The government of the United Arab Emirates has announced the countries whose driving license is recognized in Dubai, according to what was announced by the Roads and Transport Authority in the UAE.
According to the statement published by the Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai, there are 43 countries whose driving licenses are recognized in Dubai, and requests to replace this driving license can be submitted through the Customer Happiness Centers in Dubai.
Replacement of own driving licence
The Emirates Roads and Transport Authority announced in an official statement that residents of countries whose driving license is recognized can replace the license from any of the Saada centers, which are located in the following areas: (Umm Ramool, Latwar, Deira, Al-Kifaf, Al-Barsha, Al-Manara). Customers can also replace the license through the car registration center located in Hatta.
Countries whose driving license is recognized in the UAE
The countries whose driving license is recognized in Dubai include the following countries:
- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
- Sultanate of Oman.
- Kuwait.
- the two seas.
- Qatar.
- Lithuania,.
- Iceland.
- Romania.
- Holland.
- Austria
- Portugal,
- Estonia
- Germany
- Greece
- France
- Hungary
- Cyprus
- Italy
- Sweden
- Bulgaria
- Slovakia
- Switzerland
- Belgium
- Norway
- Latvia
- Slovenia
- Poland
- Ireland
- the black Mountain
- Spain
- Denmark
- Malta
- Finland
- Türkiye
- Ukraine
- Luxembourg.
- Japan
- South Korea
- Hong Kong
- People's republic of China
- New Zealand
- Singapore
Conditions for replacing a driving license in the UAE
The Roads and Transport Authority in the Emirates announced that residents of Dubai can change their driving license by following a number of simple steps, which include issuing the license, a valid Emirates ID card, in addition to the original driving license.
It is necessary to attach a legal translation of the license if it was issued in a language other than Arabic or English. The same applies to the license as well, with the need to attend the work in person to one of the Customer Happiness Centers. Residents of Dubai can also send a legal representative to one of the centers on their behalf.
Valid license
The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority clarified that the driving license for residents from the Gulf Cooperation Council countries must be valid, to avoid canceling the original license, and this rule only applies to residents from one of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.
Costs of replacing a driving license in the UAE
- 200 dirhams fee for requesting replacement of a driving license in Dubai and opening a file
- 600 dirhams fee for issuing a license based on changing a driving license in Dubai
- 50 dirhams traffic booklet fee
- 20 dirhams innovation and knowledge fee
- Payment method: The Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai provides the possibility of paying the costs of replacing a driver’s license through the Ministry of Interior’s payment gateway (credit cards - Apple Pay - Samsung Pay - Google Pay).
Locations of driving license replacement centers in Dubai
There are Saada centers in many places in the United Arab Emirates, and in Dubai, The total cost is about 900 AED, these centers are located to carry out procedures for replacing a private driving license in Dubai in the following places:
- Customer Happiness Center in Umm Ramool
- Customer Happiness Center - Al-Kifaf
- Customer Happiness Center - Al Manara
- Customer Happiness Center - Deira
- Customer Happiness Center - Al Twar
- Customer Happiness Center - Al Barsha
