Do you have to surrender your foreign driver's license when obtaining a Thai driver's license?

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Aug 31, 2022

2 years ago

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If you use a foreign drivers license to obtain a Thailand license, do they seize your foreign license?

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When obtaining a Thai driver's license using a foreign driver's license, you do not have to surrender your foreign license. Multiple comments confirm that the authorities do not seize the foreign license, allowing you to retain it.

Joseph *********

No, definitely not.

2 years ago

Greg *********

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Ok, thanks. :)

2 years ago

Mo ******

No they don’t, submitting your foreign drivers license means that you don’t need to do the driving / written tests

2 years ago

Daniel ************

nope

2 years ago

Peter *********

2 years ago

Mark ******

They have no authority to do that.

2 years ago

Paulus *********

Definitely not

2 years ago

Hickey **************

2 years ago

Stephen *******

No! Why would they?

2 years ago

Greg *********

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Because that's how it works in many places.

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Garrett ***********

No, you don't surrender your license from another country.

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Garrett ***********

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