Uk driving license conversion

Read our guide to Healthcare in Singapore including Insurance, Hospitals and more. Perfect for newcomers. Find out more about Singapore's Legal System in our online guide. Back to Immigration guides. Translation is not required for licences issued by Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia. The extract should show the following: Your driving test passing date Date of issue of your foreign driving licence Class of licence attained Your driving record You must register for the BTT test within three months of returning to Singapore.

Tips Once the licence is issued to you approximately within two weeks of making an application , you will be placed on probation for one year. You should not accumulate more than 12 demerit points during this period. If you do, the Traffic Police may revoke your licence. You are required to display the Probation Plate during the probationary period of one year.

For foreigners, your Singapore driving licence will be valid for five years from the date of issuance as indicated on the driving licence and you have to renew your Singapore driving licence with the Traffic Police Department within one month before the expiry date as indicated on the driving licence.

For Singaporeans and permanent residents, your Singapore Driving Licence is valid for lifetime and no renewal is required. Despite the change, Emiratis and UAE residents may face one clear hurdle — the vast majority of UAE licences are for automatic vehicles, whereas most UK cars are manual.

A driver with an automatic licence would have to find an automatic car, which have gradually grown in popularity, or take a small number of lessons and repeat the DVLA test.

Isabel Cadbury, 41, a British mother of two, has lived in Dubai for 13 years. She learnt to drive and passed her test in Dubai and worried about having to relearn if she returns to the UK. I was worried I wouldn't be able to pass my driving test in the UK, having driven in the Middle East for so many years," she said. She failed tests in the UK several times and decided to learn in Dubai only when she moved from an apartment near the Metro line to a suburban villa.

She would have had to learn to drive there, but can now spend her summer taking lessons in Dubai. Our daughter can now make use of her time until she leaves in September and try to get her licence here instead of the UK," Ms Alfarhan said. Leslie Pableo for The National. Rory Reynolds. What are the vehicles that he can drive using his GCC licence? Answer 4: No, the customer is not allowed to drive with the US driving licence. Question 5: The customer has a mission visa, service visa or multiple visa, can he drive in the UAE using a driving licence issued in a country which is from the exception countries list?

What is the procedure? Answer 5: No, he cannot if he doesn't have a valid residence visa. Question 6: What is the procedure if the customer has 2 passports and he wants to exchange his driving licence but the visa is stamped on the passport that is not from the exception countries?

Question 7: If the customer has a UK driving licence exception countries and he is on a visit visa, can he drive a vehicle registered under a KSA plate number in the UAE? Question 8: If the customer had a driving licence from Dubai and he exchanged it for a GCC licence, then came back to Dubai on a residence visa, how can he get the Dubai licence back?

Answer 9: Yes since it's an American state. Question Can the customer exchange a licence from Puerto Rico? Answer No. Question Can the customer exchange G1 and G2 Canadian licences? Question 12 : Can the customer exchange the driving licence issued from the exempted countries if he holds a residence from other emirates with personal sponsorship?

Question The customer wants to apply for issuing a new driving licence based on exchanging licences. Are heavy truck and heavy equipment driving licences exchangeable? Connect with us Communicate with us via any of the following channels. Back to top. Discover More. Facebook Instagram Twitter Youtube Linkedin. This site is maintained by the Roads and Transport Authority. Fancy box.