International Driving licence

ankukuma
By ankukuma

Hi All,

I am of Indian nationality and have the following :

1. International driving licence - Kenya
2. Driving licence - Kenya
3. Driving licence - India

I would like to inquire if i could drive on any of the above after getting my Qatar ID issued.

Thanks !!

By ankukuma• 24 Apr 2013 14:54
ankukuma

/-a-t-/knor

Thanks !! Some people are also suugesting that on the basis of the ITL, i can obtain a temporary driving licence which would be valid for 3 months and in those 3 months i can sort out my Qatar licence. Is that true ?

By knor• 24 Apr 2013 14:03
Rating: 5/5
knor

bring:

NOC-No Object Certificate from your sponsor addressed to traffic dept.

indian/kenya/IT'L. Driving License-The officer in charge will validate that if you will be allowed to take.

ofcourse payment.

on direct test, you must pass these 3-steps:

1. Traffic Signs test

2. Inclined and Pocket parking

3. Road test - where in the police is your passenger and he will just observe.

if you fail on traffic signs, you cannot go through other 2...

By ankukuma• 24 Apr 2013 13:43
ankukuma

/-a-t-/knor

Are you sure that i can give a test directly coz everyone seems to have a different answer.

What are the requirements for giving a direct test and what do i need to do if i want to give the test directly...

Thanks !!

By asterix---• 24 Apr 2013 13:25
asterix---

Well Honestly, I don't need a copy,... thanks...!!!

By knor• 24 Apr 2013 13:19
Rating: 4/5
knor

@asterix

good for your friend that he ended with 1000 fine only.

i aint mislead the readers. it says here in the list of violations that if you found driving without license. the punishment is min. of 1 month, max 3 yrs in jail

or a fine of:

min. of QR10,000 max. of QR50,000.

if you want a copy of this, i'll give you.

@osamabawa

yes! direct test is allowed, just go to al qebra or gulf driving school.

By ankukuma• 24 Apr 2013 12:27
ankukuma

osamabawab : are we allowed to give a direct test ?

By asterix---• 24 Apr 2013 11:52
Rating: 4/5
asterix---

knor, Stop Misleading... One of my friend's was stopped on a CheckPoint & he was Driving a Car with International D/L, that too on RP, but Cops Fined him 1000 QAR & that was it,......

Soo, it's not like They'll put you in Jail & fine 50,000 QAR... There are like 30% of Drivers on Qatari Roads Driving either without a Valid D/L or no D/L at all....

By drsam• 24 Apr 2013 11:11
drsam

they were recognised. not anymore tho.

By knor• 24 Apr 2013 10:07
knor

oh! ok...so american were not recognized.

tnx!

By denttin• 24 Apr 2013 10:04
Rating: 5/5
denttin

kenya,india and even american driving lisence not valid so need to take driving exam here.

By drsam• 24 Apr 2013 10:04
Rating: 5/5
drsam

american (US) driver licenses are no longer recognized in qatar. canadian, yes.

By knor• 24 Apr 2013 09:51
Rating: 3/5
knor

i think you can't drive.

only Gulf countries, some european and american drivers license are recognized by qatar.

better find a realiable source if you can drive because you might ended up in jail or pay a hepty fine(max QR50,000) if you violate.

By osamabawab• 24 Apr 2013 09:29
Rating: 5/5
osamabawab

U can drive by international driving license only when u r in visit / business visa, otherwise when u r residing here u have to apply for Qatari driving license, but considering the above mentioned obtained licenses u have to make test only in order to get it (without need to go through the training schools)

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