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Getting A Driving License in Dubai
Getting A Driving License in Dubai
Getting A Driving License in Dubai
valid for at least one year) from any country prior to your residence visa being complete. Once your
residence visa is stamped in your passport you will be required to obtain a UAE drivers license in
order to drive a rented or privately-owned vehicle. Residents, who are eligible to transfer their home
country Drivers License, should submit an application along with the required documents at any
branch of the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). The application form has to be
completed, stamped and signed by the applicant and the sponsor. The RTA office will process the
application on the spot, take a picture of you and issue your UAE drivers license. Move One can
help you complete the transfer.
In order to convert your driving license in to UAE driving license, you need to have a passport from
a country listed below:
GCC Countries
Kuwait Saudi Arabia Bahrain Oman Qatar
European countries
Austria, Belgium, Spain, German, France, Ireland, Netherland, Italy, UK, Turkey, Greece,
Switzerland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Romania, Poland, Finland, Portugal
American States
Canada, USA
East Asia
South Korea, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia, Singapore
African States
South Africa
Required Documents:
Valid original driving license and original passport.
A valid residence visa issued from Dubai (visa should be stamped in the passport)
Emirates ID card.
Attendance of applicant in person.
No objection certificate issued by the sponsor *
Eyesight test must be approved from Dubai Health Authority.
The nationality must be from the exception countries.
If a customer works for company branch office in Dubai and has a residence visa from the main
branch located in other emirate, he needs to bring a copy of trade license of Dubai branch and trade
license of main branch from where the visa is being issued.
* Note: Some professions do not need a NOC from the sponsor to issue a light vehicle driving license
or motorcycles driving license such as:
Fees*