If you can't get an international driver's license in Chinese mainland and need to drive a vehicle abroad, you can go to the notary office where the driver's license is issued for notarization.

To apply for notarization of a driver's license, the following documents shall be submitted:

1. A copy of a valid ID card or passport needs to be prepared and signed;

2. A copy of a valid driver's license from home or other countries should be provided and signed;

3. Two one-inch bareheaded photos, and you need to go to the relevant departments to get an international driver's license application form;

4. handle the driver's license payment voucher.

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In order to facilitate drivers to travel by car in other signatory countries, the Vienna Convention on International Road Traffic (1968) stipulates that each contracting party allows drivers with driving licenses issued by other countries to travel in its territory.

In order to solve the problem of language barrier, a method has also been worked out, that is, the governments of contracting parties authorize their traffic management departments to issue certificates to the holders of their own driving licenses who travel abroad in accordance with the mode stipulated in the convention, and to prove to the traffic management departments of other countries that drivers have legal driving licenses issued by their countries.

This certificate is called International Driving Certificate in the Convention, abbreviated as IDD, and translated into "International Driving License" or "International Driving License" in Chinese.

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An international driver's license is not a driver's license. It is only a certificate issued by the official agency of the driver's country or other agencies authorized by it, which proves that the driver holds a valid driver's license in English/French/Russian/Chinese/Arabic/Japanese and other languages according to the United Nations Convention on Road Traffic, to which the government is a party. Its main purpose is to help the police in other countries read the driver's name, address, driving type and other necessary information.

If the government has acceded to the Convention, then the government will designate a statutory body or authorize another body to issue this certificate for individuals on behalf of the government, and no other body has the right to perform the acts of the Convention on behalf of the government.

When driving or renting a car abroad, it can be used as proof of driving ability and translation documents in other countries. International driver's license shows that an individual has the ability to drive in other countries, while domestic driver's license is the basis of international driver's license, so there is no need to re-test when obtaining international driver's license. There are 8 different languages on the international driver's license.