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Being the smart city that it is, information and resources are super accessible to visitors and residents alike in Dubai. Help centres are always around the corner, and practically every service has a helpline you can ring up for assistance.
If you’re a newly turned Dubai resident, then you may have a lot of questions regarding your driving license. Hence, this is a clarification on who exactly is eligible to convert their foreign license to a Dubai one and which countries accept valid UAE driver’s licenses.
*Disclaimer: If you’re on a visit visa from one of the exception countries OR hold a GCC passport with a valid driving license, the below list does NOT apply to you.
If you hold a license from any of the below countries, you can easily exchange your foreign-issued license to that of the UAE’s without undergoing rigorous driving examinations.
More deets on obtaining a new driving licence based on exchanging licences, HERE.
Belgium, Spain, France, USA, Italy, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Slovakia, Ireland, Austria, Greece, Sweden, China, Poland, Canada, Turkey, Norway, Latvia, New Zealand, Serbia, South Africa, Finland, Hungary, Luxembourg, Portugal, Lithuania, Singapore, and the UK.
The 20 Arab countries accepting the Emirati license include Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan, Morocco, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Somalia, Sudan, Mauritania, Djibouti, Comoros, Tunisia, Iraq, Palestine, and Algeria.
More deets on RTA’s website.
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Minimum custom amount to enter is AED 2
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