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Conversion of drivers license

Posted: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 10:21 pm
by Surya123
I am an Indian national who has recently relocated to Singapore from Tokyo. I have an Indian and Japanese drivers license. Can I get one of them, preferably the Indian one, converted to a Singaporean drivers license?

Or would I have to go through the normal route - written test, driving test etc?

Many thanks,
Aditya

Driving licence

Posted: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 11:24 am
by jivintan
Hi Aditya,

How long do you intend to stay in Singapore? If more than 12 months, you need to convert to local licence within 12 months since your arrival. If you have an International Driving Licence, you just need to take a theory test and once you pass the test, go to Traffic Police with your Internation Driving Licence and you will be able to convert to local licence.

For further details, please visit http://www.contactsingapore.org.sg/movi ... vate.shtml

Thanks and regards
Jivin Tan

Re:

Posted: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 8:44 pm
by Surya123
Thanks!

I would be here for more than 12 months. I hope I would be able to convert my local license to a Singaporean one.

Aditya

Posted: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 9:16 am
by jivintan
Aditya,

Should be no problem - but must pass the theory test first.

All the best

Thanks and regards
Jivin Tan
Global Advance Leasing

Re:

Posted: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 3:41 pm
by Nge
Hi Aditya,

Although it said that it is a convertion of license, actually they will issue a new Singapore driving license to you after you passed the theroy test. They won't use your Indian or Japanese driver license to convert it.

Surya123 wrote:Thanks!

I would be here for more than 12 months. I hope I would be able to convert my local license to a Singaporean one.

Aditya