Details for International Students; Automoblie Insurance

 Because many International Students come to the USA intending to drive while they are here Planet College presents this post.

International Students have traveled to the USA for many decades to obtain or improve their education and careers. Since the time International students began arriving  here many changes have occurred in American life. One of the most profound changes, a change not just experienced in the USA but also globally, was the arrival of the automobile during the early twentieth century. Both in the USA and worldwide the automobile changed the culture and life nearly every person on earth.

With the automobile came, inevitably, regulations, rules, procedures, manuals most of which were intended to bring order to a world now buzzing with individual motorized transportation. One of the now common requirements for autos and their drivers is insurance.

International students who intend to drive in the USA would be well advised to investigate the regulations regarding automobile insurance before their arrival.  Your college or university most likely has  information about cars and in particular guidelines for cars on campus on their website. However the establishment and administration of the general policys regarding cars and insurance is maintained by the state in which your college is located. You can find the regulations you need to be aware of on the state site of your college. Often this supervision is handeled by an agency known as The Department of Motor Vehicles and usually called the DMV.

If you intend to drive while in the USA check this site before you arrive. These offices have the information about driver's licenses, ( you will need one.), vehicle registration and insurance requirements. This office will also have a list of fees, in dollars, required for each of these items.

 Once here you can obtain the necessary documentation from a local DMV office but it will be helpful if you know in advance how much you can expect to pay, in dollars, for these requirements.

International Students; Welcome To The Global Village, USA

 College is often experienced as another planet for typical students. This site has been dedicated to presenting college life as the alternate reality it is for most students. Somewhat like visiting a foreign culture without ever leaving your home country. But. Many students do leave their home country and culture to learn in and learn more about the USA.

With summer nearly here travel is on many many students' minds. Planet College has regularly posted information for USA students traveling abroad since 2007. Some of those entries can be seen here.

Planet College understands that student travel works both ways. Many international students travel to the USA to study, both for Summer and the Regular Term. On the website operated here by the Institute for International Education  for who are curious about studying in the USA a student from Trinidad is quoted as saying, "College in the USA is like a global village."

This statement sums up the experience of many, many, students both international and native USA. College and college life is a global experience.

Planet College, this website, continues to offer ideas, tips, insights and help to all students, local and global who pursue the opportunies to learn, earn and grow in the uniquely stimulating culture that is Planet College.