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"Markhoos" Recognition and exchange drivers license

Page last updated: May 25, 2022

Introduction

The United Arab Emirates welcome visitors from all over the world, and in order to achieve the strategic objectives that support the government’s direction in providing the electronic and smart services to all customers in the country, the Ministry of Interior offers a service of recognition and exchanging of driving licenses within “Markhoos” initiative, which allows the UAE citizens to drive with their national license in different countries around the world and exchange it for the purpose of residency. The initiative also grants visitors of the UAE the right to drive with their national driving license and exchange it with an Emirati licenses for the purpose of residency.

Terminology

• Recognition: Use of the UAE drivers license  for nationals for purposes other that the residency. The possibility for UAE visitors to use the national drivers license for purposes other than the residency. 
• Exchange: Exchange the national UAE drivers license during a residency. The possibility for UAE visitors to swap their national drivers license with a UAE drivers license when they acquire a residency. 

Country list, Nationals  category 


Country Recognition Exchange
1  Republic of Estonia       ✔️       ✔️
2  Republic of Albania       ✔️       ✔️
3  Portuguese Republic       ✔️       ✔️
 4  People's Republic of China        ✔️        ✔️
 5  Hungary        ✔️        ✔️
 6  Hellenic Republic        ✔️        ✔️
 7  Ukraine        ✔️        ✔️
 8  Republic of Bulgaria        ✔️        ✔️
 9  Slovak Republic        ✔️        ✔️
 10  Republic of Slovenia        ✔️        ✔️
 11  Republic of Serbia        ✔️        ✔️
 12  Republic of Cyprus        ✔️        ✔️
 13  Republic of Latvia        ✔️        ✔️
 14  Grand Duchy of Luxembourg        ✔️        ✔️
 15  Republic of Lithuania        ✔️        ✔️
 16  Republic of Malta        ✔️        ✔️
 17 Republic of Iceland        ✔️        ✔️
 18  Republic of Montenegro        ✔️        ✔️
 17 State of Israel        ✔️        ✔️
 18  Republic of Azerbaijan        ✔️        ✔️
 19 Republic of Belarus        ✔️        ✔️
 20  Republic of Uzbekistan        ✔️        ✔️
 21  Republic of South Korea       ❌        ✔️
 22  United Kingdom        ✔️        ✔️
 23  Republic of Austria        ✔️        ✔️
 24  Kingdom of Denmark        ✔️        ✔️
 25  Netherlands        ✔️        ✔️
 26  Republic of Poland        ✔️        ✔️
 27  Republic of Finland        ✔️        ✔️
 28  Republic of Croatia        ✔️        ✔️
 29  State of Texas        ✔️        ✔️
 30  Republic of North Macedonia        ✔️        ✔️
 31  Republic of Kosovo        ✔️        ✔️
 32  Republic of Kyrgyz        ✔️        ✔️


Country list, non Nationals category


Country Recognition Exchange
1  Republic of Estonia       ✔️
      ✔️
2  Republic of Albania       ✔️       ✔️
3  Portuguese Republic       ✔️       ✔️
 4  People's republic of China        ✔️       ✔️ 
 5  Hungary        ✔️        ✔️
 6  Hellenic Republic        ✔️        ✔️
 7  Ukraine        ✔️        ✔️
 8  Republic of Bulgaria        ✔️        ✔️
 9  Slovak Republic        ✔️        ✔️
 10  Republic of Slovenia        ✔️        ✔️
 11  Republic of Serbia        ✔️        ✔️
 12  Republic of Cyprus        ✔️        ✔️
 13  Republic of Latvia        ✔️        ✔️
 14  Grand Duchy of Luxembourg        ✔️        ✔️
 15  Republic of Lithuania        ✔️        ✔️
 16  Republic of Malta        ✔️        ✔️
 17  Republic of Iceland        ✔️        ✔️
 18  Republic of Montenegro        ✔️        ✔️
 19  State of Israel        ✔️        ✔️
 20  Republic of Azerbaijan        ✔️        ✔️
 21  Republic of Belarus        ✔️        ✔️
 22  Republic of Uzbekistan        ✔️        ✔️
 23  Republic of South Korea                ✔️
 24  United State of America        ✔️        ✔️
 25  France        ✔️        ✔️
 26  Japan        ✔️        ✔️
 27  The Kingdom of Belgium        ✔️        ✔️
 28  Switzerland        ✔️        ✔️
 29  Republic of Germany        ✔️        ✔️
 30  Republic of Italy        ✔️        ✔️
 31  Sweden        ✔️        ✔️
32  Ireland        ✔️        ✔️
 33  The kingdom of Spain        ✔️        ✔️
 34  Kingdom of Norway        ✔️        ✔️
35  New Zealand        ✔️        ✔️
36  Romania        ✔️        ✔️
 37  Singapore        ✔️        ✔️
 38  Hong Kong        ✔️        ✔️
 39  Netherlands        ✔️        ✔️
 40  Kingdom of Denmark        ✔️        ✔️
 41  Republic of Austria        ✔️        ✔️
 42  Republic of Finland        ✔️        ✔️
 43  United Kingdom        ✔️        ✔️
44  Republic of Turkey        ✔️        ✔️
45  Canada        ✔️        ✔️
 46  Republic of Poland        ✔️        ✔️
 47  South Africa        ✔️        ✔️
 48  Australia        ✔️        ✔️
 49  Republic of Croatia        ✔️        ✔️
 50  State of Texas        ✔️        ✔️
 51  Republic of North Macedonia        ✔️        ✔️
 52  Republic of Kosovo        ✔️        ✔️
 53  Republic of Kyrgyz        ✔️        ✔️

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Terms and services 

Link to download conditions for the National Category https://www.moi.gov.ae/DataFolder/2025/m525len.pdf

Link to download conditions for the Non-National Category https://www.moi.gov.ae/DataFolder/2025/m525nlen.pdf

Link to the service Replacement of a vehicle driving license issued by another country https://www.moi.gov.ae/en/eservices/replacement.foreign.license.322.aspx



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