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It's not a secret that the driver's license from the UK, Europe or from the US are considered valid on the territory of Thailand. But on January 1, 2014 from the driver will be fined 1,000 Baht, if he stay in Thailand longer than 3 month and no have Thai drivers license. That mean, if you come for...

07/11/2014

It's not a secret that the driver's license from the UK, Europe or from the US are considered valid on the territory of Thailand. But on January 1, 2014 from the driver will be fined 1,000 Baht, if he stay in Thailand longer than 3 month and no have Thai drivers license. That mean, if you come for permanent resident and you have a student, working or any other non-tourist visa, you need to obtain a local driver's license.

In this article, we'll show you step by step how to get the drivers license, if you have used the service of rent a car Pattaya from 5 Star Auto and have plans to stay in the "Land of Smiles" for a long time.

There are three kinds of rights to driving in Thailand for foreigners:

1. Temporary rights. Valid for 1 year. Upon expiration, you can change the constant, provided that you do not have a tourist visa.

2. Resident rights. Valid for 5 years. Issued if you have any non-tourist visa, valid for a total of 1 year.

3. An international driving permit. Valid for 5 years. Issued with a valid resident rights. Not the fact that they will act in your home country, but is guaranteed to work in the ASEAN countries, Japan and China.

Documents required for obtaining a driving license in Thailand:

1. The passport with a valid visa and copy of the main page and the page with the visa.

2. Residence Certificate - a document confirming that you are a resident of Thailand. Issued in the immigration office.

3. Medical Certificate. Issued in any clinic in Pattaya.

So now, by order:

DAY 1

1. Get the Residence Certificate. You go to the office of the Immigration Police in Jomtien (Soi 5 Jomtien Beach Road). You should have a contract to rent or house book of your property. In the left side near the entrance small office of, so called, helpers. They will fill in documents for you (50 Baht), will make copies of the contract (50 Baht) and will make 2 pictures (next 50 Baht).

Then you have two options. First - go to the Immigration Office by yourself, wait for their turn to hand over documents and obtain the certificate on the next day. The official rate is 400 Baht.

Second - initially aide said that you are going to get a certificate with them and do not want to go to the office by yourself. Then, for all its services, including the receipt of the certificate they will take 1,000 Baht, and you will receive a document in an hour.

2. Get the Medical Certificate. Going into the first clinic on your way and explain that you need a certificate to make a driver's license. You will pass a test at the doctor and will receive a certificate. Spend 5 minutes of time, and 100 - 200 baht (depending on the clinic).

3. Now you need to make a copy of two pages of the passport - the main page and the page with a valid visa. If you have a drivers license from another country do also copy from it.

All the documents are ready, but as documents to obtain slaves accepted until 9:00 AM leaving this question "for tomorrow" and do other things.

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As well, we suggest you watch the video “Step by step instructions for driver’s license in Thailand”. Original video taken from the site: http://www.jomtienpeople.com/.

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DAY 2

1. Submission of documents. We go to the Land Transportation Office. It is very important not to be late and will arrive not later than 9:00 am. "Land Transport Office" in Pattaya is located next to Regents School.

You drive on Sukhumvit Road toward Chonburi. Pass exit to Bangkok and drive straight right about 7 km. Once you pass a large store FN Outlet and dealership of Toyota on the left side you will see the bridge on the right. You need to turn right under the bridge through a turn-turn. Then go straight about 5 km. At the fork keep right and immediately U-turn (reference Regents School on the right). After the U-turn, turn left into the first turn and all the while keeping to the left. After 500 meters you will see the destination. To better understand the way, watch the video at the end of the article.

2. Submit documents. Get the card for the test for vision and reaction.

If you have a valid driver's license from another country this test will be the only test that you need to pass. After you will get the card to pay for the issuance of drivers license and after a couple of hours you will get your document. If you no have a valid driver's license from another country you will receive a card to pass the computer test.

3. Study of the Traffic Rules in the Kingdom of Thailand. Before any computer test you will examine the "rules of the road in Thailand". It’s includes a three-hour course with movies on English and the study of traffic signs with manuals.

4. The computer test. After spending 3 hours on the study of the Traffic Rules in Thailand, you will walk into the classroom with computers, where you will take the test. The answered must be 27 questions of 30. Donating can infinite any number of days. The only one option is you can do only two attempts per day. You can prepare for the test by clicking on this link. There is a huge part of the questions.

5. Driving test. This test will be even easier than computer. You will drive around, taking advantage of all the traffic signs and make exercise a "parallel parking". Please note that you need to pass the exam on your vehicle, on-site vehicles for these purposes are not provided.

6. Preparation of license. Finally, all the tests are dealt and you can safely return to the office, pay rates and receive a "right" to drive a vehicle in Thailand.