Convert yourdriving licenceto a Thai one.
The queue for this is at the Department of Land Transport, not immigration, and it wants a different set of papers from everything else you have filed this year. We assemble them and book the appointment.
Ask about your licenceHua Hin Visa Concierge is a private visa and immigration administration agency. We are not a law firm and we do not provide legal advice. All applications are decided by the Thai authorities, and no outcome can be guaranteed.
The errands before the errand.
Two of the things you need cannot be obtained on the day, and one of them is an errand with its own queue. We deal with those first, or the trip is wasted.
Ask what you need first
Proof of address
See detailsA separate application with its own queue and its own short life. It is the commonest reason a licence trip is wasted.
A medical check
See detailsObtained beforehand, and it does not keep indefinitely. We time it against the appointment rather than the other way round.
The appointment
See detailsBooked rather than queued for, wherever booking is possible. We book it and tell you exactly what to bring.
Four steps, in order
The order matters more than the paperwork. Done out of sequence, half of it expires.
We check what you hold
Your foreign licence, your permission to stay, and anything you already have that can be reused.
We get the prerequisites
The certificate of residence first, then everything that has to be timed against it.
We book and prepare
The appointment, the forms and the copies, so that the day itself is short.
We come with you
Someone with you at the counter, in Thai, with the file complete.
The day, and what follows it
A first licence and a renewal are different errands with different paperwork.
The day itself
There is a short test of reactions and colour vision, and a road-rules element. It is not difficult, and nobody warns you about it, which is why people fail it. We tell you what to expect before you go.
Renewal, and the longer licence
A first licence and its renewal are separate errands with separate requirements. We will tell you which one you are on, and we hold the date so the renewal does not creep up on you.
Motorcycle licences
A car licence does not cover a motorbike, whatever the rental shop told you, and the insurance position when it goes wrong is the reason this matters more than the fine.
Licence questions, straight answers
If yours is not here, it takes one message to ask, and you will hear back within 24 hours.
Can I just use my international permit?
For a while, and then not. If you live here, converting is the cheaper answer, and the insurance position is the real reason rather than the fine.
Do I need the certificate of residence first?
Yes, in practice, and it has a short life of its own. Getting it too early is as wasteful as not having it, which is why we sequence the two.
Is there a test?
There is a short one, and nobody warns you about it. We tell you what it covers before the day rather than after it.
Does a car licence cover a motorbike?
No. They are separate, whatever the rental shop told you, and the difference shows up at the worst possible moment.
How long does the whole thing take?
The prerequisites take longer than the appointment. We work backwards from the date you want to be driving legally.
What does it cost?
A fee quoted in writing before we start, separate from any government fee.
Start my licence file.
Tell us which licence you hold and where you live. Within 24 hours you will have the order of play, the list and a fee quote.
One message is enough
No documents needed yet. Tell us what you hold, when it ends and what you need, and you will hear back within 24 hours.
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