Introduction
Residents of the United Arab Emirates can rejoice as they are now permitted to drive in approximately 50 countries without needing an international driving license. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC), the list of recognized countries has expanded from previously recognized nations such as Austria, Slovakia, Luxembourg, China, Finland, Romania, Denmark, and Serbia, bringing the total to nearly 50 countries.
Recognized Countries
The countries where UAE residents can drive without an international driving license are:
- Algeria
- Austria
- Bahrain
- Canada
- China
- Comoros
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Italy
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Mauritania
- Morocco
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Oman
- Palestine
- Poland
- Romania
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Somalia
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Yemen
Changing Driving Licenses
New residents of the UAE from the United Kingdom, United States, France, Japan, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, Denmark, Greece, Spain, Sweden, Austria, Ireland, Norway, Turkey, Canada, Poland, South Korea, Finland, South Africa, and Australia can easily convert their original driving licenses to the UAE license without undergoing strict driving tests.
Required Documents
The documents required to complete the process include:
- A letter from the employer
- A legal translation of the foreign license into Arabic
- A passport-sized photo
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