DMV permit test in Japanese: which states offer it
We have the list of languages for the written knowledge test for 51 states. 20 of them offer it in Japanese.
States that offer the test in Japanese 20
- Alabamalanguages page official source: www.alea.gov
- Californialanguages page
- Connecticutlanguages page official source: portal.ct.gov
- District of Columbialanguages page official source: dmv.dc.gov
- Georgialanguages page official source: dds.georgia.gov
- Hawaiilanguages page official source: hidot.hawaii.gov
- Indianalanguages page official source: www.in.gov
- Kentuckylanguages page official source: www.kentuckystatepolice.ky.gov
- Massachusettslanguages page official source: www.mass.gov
- Michiganlanguages page official source: www.michigan.gov
- Mississippilanguages page
- Missourilanguages page official source: statepatrol.dps.mo.gov
- New Jerseylanguages page official source: www.nj.gov
- New Yorklanguages page official source: dmv.ny.gov
- North Carolinalanguages page
- Ohiolanguages page official source: www.bmv.ohio.gov
- Oregonlanguages page official source: www.oregon.gov
- Pennsylvanialanguages page official source: www.pa.gov
- Virginialanguages page official source: www.dmv.virginia.gov
- Washingtonlanguages page official source: dol.wa.gov
States that do not offer the test in Japanese 31
Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Other test languages
French29 statesArabic28 statesKorean26 statesVietnamese25 statesGerman16 statesPortuguese15 statesItalian14 statesFarsi (Persian)13 statesBosnian / Croatian / Serbian12 statesSomali12 statesSwahili12 statesDari11 statesPashto11 statesPolish11 statesHindi10 statesTagalog10 statesTurkish10 statesAmerican Sign Language (ASL)9 statesBurmese9 statesUrdu9 statesAlbanian8 statesGreek8 statesHaitian Creole8 statesNepali8 statesAmharic7 statesPunjabi7 statesThai6 statesKhmer (Cambodian)5 statesHmong4 statesLao4 statesArmenian3 statesHebrew3 statesHungarian3 statesKinyarwanda3 statesRomanian3 statesTongan3 states
Data as of October 31, 2026. Languages change: in 2026 some states moved to English only. Confirm with your DMV before the test.