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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

Required documents

Fees

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.