Thai's getting an international drivers licence

[racha]

Thai people have a lot of paper work to do as well as us farangs when dealing with Thai officaldom, I spotted this in the Phuket gazette.

“Thais may apply for an international driver’s license at the local Department of Transportation,

1.bringing a copy of their house registration,

2.a copy of their ID card,

3.a copy of their Thai driver’s license,

4.a copy of their passport,

5.two photographs and stamps worth 14 baht.

6.The registration fee must be paid in the form of bills of exchange – one for 500 baht and one for 5 baht. These may be obtained from the Post Office.

It takes about three or four weeks before the license is ready because all the papers have to be sent to the Department of Transportation in Bangkok.

Please note that the applicant must have permanent Thai’s driver’s license in order to qualify for an international driver’s license.”

 

Phuket Provincial Transportation Office.

[Guest]

Thanks for your information. I am about looking for it. Very useful...

[CondomKing]

In the US, international driver's licenses are available at AAA offices with two passport photos and a fee, used to be $20 a couple of years ago. You can have the photos taken there also ($). Really comes in handy if you have an accident in Thailand. I speak from experience. Good luck, Guido.