Countries whose residents do not require to obtain UAE driving licence

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.

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.

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