as a California resident.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
For a full list of everything new residents might need, check the California DMV site here.<\/a><\/p>\n![\"California](\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\")
<\/h3>\nHow to Transfer Your Out-of-State Driver\u2019s License to California<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\nThe process of swapping your out-of-state driver\u2019s license to California is pretty straightforward. You will need to visit a DMV office to do so, and here\u2019s what you\u2019ll need to have on hand to arrive prepared:<\/p>\n
\n- Your social security number<\/li>\n
- Proof of identity. Choose from this list.<\/a><\/li>\n
- Proof of residence. This can be a rental agreement, closing documents, utility bills, or a bank statements. Find the full list of acceptable proof here<\/a><\/li>\n
- A completed Driver\u2019s License or ID Card Application (Form DL 44<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
At the DMV office, they will scan your thumbprint and take your photo. You\u2019ll also have to pass a written knowledge test and a vision exam. If your out-of-state license has expired, you will have to take a driving test as well. When you\u2019ve completed all the required exams, you\u2019ll be given a temporary paper license, and your official card will be mailed to you.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
How to Title and Register Your Vehicle in California<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\nAny vehicle you\u2019ve brought with you into the Golden State will need to be registered within 20 days of establishing residency. To title and register a vehicle in California, you will need:<\/p>\n
\n- Your out-of-state vehicle title and out-of-state registration card<\/li>\n
- California auto insurance: The minimum requirements are<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
\n- $30,000 for bodily injury\/death per person<\/li>\n
- $60,000 for total bodily injury\/death per accident<\/li>\n
- $15,000 for damage for property damage per accident<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- A valid smog certificate: meaning, an emissions test facilitated by a DMV-approved inspector\u2026 unless your car was made prior to 1975<\/li>\n
- A completed VIN inspection<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
To make your life super easy, once you\u2019ve gotten all these elements in order, you can complete your title transfer and registration online with eTags.com<\/a>. And of course, if you have any questions or need assistance along the way, our California title and tag experts are more than happy to lend a hand. Feel free to reach out<\/a> to us at any point\u2026because as always, at eTags, we\u2019re here to help!<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
If you\u2019ve just moved to the state of California, let us be one of the firsts to welcome you! No doubt you are already aware of just how important it…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":29041,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,2,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","category-vehicle-registration","category-vehicle-titles"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Moving to California: A Guide to Residency and Out-of-State Vehicle Title Transfer | eTags<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/how-to-establish-residency-in-california-and-register-your-vehicle\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Moving to California: A Guide to Residency and Out-of-State Vehicle Title Transfer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"If you\u2019ve just moved to the state of California, let us be one of the firsts to welcome you! No doubt you are already aware of just how important it…\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/how-to-establish-residency-in-california-and-register-your-vehicle\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"eTags - Vehicle Registration & Title Services\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/eTagsTimeline\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/etagstimeline\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-07-20T13:23:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-16T15:11:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/AdobeStock_258598560-1-scaled.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"780\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"521\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"eTags\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/etagstweets\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@eTagsTweets\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"eTags\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.etags.com\\\/blog\\\/how-to-establish-residency-in-california-and-register-your-vehicle\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.etags.com\\\/blog\\\/how-to-establish-residency-in-california-and-register-your-vehicle\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"eTags\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.etags.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/49fd63ec6797c062fb10b8872dce8be6\"},\"headline\":\"Moving to California: A Guide to Residency and Out-of-State Vehicle Title Transfer\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-07-20T13:23:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-16T15:11:13+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.etags.com\\\/blog\\\/how-to-establish-residency-in-california-and-register-your-vehicle\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":559,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.etags.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.etags.com\\\/blog\\\/how-to-establish-residency-in-california-and-register-your-vehicle\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.etags.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/07\\\/AdobeStock_258598560-1-scaled.jpeg\",\"articleSection\":[\"California\",\"Vehicle Registration\",\"Vehicle Titles\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.etags.com\\\/blog\\\/how-to-establish-residency-in-california-and-register-your-vehicle\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.etags.com\\\/blog\\\/how-to-establish-residency-in-california-and-register-your-vehicle\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.etags.com\\\/blog\\\/how-to-establish-residency-in-california-and-register-your-vehicle\\\/\",\"name\":\"Moving to California: A Guide to Residency and Out-of-State Vehicle Title Transfer | eTags\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.etags.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.etags.com\\\/blog\\\/how-to-establish-residency-in-california-and-register-your-vehicle\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.etags.com\\\/blog\\\/how-to-establish-residency-in-california-and-register-your-vehicle\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.etags.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/07\\\/AdobeStock_258598560-1-scaled.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-07-20T13:23:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-16T15:11:13+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.etags.com\\\/blog\\\/how-to-establish-residency-in-california-and-register-your-vehicle\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.etags.com\\\/blog\\\/how-to-establish-residency-in-california-and-register-your-vehicle\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.etags.com\\\/blog\\\/how-to-establish-residency-in-california-and-register-your-vehicle\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.etags.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/07\\\/AdobeStock_258598560-1-scaled.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.etags.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/07\\\/AdobeStock_258598560-1-scaled.jpeg\",\"width\":780,\"height\":521,\"caption\":\"California palm trees\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.etags.com\\\/blog\\\/how-to-establish-residency-in-california-and-register-your-vehicle\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.etags.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Moving to California: A Guide to Residency and Out-of-State Vehicle Title Transfer\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.etags.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.etags.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"eTags - Vehicle Registration & Title Services Driven By Technology\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.etags.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.etags.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.etags.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"eTags - Vehicle Registration & Title Services Driven By Technology\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.etags.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.etags.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.etags.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/email.gif\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.etags.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/email.gif\",\"width\":361,\"height\":146,\"caption\":\"eTags - Vehicle Registration & Title Services Driven By Technology\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.etags.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/eTagsTimeline\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/eTagsTweets\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.etags.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/49fd63ec6797c062fb10b8872dce8be6\",\"name\":\"eTags\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9b7db7056f653add9bff5595b34c90a3f7e8cbd022d60b614fcca28cec72734a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9b7db7056f653add9bff5595b34c90a3f7e8cbd022d60b614fcca28cec72734a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9b7db7056f653add9bff5595b34c90a3f7e8cbd022d60b614fcca28cec72734a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"eTags\"},\"description\":\"Driven by technology, eTags is revolutionizing online vehicle-related transactions while providing an unparalleled customer experience. Online vehicle registration and car tag renewal, title transfers, and more.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.etags.com\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/etagstimeline\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/etags\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pinterest.com\\\/etagsdotcom\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.twitter.com\\\/etagstweets\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Moving to California: A Guide to Residency and Out-of-State Vehicle Title Transfer | eTags","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/how-to-establish-residency-in-california-and-register-your-vehicle\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Moving to California: A Guide to Residency and Out-of-State Vehicle Title Transfer","og_description":"If you\u2019ve just moved to the state of California, let us be one of the firsts to welcome you! No doubt you are already aware of just how important it…","og_url":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/how-to-establish-residency-in-california-and-register-your-vehicle\/","og_site_name":"eTags - Vehicle Registration & Title Services","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/eTagsTimeline\/","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/etagstimeline","article_published_time":"2023-07-20T13:23:04+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-03-16T15:11:13+00:00","og_image":[{"width":780,"height":521,"url":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/AdobeStock_258598560-1-scaled.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"eTags","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/etagstweets","twitter_site":"@eTagsTweets","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"eTags","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/how-to-establish-residency-in-california-and-register-your-vehicle\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/how-to-establish-residency-in-california-and-register-your-vehicle\/"},"author":{"name":"eTags","@id":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/49fd63ec6797c062fb10b8872dce8be6"},"headline":"Moving to California: A Guide to Residency and Out-of-State Vehicle Title Transfer","datePublished":"2023-07-20T13:23:04+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-16T15:11:13+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/how-to-establish-residency-in-california-and-register-your-vehicle\/"},"wordCount":559,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/how-to-establish-residency-in-california-and-register-your-vehicle\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/AdobeStock_258598560-1-scaled.jpeg","articleSection":["California","Vehicle Registration","Vehicle Titles"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/how-to-establish-residency-in-california-and-register-your-vehicle\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/how-to-establish-residency-in-california-and-register-your-vehicle\/","url":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/how-to-establish-residency-in-california-and-register-your-vehicle\/","name":"Moving to California: A Guide to Residency and Out-of-State Vehicle Title Transfer | eTags","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/how-to-establish-residency-in-california-and-register-your-vehicle\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/how-to-establish-residency-in-california-and-register-your-vehicle\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/AdobeStock_258598560-1-scaled.jpeg","datePublished":"2023-07-20T13:23:04+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-16T15:11:13+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/how-to-establish-residency-in-california-and-register-your-vehicle\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/how-to-establish-residency-in-california-and-register-your-vehicle\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/how-to-establish-residency-in-california-and-register-your-vehicle\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/AdobeStock_258598560-1-scaled.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/AdobeStock_258598560-1-scaled.jpeg","width":780,"height":521,"caption":"California palm trees"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/how-to-establish-residency-in-california-and-register-your-vehicle\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Moving to California: A Guide to Residency and Out-of-State Vehicle Title Transfer"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/","name":"eTags - Vehicle Registration & Title Services Driven By Technology","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"eTags - Vehicle Registration & Title Services Driven By Technology","url":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/email.gif","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/email.gif","width":361,"height":146,"caption":"eTags - Vehicle Registration & Title Services Driven By Technology"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/eTagsTimeline\/","https:\/\/x.com\/eTagsTweets"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/49fd63ec6797c062fb10b8872dce8be6","name":"eTags","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9b7db7056f653add9bff5595b34c90a3f7e8cbd022d60b614fcca28cec72734a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9b7db7056f653add9bff5595b34c90a3f7e8cbd022d60b614fcca28cec72734a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9b7db7056f653add9bff5595b34c90a3f7e8cbd022d60b614fcca28cec72734a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"eTags"},"description":"Driven by technology, eTags is revolutionizing online vehicle-related transactions while providing an unparalleled customer experience. Online vehicle registration and car tag renewal, title transfers, and more.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.etags.com","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/etagstimeline","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/etags","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/etagsdotcom\/","https:\/\/x.com\/https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/etagstweets"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22941","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22941"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22941\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29046,"href":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22941\/revisions\/29046"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
For a full list of everything new residents might need, check the California DMV site here.<\/a><\/p>\n The process of swapping your out-of-state driver\u2019s license to California is pretty straightforward. You will need to visit a DMV office to do so, and here\u2019s what you\u2019ll need to have on hand to arrive prepared:<\/p>\n At the DMV office, they will scan your thumbprint and take your photo. You\u2019ll also have to pass a written knowledge test and a vision exam. If your out-of-state license has expired, you will have to take a driving test as well. When you\u2019ve completed all the required exams, you\u2019ll be given a temporary paper license, and your official card will be mailed to you.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Any vehicle you\u2019ve brought with you into the Golden State will need to be registered within 20 days of establishing residency. To title and register a vehicle in California, you will need:<\/p>\n To make your life super easy, once you\u2019ve gotten all these elements in order, you can complete your title transfer and registration online with eTags.com<\/a>. And of course, if you have any questions or need assistance along the way, our California title and tag experts are more than happy to lend a hand. Feel free to reach out<\/a> to us at any point\u2026because as always, at eTags, we\u2019re here to help!<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you\u2019ve just moved to the state of California, let us be one of the firsts to welcome you! No doubt you are already aware of just how important it…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":29041,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,2,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","category-vehicle-registration","category-vehicle-titles"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"California](\"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/AdobeStock_563830218-1-800x533.jpeg\")
<\/h3>\nHow to Transfer Your Out-of-State Driver\u2019s License to California<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
\n
![\"Getting](\"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/AdobeStock_487987062-1-800x517.jpeg\")
<\/p>\nHow to Title and Register Your Vehicle in California<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
\n
\n
\n