Please note, that an International Driving License is NOT a license - it is a translation of the license you currently hold - therefore it is not valid unless you also have your usual license. An international license is issued to simplify things for the licensing authorities in the country you are going to wish to drive in - all it does here in Qatar is speed up the conversion process.
The 7 day rule applies to certain nationalities that are permitted to drive here without having to retake their test - providing they enter with a tourist visa - an international license will not help you in this instance, you must always show your original license - if anyone has found this to be different then I will be surprised.
And for those nationalities where a re-test is required here, an IL will not help - I believe you just have to grin and bear it and re-take the test again.
Please note, that an International Driving License is NOT a license - it is a translation of the license you currently hold - therefore it is not valid unless you also have your usual license. An international license is issued to simplify things for the licensing authorities in the country you are going to wish to drive in - all it does here in Qatar is speed up the conversion process.
The 7 day rule applies to certain nationalities that are permitted to drive here without having to retake their test - providing they enter with a tourist visa - an international license will not help you in this instance, you must always show your original license - if anyone has found this to be different then I will be surprised.
And for those nationalities where a re-test is required here, an IL will not help - I believe you just have to grin and bear it and re-take the test again.