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To get a driving licence you need to do the following:

1. Open a driving test file: upon opening a file you will recieve your Trainee Card.

2. Take theoretical training at the Emirates Driving Company: once the theoretical training is completed, you will undergo a test. Upon passing the test you will recieve a certificate.

3. Undergo road training: this training can be done at the Emirates Driving Company or at any of the private driving institutes in Abu Dhabi. However, if you fail the road test three times your file will be transferred to the Emirates Driving Company where you will have to undergo the road training again.

4. Take the driving test: to take the driving test you must present your theory training certificate.

5. Apply for a new driving license. Through this service those who have passed the final driving test or those who wish to transfer their driving licence from another Emirate to the Abu Dhabi Emirate can obtain a new driving licence.

Foreign Driving Licence Replacement

Through this service, holders of foreign driving licences from accredited countries can replace their licences with a UAE driving licence.

Process description

Please follow the steps below:

1. Visit Traffic & Licensing Department.
2. Undergo eye sight examination.
3. Submit the required documents.
4. Present yourself at the photography room to collect your driving licence

Special conditions

A foreign driving licence, held by a national of the countries listed here, will be replaced with a UAE driver’s licence provided that the licence holder’s residency is valid in Abu Dhabi.
The person wishing to replace his/her licence must hold the nationality of the country which issued the licence.
A foreign licence will not be replaced if its holder has already obtained a driving licence from another emirate in the UAE.
The requester should have a residence permit issued in Abu Dhabi, with the exception of managers and their sons and their wives provided they bring proof of residence housing in Abu Dhabi.

Foreign Driving Licence Replacement

Convert a foreign driving license to drive in Dubai

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