Khaberni - Within an integrated system to facilitate mobility and enhance the experience of visitors and residents, the UAE adopts a flexible policy for recognizing foreign driving licenses, allowing citizens from a wide number of countries to drive vehicles within the nation or replace their national licenses with UAE licenses under clear conditions. This policy includes recognizing licenses from 52 countries during the visit, and allowing the replacement of licenses from 53 nationalities upon residence, as part of organized procedures aimed at simplifying services and improving traffic safety efficiency.
The service "Murakhoos" is available on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its smart application, offering multiple options including: visitors who wish to drive their vehicle immediately, residents who want to replace their license, or UAE citizens who wish to use their license abroad, under clear conditions.
Conditions for replacing the license upon residence include:
1. Reaching the legal driving age in the UAE (18 years and above).
2. The license must be issued from a country listed in the approved list.
3. Provision of residency issued from one of the state's Emirates.
4. The original license must be valid.
5. Passing an eyesight test.
6. Surrendering the original license for some countries.
The required documents include: a copy of the original license, legal translation of the license, and submission of the application electronically. The replacement fee has been set at 600 Dirhams.
Countries whose license holders can replace them with UAE licenses:
1. Republic of Estonia
2. Republic of Albania
3. Republic of Portugal
4. People's Republic of China
5. Hungary
6. Republic of Greece
7. Ukraine
8. Republic of Bulgaria
9. Republic of Slovakia
10. Republic of Slovenia
11. Republic of Serbia
12. Republic of Cyprus
13. Republic of Latvia
14. Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
15. Republic of Lithuania
16. Republic of Malta
17. Republic of Iceland
18. Republic of Montenegro
19. State of Israel
20. Republic of Azerbaijan
21. Republic of Belarus
22. Republic of Uzbekistan
23. Republic of South Korea
24. United States of America
25. France
26. Japan
27. Kingdom of Belgium
28. Switzerland
29. Fede
