Countries whose residents do not require to obtain UAE driving licence

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Expats from worldwide aspire to have the legal authority to drive as they enter the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In the oil-rich Country, aspirants must attend all the classes in any of registered driving institutes and pass all tests to become eligible to be awarded a valid driving licence.Countries whose residents do not require to obtain UAE driving licence

However, the UAE offers exception to residents of several Countries who don’t need to go through the restless process including taking a driving test to obtain a driving licence in the Emirates; rather, they simply can transfer their driving license in their home Countries with a UAE driving licence.

Under the Markhoos initiative offered by the UAE Ministry of Interior, visitors of the UAE are allowed to drive with their national driving licence and exchange it with an Emirati licences for the purpose of residency.Countries whose residents do not require to obtain UAE driving licence

The below is a list of 43 Countries whose citizens are allowed to swap their national driving licence with a UAE driving license when they acquire a residency;

  1. Estonia
  2. Albania
  3. Portugal
  4. China
  5. Hungary
  6. Greece
  7. Ukraine
  8. Bulgaria
  9. Slovak
  10. Slovenia
  11. Serbia
  12. Cyprus
  13. Latvia
  14. Luxembourg
  15. Lithuania
  16. Malta
  17. Iceland
  18. Montenegro
  19. United State of America
  20. France
  21. Japan
  22. Belgium
  23. Switzerland
  24. Germany
  25. Italy
  26. Sweden
  27. Ireland
  28. Spain
  29. Norway
  30. New Zealand
  31. Romania
  32. Singapore
  33. Hong Kong
  34. Netherlands
  35. Denmark
  36. Austria
  37. Finland
  38. United Kingdom
  39. Turkey
  40. Canada
  41. Poland
  42. South Africa
  43. Australia