Required Documents
1. Original Iqama.
2. Photocopy of Iqama.
3. Photocopy of Passport.
4. Driving License of your home country
5. Translation of Indian driving license in Arabic from an approved translation institute.
6. A letter from your sponsor attested by chamber of commerce for issuing you the license.
7. 8 Passport size photographs
8. Medical report (Blood Group Test)
9. License Fee (400 SR pay it Riyadh bank/ATM for your iqama id and keep the voucher)
You need to go to Dallah driving school (If you are in Riyadh otherwise goto your nearest driving school. Driving School Details provided below) with all this documents (Suggested to go in early morning), which is near Dallah Hospital on King Fahad Highway.
Now go to shop next to the entrance gate. (You will be approached by persons for license payment in bank. They will asking 450 SR as fees for 400SR Govt. Fee. Never turn to them as you had already completed that in Item #9)
From shop, you will get application form which will be filled for you in Arabic then and enclosed in file cover . It will cost you is 8 Riyals.
Now go to Room number 2 in the license office. The person on extreme left will do Eye-sight test. The person on extreme right counter will check your forms, stamp and send you to "License Check" counter. Here one more person will put a stamp on your application and send you for "first try". This trial place is behind the building where you are standing.
There will be one or more car and one person sitting inside. He will ask you to drive the car forward & reverse. Don't worry it is just to see whether you have ever touched the car or not. Then he will make his comments on your application.
Now come back to room # 2 and deposit SR 100 (This is a training fee). He will take your file and ask you to attend a 3 hour class in which you will be taught the basics. After that you will be attended a computer test. Attend the class very carefully also read all the things written on front and backside of the chart which they give you during the class.
The questions will be mainly Identification of different signals and general driving rules. Signals & Traffic Rules can be viewed from Riyadh Traffic Site
The questions that are going to be asked for the touch screen computer test, will be mentioned during the class by the training instructor. After class they will take you to a room where you will wait for the test to start.
There would be 20 questions and you have to answer them in 30 minutes. If you make any mistake in the first ten questions, then you are failed. In next 10 questions you have to give only five correct answers.
If you clear the computer test then they will test your driving. Congratulations, if you pass the test. By the way, it is very easy test. You just have to drive the car for some meters or you might have to do some simple reverse etc. Cars will be mostly Toyota. Select Automatic or manual gears which one will be suitable for you.
Go to room number 1 (main room) and just on your left there is a place where "License Delivery" is written. Get your counter number from here and the go to the counter. Now wait until they deliver you the New Driving License.
Congratulations!!! You can drive the car in Kingdom for the next 5 years from Now.
Photo = 15 SR
Blood Group Test = 15 SR
File Cover, Application form filling = 8 SR
Photocopies = 2 SR
Training Fee = 100 SR
License Fee = 400 SR
Indian License Translation = 20 SR
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Total License Expenses = 560 SR
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Your license will be valid for 10 years
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Driving School Details
- Riyadh - Dallah Car Learning Est., Shaqra, Ph:16222469
- Riyadh - Middle East Cars Club, Murabba Ph:14025410
- Riyadh - Dalah Driving Instruction Office Ph:12632008
- Hail - Shebh Al Jazirah Co. Car Driving School Ph:65431894
- Dammam - Al khair Model Driving School Ph:38581901
- Dammam - Bell Trading Est., Abqaiq Ph:35660296
- Taif - Dallah Co., Markazi Ph:27373179
- Taif - Dallah Driving School, Hawaiyah Ph:27251000
- Jeddah - Dallah Driving School, Mushrifah Ph:26726211
- Abha - Car Driving Instructor School, Asir Ph:72271564
- Quassim - Shebh Al Jazirah Co.Car Driving School,Buraidah Ph:63220677