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Hi,

I hold an Indian passport and have lived in the US for 4 yrs and now in HKG for 3 yrs. And I carry both USa nd HKG driving licences.

Will I be eligible for conversion to the UAE license or will I have to go through the longer process to get one? Incidentally, any information on the longer process will be welcome too.

As I read it what matters is the country that issued you the license not your country of citizenship but I imagine that since you hold an indian passport they'll give you a hard time

You should have no problem converting your UK license - which is strange since they drive on the wrong side of the road!

Here is a link http://www.dubaipolice.gov.ae/dp/englis ... nlayid=196

Concord wrote:As I read it what matters is the country that issued you the license not your country of citizenship but I imagine that since you hold an indian passport they'll give you a hard time

I don't think passport matters. I used Bahraini license (not my local Indonesian license) when I applied (convert) directly to UAE license. Usually based on my passport, if I didn't have any other licenses, I should have taken courses and tests. I thank a lot Bahraini Traffic Department that I didn't need also courses/tests when I converted my Indonesian license, otherwise I would spend thousands applying for UAE license.

hkexpat wrote:Hi,

I hold an Indian passport and have lived in the US for 4 yrs and now in HKG for 3 yrs. And I carry both USa nd HKG driving licences.

Will I be eligible for conversion to the UAE license or will I have to go through the longer process to get one? Incidentally, any information on the longer process will be welcome too.

Generally speaking the Dubai Police only accepts a D/L from your country of origin and as that is India, you will most probably have to take the test again, after you have had a whole bunch of driving lessons.