Recognizing driving licenses from 43 countries in the UAE and allowing their replacement

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Hours ago, the Roads and Transport Authority announced the recognition of driving licenses from 43 countries in the Emirates and allowing their replacement, whether for citizens or expatriates, and this is the list of countries whose driving licenses are recognized for 2023.

Recognizing driving licenses from 43 countries in the UAE

The United Arab Emirates has announced that it will accept driving licences from 43 nations and will permit their replacement, It has only been a few hours since the Roads and Transport Authority made the announcement that driving licences from 43 countries will be recognised in the Emirates and that their replacement will be allowed. This recognition applies to both nationals and expatriates, and the following is a list of the countries whose driving licences will be recognised in 2023.

Recognizing driving licenses
Recognizing driving licenses

Dubai recognizes driving licenses from 43 countries

Driving licences from 43 different countries are accepted in Dubai,The Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai stated to "Emirates Today" that the total number of nations whose drivers' licences are recognised in Dubai is 43, These 43 countries may be found throughout a variety of continents around the world.

How to submit a license replacement request in Dubai

Instructions for submitting a request to replace a licence in Dubai, Requests for replacements can be filed to the authority at any of its customer happiness centres, which are located in Umm Ramool, Al Tawar, Deira, Al Barsha, Al Manara, and Al Kifaf. In addition, replacement requests can be submitted at the car registration centre in Hatta.

Recognizing driving licenses
Recognizing driving licenses

List of Gulf countries permitted to exchange driving licenses in Dubai

The following is a list of Gulf nations whose drivers' licences can be exchanged in Dubai: The United States of America and Canada, in addition to Australia, are included on the list of nations whose driving licences are recognised in Dubai, Additionally, the licences of drivers from five countries in the Gulf region, including the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, the Sultanate of Oman, and Qatar, are also accepted.

List of European countries allowed to exchange driving licenses in Dubai

The following is a list of European nations whose drivers' licences can be exchanged in Dubai:The following European countries' driver's licences are recognised: Lithuania, Iceland, Romania, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Estonia, Germany, Greece, France, Hungary, Cyprus, Italy, Sweden, Britain, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Switzerland, Belgium, and Norway, Also included on this list are the countries of Latvia, Slovenia, Poland, Ireland, Montenegro, Albania, Spain, Denmark, Malta, Finland, Turkey, Serbia, Ukraine, and Luxembourg.

List of African countries allowed to exchange driving licenses in Dubai

The following is a list of African nations whose drivers' licences can be exchanged in Dubai: In the Emirate of Dubai, a driver's licence granted by South Africa is accepted, although the list of East Asian countries includes Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, the People's Republic of China, New Zealand, and Singapore. South Africa is located on the African continent.

Procedures for replacing driving licenses in Dubai

submitting an application for the replacement of driving licences from the previously mentioned countries to the Customer Happiness Centres of the Roads and Transport Authority, as well as submitting a number of required documents, which include the original driving licence for the excluded countries, as well as a copy of the driving licence, providing a legal translation of the driving licence if it is issued in a language other than Arabic, as well as the presence of the original valid Emirate

Documents required to exchange driving licenses in Dubai

In order to swap driving licences in Dubai, some documents are required, In addition to the original valid Emirates ID and the results of an electronic vision test, a number of required documents must be presented, including the original driving licence for the excluded countries and a copy of it; a legal translation of the licence if it was issued in a language other than Arabic or English; and a legal translation of the licence if it was issued in a language other than Arabic or English.

Conditions for replacing driving licenses in Dubai

Dubai's requirements for updating expired licences for drivers, The terms and conditions that regulate the process of replacing a driver's licence issued by a country whose licences are recognised include the requirement that the client personally attend one of the customer happiness centres or send a legal representative to one of the centres on his behalf, And the residency was demonstrated through the passport that was issued by one of those countries, and the provisions also indicate that when replacing the driving licence that was issued by the GCC nations for GCC nationals, the licence that is being replaced must be valid, and as a result, the original licence will be revoked from the individual.

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