Right then, there's a lot of information on the internet about how to get an Abu Dhabi Driving License, but here is the definitive guide on how to transfer your UK license to an Abu Dhabi one!
DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO TRANSFER YOUR UK LICENSE TO A UAE ONE.
1. Get your UK driving license translated into Arabic at a local translation office. These are found on pretty much every corner. It costs around 50 AED.
2. Get your employer to write you an Arabic letter of no objection. This will only take a day or two.
3. Ensure you have your passport, some photos, your Emirates ID and your passport visa page and copies of them all. I m not sure the driver licensing agency looks at all of them, but it's best to have them all to hand.
4. Take all the documents to the Emirates Driving license agency on Muroor road in Abu Dhabi. This isn't too far, but my advice is go early! It's much quieter then. I imagine the queues can be horrendous at certain times of day.
5. When you enter the building, you need to go to the desk in the middle to get a ticket in order to see someone. This isn't advertised anywhere, but they will give you a ticket if you ask for it.
6. Then you wait until you are called to the counter and they will sort the documents out. They then call you back a few times to pay and to collect your license. That's it basically. The people seem to be reasonably efficient in getting things done. I was in and out in about 30 minutes.
The next step is to actually get out on the roads of the UAE.
Good luck!
LA to Asia
DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO TRANSFER YOUR UK LICENSE TO A UAE ONE.
1. Get your UK driving license translated into Arabic at a local translation office. These are found on pretty much every corner. It costs around 50 AED.
2. Get your employer to write you an Arabic letter of no objection. This will only take a day or two.
3. Ensure you have your passport, some photos, your Emirates ID and your passport visa page and copies of them all. I m not sure the driver licensing agency looks at all of them, but it's best to have them all to hand.
4. Take all the documents to the Emirates Driving license agency on Muroor road in Abu Dhabi. This isn't too far, but my advice is go early! It's much quieter then. I imagine the queues can be horrendous at certain times of day.
5. When you enter the building, you need to go to the desk in the middle to get a ticket in order to see someone. This isn't advertised anywhere, but they will give you a ticket if you ask for it.
6. Then you wait until you are called to the counter and they will sort the documents out. They then call you back a few times to pay and to collect your license. That's it basically. The people seem to be reasonably efficient in getting things done. I was in and out in about 30 minutes.
The next step is to actually get out on the roads of the UAE.
Good luck!
LA to Asia
