How To Get Driving License in Oman

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This article is intended to the expatriates, aspirants of 4 wheeler driving license.

Requirement for Driving license (DL)
• For light vehicle driving license an applicant must have completed 18 years of age, and 21 years for heavy duty vehicle and truck driving licenses.
• An applicant must be fit and free from any handicap or disease that hampers his ability to drive. Persons with certain disabilities may be medically examined in order to decide whether they are able to drive or not..
• The sponsor’s non-objection (This is exempted recently)
• The blood group
• Copy of the labor card and copy of the passport
• An unemployed lady must produce copy of her husband’s labour card and a letter from his sponsor confirming that she is in Oman in thecompany of her husband

• A foreign tourist can use his own country's driving licence or an international driving licence for 3 months.

There are total 5 tests to pass.

1. Eye Vision Test: This is test has to pass before getting the LL book.
2. Traffic Sign Test: Need to identify the road signs. (Road Signs)
3. Drum Test: Need to drive reverse in between two rows of drums without touching them.

4. Slope Test: Need to standstill on slope & move without moving (rolling)backward.
5. Road Test: Need to drive in traffic.

There are two types of people who wants to get Driving license(DL).

1. People, who have already DL from their respective country.
2. People who wants to learn and get a DL.

People, who have already DL from their respective country.

Advantages:

Tests:

No.3 (Drum test) and No.4 (Slope Test) are exempted. Only tests No.2 (Sign Test) and No.5 (Road Test) need to pass and Test No.1 is common to all.

For example: we consider a person has Indian DL.

The person has to have Valid Indian DL (DL has to be valid and it supposed to be one year old, otherwise ROP will reject to avail this facility) and photo copy of DL has to attest by Indian Embassy (as example) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs office.

Documents to carry to Indian Embassy,

(Approximate office hours (local Oman Timings) : 8:00AM to 12:30PM
• Person has to carry photo copy of DL
• Photo copy passport
• Photo copy of Resident card
• Original Passport, DL, Resident card (only to show,not to submit)

Step 1: Applicant (no other person will be entertained) has to go Indian Embassy (Respective country's Embassy).
Step 2: Ask for "Attestation" at the first counter, respective Govt. Employee will give you waiting number and counter number slip. we have to wait until our number comes.
Step 3: At the counter, we have to give all photo copies. Govt. Employee will verify all the documents. (Note : If any mismatch in name of DL and Passport, he/she will reject. He/she may ask to show any of the original documents as mentioned above) He will pass to next counter to pay the fees.
Step 4: Fees approximately near to 5 Riyals (In Cash)
Step 5 : After collecting the fees, they will give you a receipt as acknowledgement and delivery date & time to collect.( Almost same day )
Step 6: Collect the attested DL copy is almost same day (Afternoon hours may be 2:00 PM to 4:30PM). Anybody can collect the document, if he/she has the receipt.
Step 7: The same attested copy has to be attested by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Oman. (Approximate timings 8:00AM to 12:00PM)
Step 8: In Ministry of Foreign Affairs also need to take waiting number and have to wait till number comes. Here we have to pay 3 Riyals (Approximate). The attested copy will be given immediately.

Getting learning license (LL) from Royal Oman Police (ROP)
Documents required:

1. Two (safer side take three) passport sized photos with background blue.
2. Learning license requesting application form. ( Filled in local language)
3. Attested DL. (Only for who has DL from their respective countries)
4. 5 Riyals fees (Payable by Card, no cash)
ROP will issue a LL book. Now you are eligible to sit on driving seat of training car along with trainer in side seat.

Source: muscatdl