Obtaining a Driving Licence in Dubai

[qwert97]

Originally Posted by lordvader

I have USA Drivers Licence
I do not have a US passport

Will it easyer than rest for me to get a Dubai Licence

Thxs

Nope, the only way you may be able to convert is if your passport is from one the countries listed on the conversion list. I have used the wrd 'may' since it is a gey area.

[niro]

Originally Posted by jaffar

Hi to all members of expatforums,

I'd be able to give you info on obtaining a driving licence in dubai.

Feel free to contact me for any queries related to this field.

Cheers,
Jaff

Hello Jaffar,

I am from Canada. I plan to move to Abu Dhabi with my wife and my kid.

My wife has no driving licence. Is it possible for her to obtain a driving licence in UAE?

Thanks

[Dharampal 2009]

I am one of the Expatriate working here in Dubai. Presently giving the Driving Road test for LMV vehicle. I have completed almost 11 tests still trying for the same. I feel like having swallowed a pill that is stuck in my neck. It does not go down nor it comes out of my neck.

I have a suggestion for the same. Is it possible that instead of issuing the main licence. RTA should introduce a licence that is called " Learners Trial Licence" in which the learner will pass in the max attempts of 5 tests and will be allowed to drive the vehicle on small internal roads with "L" marked on both sides of the LMV.

This will give oppourtunity to have hands on practice for driving skills. This licence should be valid for six months after which on final test is conducted . If the learner passes the test he/she will be awarded permanent licence otherwise allowed to practice for next one month with his temperory licence. and henceforth give test again for final test.

This will facilitate the learner with the facilty to practise in full the driving skills without paying the school huge amounts which he/she is paying at present almost weekly once without any achievements. This will reduce the burden of payment to quite a good extent for a learner. Also this trail period of 6 months will make the driver more confident and practiced with the driving skills.

This will reduct the bad image of RTA many people fail in the tests conducted by RTA for driving. Rightnow everyone who applies for driving licence almonst 95 % of people think once they apply for the same its going to be long time to pass the test and spend huge amount of money and time. Presently to get licence is an costly affair.

I hope a day will come that learning driving skill will not be a costly & nor time consuming affair.

Regards
Dharampal

Finally I request RTA to make it little easy and affordable for a comman man to get the driving licence.

What do you think ?

Can you guide me how to get licence dubai rta

[kedar7009]

HI
I M HAVING A VALID DUBAI DRIVING LICENCE. NOW M IN BAHRAIN SO I WANT TO CHANGE IT TO BAHRAIN LICENCE. BUT THEY SEEMS TO CANCEL THE DUBAI LICENCE.
NOW I PLAN TO RETURN AFTER 1 YEAR TO DUBAI. WILL I HAVE TO AGAIN GO FOR A TEST IN DUBAI

PLS AVISE ME

tHANKS AND REGARDS
KEDAR

Originally Posted by jaffar

Hi to all members of expatforums,

I'd be able to give you info on obtaining a driving licence in dubai.

Feel free to contact me for any queries related to this field.

Cheers,
Jaff

[ramsq8]

I am an Indian have a GCC & Kuwait DL now moving to Dubai as resident. Is it possible for me to convert the GCC licence to UAE DL? If not what are the procedures I need to follow.

Thanks

[Sumair]

You can not transfer but get credits against your driving license.

If you are in Dubai , go to any licensing agency ( Dubai Police), procedure is very straight , you need to open file , go for eye check and blood test , than go to counter , opt for automatic or manual , show your original GCC license and get exemption from mandatory learning driving hours , you need to appear in signal test and than road test. You will only one chance if pass than you will get license if not than .............in next post....

Best of Luck!

Originally Posted by ramsq8

I am an Indian have a GCC & Kuwait DL now moving to Dubai as resident. Is it possible for me to convert the GCC licence to UAE DL? If not what are the procedures I need to follow.

Thanks

[rsinner]

Originally Posted by ramsq8

I am an Indian have a GCC & Kuwait DL now moving to Dubai as resident. Is it possible for me to convert the GCC licence to UAE DL? If not what are the procedures I need to follow.

Thanks

I think it won't be possible for you to convert it directly without a driving test. You might be able to take the test though without having classes (but the driving centre will still make you pay for the classes). Go to any of the driving schools and talk to them since different people get to hear different replies
Belhasa, Emirates Diving Institute, Dubai Driving Centre, Al Ahli Driving, Galadari Driving Institute all have websites with their centre locations. Also, they have sales counters in most malls, or you could talk to them on the phone. Try out the various institutes till you hear what you want to hear

[bigbang70]

how much are these lessons and what is the quickest amount of time to do them

Originally Posted by Santa

I have had a Canadian license but already expired, and a valid Hong Kong license. What will be the simplest method to obtain the Dubai's one ?

Santa: I was in the same situation - my Canadian license expired, and although I have a valid UK license, I couldn't use it to get a Dubai license because my passport is Canadian. So I had to get a new Canadian (Ontario) one. You have to go to the Canadian consulate to get them to issue a letter stating the license is valid. Also, the RTA will not accept temporary licenses, as I took my temporary one down there and they told me I had to have the permanent one, so I had to wait for that to arrive.

You can probably renew your Canadian license over the phone, if it didn't expire that long ago. What I did was have it sent to a friend in Canada who couriered it over to me here.

Hope that helps
Nola

[rsinner]

Originally Posted by bigbang70

how much are these lessons and what is the quickest amount of time to do them

If you are a US Passport holder with a US license, you dont have to take any lessons and directly convert the US license to a UAE one
In case you have a license which does not meet the condition above (passport + license from the same country which is one of the 33 elite countries), then you need to take 16 classes + road test + signal test
In case you don't have a license then 40 classes + road test + parking test + signal test

Classes are 50 Dhs - 75 Dhs depending on the institute. You would generally have 6 classes a week (1 hour session = 2 classes)
So for 40 classes, budget 6 weeks + 1-2 weeks to start your classes + a week each time you fail a test (it happens a LOT)
For 40 classes expect to pay c. 4500 with class fees + test fees + myriad fees. Each time you fail, it is an extra 700 bucks