When you move to a new country, the first thing you think of is getting a driving license. UAE pumps you up more than any other country to get a license sooner as the awesome cars on the roads motivate you. The RTA (Road & Transport Authority) exempts routine Driving License procedure if you have a license from certain countries.

The list of those countries is given below. You must be a citizen of these countries holding a driving license in order to be exempted from certain steps and learning classes.

Australia
Austria
Bahrain
Belgium
Canada
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Japan
South Korea
Kuwait
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway

Oman
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Saudi Arabia
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States

If you have never driven before and do not hold any driving license, you need to take the following steps to get a Driving License in United Arab Emirates.

Gather the following documents:

Passport Copy along with the page that has the UAE visa stamp
Copy of the Emirates ID
No Objection Certificate from your employer (it is exempted for some professions)
8 passport size pictures with white background
Copy of any license that you hold of any country with Arabic translation

Eye Test
You need to get an eye test from an authorized hospital or optic shop. Usually they charge around 100 to 150 dhm.

Registration
You need to go to a driving school along with the above mentioned documents to get registered. They will register you for initial Learner’s License. Once you get your Learner’s License from RTA, you can go for training.

Classes
You need to attend 40 Classes, which you can schedule as per your convenience. These classes are mandatory if you don’t have any prior driving license.

Computerized Test
After attending the classes, you need to take the computerized test. It is “choose the best answer” type of questions with images and videos and you need to choose the right answer for each question.

Parking Test
After passing the computer test, you move to practical driving training. You need to take certain classes for parking training and practice. You are then advised to take the Parking test.

In this test, the following manoeuvres are included:
Angle Parking
Parallel Parking
Garage Parking
Emergency Break
Hill Test

This is part where most candidates fail. You need to pass each of these tests.

Highway and Road Training
After passing the parking test, you are supposed to attend Highway and Road training.

Internal Driving School Test
After completing Highway and road training, you are supposed to take internal Driving School test before going to the actual road test with an RTA Officer. Don’t forget to take the above mentioned documents with you. If your performance is satisfactory, then you are advised to book the Road test.

Road Test
This is the final step in getting driving license in UAE. You need to drive the car with the RTA office. It is around 8 to 10 minutes of driving. You are judged for each and every step. Usually they don’t take you to the highway but sometimes they will test you on highway as well. During this test, you can be asked to park the car (any parking which is mentioned above), make a U-turn and change lanes. Once you pass the road test, you get your driving license and you can drive and own car in United Arab Emirates.

Driving Schools in Dubai

AlAhil Driving School Dubai
Belhasa Driving Center Dubai
Galadari Driving Center Dubai
Emirates Driving Institute Dubai
Dubai Driving Center Dubai
Drive Dubai Center Dubai
AlAhli Driving Center Dubai

Driving School in Sharjah

AlMidfa Driving School Sharjah
Alshola Driving School Sharjah
AlNasserya Driving School Sharjah

Driving School in Abu Dhabi

Emirates Driving Company
AlHarbi Motor Driving School
Alshamsi Driving School
Sun Rise Driving School
Joharat Al Khaleej Motor Driving School
Alkhalidya Motor Driving School

Driving School in Ajman

Emirates Driving Institute Ajman
Al Etehad Driving School
Al Khaleej Motor Driving School
Al Themar Driving School
Arabian Driving School
Hussain Driving Institute
Al Etemad Driving School
Rashid Driving Institute

Good Luck!