All you'll need to do is show up with a photo ID and take a written exam, but you will likely have trouble getting a photo ID without registering for selective service (if you're a male 18-25). That's how they got me, I refused to register because I believed the draft was unjust, but was pressured into getting a driver's license and had to sign my draft card to get it.
To be honest we've reached the end of my expertise but I think that would work. This thread from 2007 says it will work as long as you don't represent a foreign government.
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All you'll need to do is show up with a photo ID and take a written exam, but you will likely have trouble getting a photo ID without registering for selective service (if you're a male 18-25). That's how they got me, I refused to register because I believed the draft was unjust, but was pressured into getting a driver's license and had to sign my draft card to get it.
Could you get a driver's license in another country?
To be honest we've reached the end of my expertise but I think that would work. This thread from 2007 says it will work as long as you don't represent a foreign government.
https://forums.radioreference.com/threads/ham-license-for-no...
Looking at the current form 605 it still doesn't seem to list any citizenship requirement, only that you do not represent a foreign government.
https://www.arrl.org/files/file/VEs/NCVEC_Form_605_July_2022...
I think the deciding factor would be whether you can convince the examiner the ID is legitimate.